Naval Reserve Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 161.

 

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 December, 1934.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Naval Reserve Regulations. 

Age on first appointment.

1. Regulation 14, sub-regulation (1.) is amended by omitting all after “Commander”.

Cadets.

2. Regulation 33 is amended by omitting the words “Senior Naval”.

Promotion to Commander.

3. Regulation 46 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“46. Promotion to Commander will be for exceptionally meritorious service.”

Promotion to Captain.

4. Regulation 47 is repealed.

Promotion to higher ranks—Engineer Branch.

5. Regulation 49 is amended by omitting the words “Engineer-Lieutenant Commander to Engineer Commander and Engineer Commander to Engineer Captain.”

Special Branch—Promotion.

6. Regulation 50 is amended by inserting at the end thereof the following words:—

“provided that no such officer shall be promoted to a rank higher than Engineer-Lieutenant-Commander.”

Promotion to higher ranks—Paymaster Branch.

7. Regulation 53 is amended by omitting the words “and from Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander to Paymaster Commander”

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1934.

 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; and 1934, Nos. 19, 103 and 129.

5094.—9/3.12.1934.—Price 3d.

Promotion to higher ranks—Medical Branch.

8. Regulation 55 is repealed.

Accelerated promotion.

9. Regulation 56 is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Regulations”; and

(b) by inserting at the end the following words:—

“to any rank of his Branch hereinbefore mentioned although he does not hold the qualifications prescribed therein.”

Ages for retirement.

10. Regulation 62 is amended by omitting from the scale the following:—

“Captain.................................................................... 55”

Retired ranks.

11. Regulation 64, sub-regulation (2.) is amended by omitting the following words:—

“Captain”;

“Commander”;

“Engineer Captain”;

“Engineer Commander’;

“Surgeon Captain”;

“Paymaster Captain”; and

“Paymaster Commander”;

Qualifications for retired ranks.

12. Regulation 65, sub-regulation (1.) is amended—

(a) by omitting clause (a);

(b) by omitting sub-clauses (ii) (iii) and (iv) from clause (b);

(c) by omitting from clause (f) the words “Engineer Captain, Engineer Commander.”

(d) by omitting from clause (g) the words “Surgeon Captain”; and

(e) by omitting from clause (h) the words “Paymaster Captain, Paymaster Commander”.

Officers and men—Obligatory training.

13. Regulation 69, sub-regulation (1.) is amended by inserting, after the word “except” in the second line, the word “Commanders,”.

Extra training.

14. Regulation 73 is amended by inserting, after the word “Member” the words, “,except a Commander,”.

Special Qualifying courses.

15. Regulation 74 is amended by inserting after the word “member” in the first line, the words “,except a Commander,”.

Medical attendance and treatment.

16. Regulation 96, sub-regulation (1.) is amended by omitting the words “Senior Naval.”

Rates of pay.

17. Regulation 137, sub-regulation (1.) is amended by omitting from the scale the word and figures—

“Captain................................................................. 2 5 0.”

Cost of travelling to and from drills.

18. Regulation 146, sub-regulation (1.), is amended—

(a) by inserting, after the word “Depot” in paragraph (a) the words “or other place of an approved parade.”

(b) by omitting paragraph (b) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) Land Transport—When a member has necessarily to travel any distance exceeding two miles to reach the Naval Reserve Depot or other place of an approved parade, the cost of transport by the most economical means of public conveyance for attendance at drills and continuous training may, with the approval of the Director, be allowed.”

 

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