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

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 38

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1975.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1975.

Dated this thirtieth day of January, 1976.

A. R. CUTLER

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence.

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

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.

Delegations.

2. After regulation 3 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“ 3a. (1) The Chief of Naval Staff may, by instrument in writing signed by him, delegate to an officer who holds a rank in the Australian Navy not below the rank of Chief Officer any of his powers or functions under these Regulations, other than this power of delegation.

“ (2) A delegation under sub-regulation (1) shall be revocable at will and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power or function by the Chief of Naval Staff.”.

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

3. The Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—

Provision	Amendment
Sub-regulation 1 (2) .....................	Omit.
Regulation 2 ................................	Repeal.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 February 1976.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 67, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 201; 1944, Nos. 101 and 155; 1959, No. 103; 1961, No. 34; 1964, No. 138; 1967, No. 105; 1968, No. 72; 1970, No. 63; 1971, No. 157; 1972, No.67; and 1973, No. 271.

 

Provision

Amendment

Regulation 3 .....................................

Omit the definition of “ Medical Director-General ”.

Omit from the definition of “ member ” the words “ under these Regulations ”.

Omit the definition of “ rating ”, substitute the following definition:—

“ ‘ servicewoman ’ means an enlisted member;”.

Omit from the definition of “ Women’s Service ” the words “ of these Regulations ”.

Sub-regulation 4 (3) .....................................

Omit “ Naval Forces ”, substitute “ Navy ”.

Regulation 5 .....................................

Omit all words after the word “ Service ” (last occurring).

Regulation 9 .....................................

Repeal.

Regulation 9a .....................................

Omit “ The ”, substitute “ For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the ”.

Omit “ fifty-five ”, substitute “ 55 ”.

Regulation 10 .....................................

Repeal.

Regulation 11 .....................................

Repeal.

Regulation 12 .....................................

Omit “ female officers and ratings appointed to, or enlisted in ”, Substitute “ officers appointed to, and service women enlisted in ”.

Omit all words after the word “ Service ” (last occurring).

Regulation 14 .....................................

Omit from paragraph (a) “ seventeen ”, substitute “ 17 ”.

Omit “ forty ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ 40 ”.

Omit “ Naval Board ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ Chief of Naval Staff ”.

Omit “ fifty ”, substitute “ 50 ”.

Omit “ it ”, substitute “ he ”.

Sub-regulation 15 (1) .....................................

Omit “ sub-section (11 of section 25 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1966 ”, substitute “ sub-section 25 (1) of the Act ”.

Omit “ four or six ”, substitute “ 4 or 6 ”.

Sub-regulation 15 (2) .....................................

Omit “ sub-section (2) of section 25 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1966 ”, substitute “ sub-section 25 (2) of the Act ”.

Omit “ one, two, three, four, five or six ”, substitute “ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 ”.

Regulation 16 .....................................

Omit “ Naval Forces ”, substitute “ Navy ”.

Regulation 17 .....................................

Omit “ ratings of women ”, substitute “ ranks of servicewomen ”.

Omit “ rating ”, substitute “ rank ”.

Omit from the heading of the first column of the table “ Rating ”, substitute “ Rank ”.

Omit “ ratings of men ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ ranks of sailors ”.

Omit “ Naval Forces ”, substitute “ Navy ”.

Regulation 18 .....................................

Repeal.

Sub-regulation 19 (1) .....................................

After “ officer ” insert “ of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service ”.

Omit “ Naval Board ”, substitute “ Chief of Naval Staff ”.

Omit “ grade ”, substitute “ rank ”.

Sub-regulation 19 (2) .....................................

• Omit “ Naval Board may advance any servicewoman ”, substitute “

   Chief of Naval Staff may promote any servicewoman enlisted in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service ”.

Omit “ rating ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ rank ”.

Omit “ advancement ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ promotion

 ”.

Sub-regulation 20 (1) .....................................

Omit all words before “ Services ”, substitute “ The Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of Naval Personnel, the Director-General of Navy Manpower and the Director-General of Navy Personnel ”.

After “ each ” insert “, in respect of a servicewoman enlisted in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service ”.

Sub-regulation 20 (3) .....................................

Omit “ rating ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ rank ”.

Omit from paragraph (a) “ paragraph (a) or (e) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 20aa ”, substitute “ paragraph 20aa (1) (a) or (e) ”.

