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

STATUTORY RULES.

1964. No. 138.

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  twenty ninth

day of  October , 1964.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. CHANEY

Minister of State for the Navy.

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

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “‘Director of Naval Medical Services’” and inserting in their stead the words “‘Medical Director-General’”.

Repeal.

2. Regulations 6a and 7 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations are repealed.

3. Regulation 8 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Ranks.

“8. The ranks of officers of the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service are the ranks specified in the first column of the following table and the relative rank of an officer of that Service is the rank specified in the second column of that table opposite to the rank that she holds:—

First column	Second column
Ranks of officers of the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service	Relative ranks
Matron ................................................................................	Commander
Superintending Sister ...........................................................	Lieutenant-Commander
Senior Sister ........................................................................	Lieutenant
Sister h.................................................................................	Sub-Lieutenant

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th October, 1964.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 67, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 201; 1944, Nos. 101 and 155; 1959, No. 103; and 1961, No. 34.

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Promotion.

4. Regulation 9 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the word “grade” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “rank”; and

(b) by omitting the words “Director of Naval Medical Services” and inserting in their stead the words “Medical Director-General”.

5. After regulation 9 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Retirement.

“9a. The age for the compulsory retirement of an officer of the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service is fifty-five years.”.

Disposal of charges summarily.

6. Regulation 22 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “member of a women’s service” and inserting in their stead the word “rating”;

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) An officer authorized to deal summarily with a charge against a rating may, if he finds the rating guilty of an offence and considers the offence or the circumstances in which the offence was committed to be of such a nature as to warrant the dismissal or discharge of the member, in addition to or instead of awarding any of the punishments specified in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, recommend that the rating be dismissed or discharged.”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “member of a Women’s Service” and inserting in their stead the word “rating”;

(d) by omitting from that sub-regulation the word “member” (second occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “rating”;

(e) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the word “member” and inserting in its stead the word “rating”;

(f) by omitting from sub-regulation (6.) the words “member of a Women’s Service” and inserting in their stead the word “rating”; and

(g) by omitting from sub-regulation (6.) the words “or her prosecution under the National Security Act 1939-1943, he shall, in either case,” and inserting in their stead the words “he shall”.

Leave without pay.

7. Regulation 24a of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—

“(a) towards service or seniority for promotion or advancement; or

(b) as service for the purposes of pay seniority.”.

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