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

STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 155.

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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 eighteenth day of October, 1944.

W. DUGAN

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) Norman J. O. Makin

Minister of State for the Navy.

 

Amendments of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations.

Eligibility.

1. Regulation 7of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (b), (c) and (d)of that regulation and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—

“(b) has passed such medical examination as is approved by the Naval Board; and

(c) (i) is a nurse registered as such under the provisions of any law of the Commonwealth or of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth, and has had not less than three years’ service and training in medical and surgical nursing in a hospital approved by the Director of Naval Medical Services; or

(ii) possesses such scientific qualifications as are approved by the Naval Board.”.

Grades and relative ranks.

2. Regulation 8 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting the table in that regulation and inserting in its stead the following table:—

“Matron....................................................	Lieutenant-Commander.
Superintending Sister.................................	Lieutenant.
Sister or Staff Officer.................................	Sub-Lieutenant.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1944.—Third Amendment.

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

6029.—Price 3d. 9/26.9.1944.

3. Regulation 9 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is omitted and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Promotion.

“9. An officer of the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service may be promoted to a higher grade if—

(a) a vacancy in the higher grade exists in the authorized establishment; and

(b)she is selected for promotion to the vacancy by the Naval Board upon a recommendation by the Director of Naval Medical Services.”

Commencement.

4. The amendments effected by these Regulations shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from the twenty-fourth day of March, 1943.

 

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