Omit from paragraph (b) “ paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 20aa ”, substitute “ paragraph 20aa (1) (e) ”.

Sub-regulation 20aa (1) .....................................

Insert after “ servicewoman ” (first occurring), “ of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service ”.

   

Provision

Amendment

Sub-regulation 20aa (1)

Omit “ Naval Forces ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ Navy ”.

—continued

Omit “ those Forces ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ the Navy ”.

Add at the end thereof the following paragraphs:—

“ (g) that the servicewoman has not attained the age of 18 years and her parent or guardian has requested her discharge; and

(h) that the servicewoman has been absent without leave for a period exceeding 3 months.”.

Sub-regulation 20a (1) ..

Omit “ An officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service shall be retired from the Active List on attaining ”, substitute “ For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the age for compulsory retirement of an officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service is ”.

Sub-regulation 20a (2) ..

Omit, substitute the following sub-regulation:—

“ (2) For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the age for the compulsory retirement of a servicewoman enlisted in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service is 55 years.”.

Regulation 21 ...............

Omit from paragraph (c) “ forty-five ”, substitute “ 45 ”.

Sub-regulation 21a (1) ..

Omit “ the next succeeding sub-regulation ”, substitute “ sub-regulation (2) ”.

Regulation 21b .............

Omit from paragraph (b) “ Naval Board ”, substitute “ Chief of Naval Stall ”.

Omit “ forty-five ” substitute “ 45 ”.

Sub-regulation 21c (1) ..

Omit “ the next succeeding sub-regulation ”, substitute “ sub-regulation (2) ”.

Omit from paragraph (a) “ paragraph (a) of the last preceding regulation ”, substitute “ paragraph 21b (a) ”.

Omit from paragraph (a) “ Naval Forces ”, substitute “ Navy ”.

Omit from paragraph (b) “ paragraph (b) of the last preceding regulation ”, substitute “ paragraph 21b (b) ” .

Sub-regulation 21c (2) ..

Omit “ Naval Board ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ Chief of Naval Staff ”.

Omit “ the last preceding sub-regulation ”, substitute “ sub-regulation (1) ”.

Regulation 21e .............

Omit from paragraph (b) “ forty-five ”, substitute “ 45 ”.

Regulation 21f ..............

Omit “ five ”, substitute “ 5 ”.

Sub-regulation 21g (1) ..

Omit “ rating ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ rank ”.

Sub-regulation 21g (2) ..

Omit “ the last preceding sub-regulation ”, substitute “ sub-regulation (1) ”.

Omit “ rating ”, substitute “ rank ”.

Omit from the heading of the first column of the table “ Rating ”, substitute “ Rank ”.

Sub-regulation 21h (1) ..

Omit “ rating ”, substitute “ servicewoman ”.

Omit “ forty-eight ”, substitute “ 48 ”.

Sub-regulation 21h (2) ..

Omit “ sub-section (2) of section 25 ”, substitute “ sub-section 25 (2) ”.

Omit “ two ”, substitute “ 2 ”.

Regulation 21j ..............

Omit “ rating ” (first occurring), substitute “ servicewoman serving ”.

Omit “ advancement ” (wherever occurring), substitute “ promotion ”.

Omit “ rating ” (second and third occurring), substitute “ rank ”.

Regulation 21k .............

Omit “ fifty ”, substitute “ 50 ”.

Sub-regulation 21m (1) ..

Omit “ Naval Board, a member of the Naval Board and the officer holding the office, or performing the duties of the office of Director-General of Manpower ”, substitute “ Chief of Naval Staff, the Chief of Naval Personnel and the Director-General of Navy Manpower ”.

Omit “ rating ”, substitute “ servicewoman ”.

Sub-regulation 21m (2) ..

Omit “ rating ”, substitute “ servicewoman ”.

Regulation 21n .............

Omit “ rating ”, substitute “ servicewoman ”.

Omit paragraph (d), substitute the following paragraph:—

“ (d) that she cannot be usefully employed in the Navy because of retrenchment in the Navy;”.

Omit from paragraph (e) “ three ”, substitute “ 3

 ”.

Omit from paragraph (g) “ Naval Forces ”, substitute “ Navy ”.

Regulation 21p ..............

Omit “ of these Regulations ”.