Naval Forces Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 46.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1934 *

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934,

Dated this twenty fifth day of May, 1938.

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Forces Regulations. 

Probation.

1. Regulation 75 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by inserting after the words “service, and” the words “, subject to the provisions of regulation 75a,”.

2. After regulation 75 of the Naval Forces Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Ante-dating of seniority in respect of time spent in a dental hospital appointment.

“75a. The seniority of a Surgeon Lieutenant (D) appointed to the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) subsequent to the first day of January, 1937, who, prior to entry into the Permanent Naval Forces, held a suitable appointment in a recognized dental hospital, may be ante-dated in respect of time spent in such an appointment to such extent not exceeding six months as is recommended by the Naval Board.”

Composition of Auxiliary services.

3. Regulation 84 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (4) the word “Forces” and inserting in its stead the word “Services”.

Retiring ages for Sea-going forces.

4. Regulation 102 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting, in sub-regulation (1), after the words and figures “Captain and Engineer Captain 55”

the words and figures “Surgeon Captain ............................................ 57”;

(b) inserting, in sub-regulation (2), after the word “(Sea-going)” the words “(other than an officer of the Dental Branch)”;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1938.—Fourth Amendment.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 133, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 63 and 119; and 1938, No. 20.

1715.—6/20.4. 1938.—Price 3d.

 

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the word and figures “Captain .............. 55” and inserting in their stead the words and figures—

“Captain and Surgeon Commander ....................................... 55

Surgeon Captain................................................................ 57”; and

(d) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3) An officer of the Dental Branch of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) appointed on or after the first day of January, 1923, shall be retired from the Active List on attaining the age prescribed below:—

Rank. Retiring age.

Commander............................................................ 55

Lieutenant-Commander........................................... 50.”.

Commencement.

5. The preceding regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-ninth day of January, 1938.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.