Naval Reserve Regulations 1931 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1939. No. 29.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1934.*

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 1910-1934.

Dated this nineteenth day of April, 1939.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the Naval Reserve Regulations. 

Officers and men—obligatory training.

1. Regulation 69 of the Naval Reserve Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Branch”, the words “, ratings of the Anti-Submarine Branch”; and

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

“(6.) Ratings of the Anti-Submarine Branch shall be required to undertake the following obligatory qualifying and requalifying courses and drills:—

(a) Within one year of enlistment—a qualifying course of 19 days for the non-substantive rating of Submarine Detector;

(b) On completion of two years’ service as Submarine Detector—a qualifying course of 26 days for the non-substantive rating of Higher Submarine Detector, subject to selection for this course;

(c) After every four years as Submarine Detector—a requalifying course of 13 days;

(d) After every four years as Higher Submarine Detector—a requalifying course of 21 days; and

(e) In each year—28 days’ drill divided into whole-day drills, half-day drills and night drills.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette, on , 1939.—Twenty-second amendment.

  Statutory Rules 1931, No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1931, Nos. 79 and 150; 1932, Nos. 65 and 116; 1933, Nos. 6 and 97; 1934, Nos. 19, 103, 129 and 161; 1935, Nos. 35, 55 and 87; 1936, Nos. 9 and 146; 1937, Nos. 6, 59, 89 and 106; 1938, Nos. 44 and 59.

279.—9/27.3.1939.—Price 3d.

Drugs and dressings.

2. Regulation 97 of the Naval Reserve Regulations is amended by omitting the words “ordered by the District Naval Medical Officer or Port Division Naval Medical Officer”.

Rates of pay.

3. Regulation 137 of the Naval Reserve Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (5.) and (6.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) In addition to the rate of pay prescribed in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, a rating of the Seaman, Communications, or Anti-Submarine Branch may be paid a Specialist Allowance, under conditions approved by the Naval Board, at the rate applicable to his rating or to the non-substantive rating held by him as specified in the following table:—

Rating or non-substantive rating.	Rate per annum.
£
Seaman Gunner.........................................................................	1
Gunlayer...................................................................................	2
Signalman.................................................................................	1
Telegraphist...............................................................................	1
Trained Operator V/S.................................................................	2
Trained Operator W/T................................................................	2
Visual Signalman 3rd Class........................................................	3
Wireless Telegraphist 3rd Class..................................................	3
Visual Signalman 2nd Class.......................................................	4
Wireless Telegraphist 2nd Class.................................................	4
Submarine Detector...................................................................	2
Higher Submarine Detector........................................................	4.”.

Fees for medical attendance.

4. Regulation 158 of the Naval Reserve Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(d) Medical attendance on members of the Auxiliary Services, or members of the Permanent Naval Forces left behind from one of H.M.A. Ships, or sick on leave, or members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, or members of the crew of a vessel under the control of the Department—

s.	d.
for attendance on a member at the medical officer’s surgery.................	7	6
for each visit to a patient at the Naval Reserve Depot or at a place within two miles of the medical officer’s surgery..........................................................	7	6
for each visit to a patient at a place other than a Naval Reserve Depot more than two miles from the medical officer’s surgery......................................	10	6.”.

Commencement.

5. Regulations 1 and 3 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation as from the sixteenth day of February, 1939.

 

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