Naval Forces (Women's Services) Regulations 1943 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1959. No. 103.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1952.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1952.

Dated this 11th day of December, 1959.

W J. SLIM

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) J.G. Gorton

Minister of State for the Navy.

AMENDMENTS OF THE NAVAL FORCES (WOMEN’S SERVICES) REGULATIONS. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the fourteenth day of December, 1959.

2. Regulation 15 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Period of enlistment.

“15.—(1.) The prescribed period for the purposes of section 25 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1952 is—

(a) on entry or re-entry into the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service—a period of four years or, if the person enlisting so agrees, a period of six years; or

(b)on a re-engagement in that Service following immediately upon the expiration of a prior engagement or re-engagement in that Service—a period of two years.

“(2.) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (b)of the last preceding sub-regulation, the prescribed period for the purposes of section 25 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1952 on a re-engagement in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service of a person—

(a) who is, at the date of commencement of this regulation, a rating in that Service and re-engages for a period commencing before, or following immediately upon, the expiration of the engagement or re-engagement under which she is serving on that date; or

(b)who, on entry into that Service after the commencement of this regulation, engaged for a period of four years, and re-engages for a period commencing before, or following immediately upon, the expiration of the first engagement in that Service as a rating,

is, if the person re-engaging so agrees, a period of six years.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th December, 1959.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 67, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 201; and 1944, Nos. 101 and 155.

9080/59.—PRICE 3D. 9/4.12.1959.

Ranks of officers.

3. Regulation 16 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting the words—

“Chief Officer ................................................................................................ Commander.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Superintendent ..............................................................................................	Captain.
Chief Officer ..................................................................................................	Commander.”.

4. After regulation 20 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Retiring ages.

“20A.—(1.) An officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service shall be retired from the Active List on attaining the age specified in relation to her rank in the following table:—

Rank.	Retiring Age.
Superintendent ...............................................................................................	55 years
Chief Officer ..................................................................................................	55 years
First Officer ....................................................................................................	50 years
Second Officer ...............................................................................................	50 years
Third Officer ..................................................................................................	50 years

“(2.) A rating of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service shall be retired from that Service on attaining the age of fifty years.”.

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.