Naval Reserve Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 209.

REGULATIONSUNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910‑1918.

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 1910‑1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twentieth day of December, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of Naval Reserve Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 165, as amended to present date.)

1.Wherever appealing throughout these Regulations the words “Commissioned Victualling Officer”, “Warrant Victualling Officer”, “Victualling Chief Petty Officer”, “Victualling Petty Officer”, “Leading Victualling Assistant”, “Victualling Assistant” and “Victualling Boy” are omitted, and the following words are, respectively, inserted in their stead:—“Commissioned Supply Officer”, “Warrant Supply Officer”, “Supply Chief Petty Officer”, “Supply Petty Officer”, “Leading Supply Assistant”, “Supply Assistant” and “Supply Boy”.

2.Regulation 20 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (2) and inserting the following sub‑regulation in its stead:—

“(2) The standard complement of a Band shall be one Commissioned Bandmaster or Bandmaster, one Chief Bandsman, and twenty‑three other Band ratings.”

3. Regulation 21 is repealed and the following regulationis inserted in its stead:—

Enrolment and service in Bands.

“21. (1) Subject to the approval of the Director, such number of physically fit men as may be required to maintain the strength of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve Bands, may be enrolled from time to time as members of the Citizen Naval Forces. Such members shall not be liable to perform any Naval training, but must attend at such places and on such occasions as the District Naval Officer may direct; such attendance comprising band musters and band practices, for which payment may be made under sub‑regulation (1) of regulation 208 shall not exceed the prescribed training of 25 days per annum. Enrolments shall be for a period of five years, and all such enrolments shall automatically expire upon the calling up by Proclamation in time of war or emergency of all male inhabitants liable to serve in the Citizen Forces under Part IV. of the Defence Act, when all special entries in R.A.N.R. Bands shall be discharged from the Citizen Naval Forces and shall be liable for service under Part IV. of the Defence Act.

(2) (a)Adult members of the Citizen Naval Forces who volunteer may be appropriated to R.A.N.R. Bands to complete the complement prescribed in sub‑regulation (2) of regulation 20, under such conditions as may be approved from time to time by the

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Naval Board. Statutory service of such members of the R.A.N.R. Bands shall be equal to the prescribed training of 25 days per annum, and shall be in lieu of the Statutory service prescribed under the Sections of Part XII. of the Defence Act defining compulsory services.

(b) Cadets may also volunteer for service in R.A.N.R. Bands and may be appropriated for service therein, under the conditions prescribed in the preceding paragraph, except that in such cases, the Statutory Service required shall be equivalent to and in lieu of the maximum amount of training prescribed for Cadets under Section 127 of the Defence Act. Cadets, however, shall be permitted to attend any additional Band musters required of adult members.

(3) Adult members of the R.A.N.R. Bands shall be paid at the rates and under the conditions prescribed in Part XIII., Section 2, of these Regulations, and the band practices and/or attendances are to be arranged for periods of not less than six, three, and one and a half hours respectively.

Suspension or reduction of training.

(4) Any suspension or reduction of compulsory training in any year ordered for the whole of the Citizen Naval Forces shall apply to compulsory parades and musters of R.A.N.R. Bands, provided that all Band ranks and ratings shall be required to attend up to the equivalent of the maximum period of compulsory training required of any part of the Citizen Naval Forces in that year.

4.Regulation 22 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“22. (1) A Commissioned Bandmaster shall rank as a Commissioned Officer from Warrant rank and a Bandmaster shall rank as a Warrant Officer.

(2)A rating enrolled in the Citizen. Naval Forces under the provisions of regulation 21, shall hold the rating of Petty Officer Bandsman.

(3)The minimum age, of entry for Band ratings entered under the provisions of sub‑regulation (1) of regulation 21 shall be 25 years.”

5. After regulation 22 the following regulations are inserted:—

“22a. The conditions of service and promotion of members of Bands entered under the provisions of sub‑regulation (2) of regulation 21 shall be as follows:—

(i) Adults shall hold the rating of Bandsman,which rating shall be equivalent to the rating of Able Seaman.

(ii) Cadets shall hold the rating of“Band Cadet” and on being drafted into the Adult Force shall be rated “Bandsman”.

(iii) Band ratings who volunteer to continue service after completing the Statutory obligations under Part XII. of the Defence Act shall retire on attaining the age of 50 years.

22b. (1) The conditions for promotion of members ofBands enrolled under the foregoing regulations shall be as provided in the following sub‑regulations.

(2)A Bandsman shall be eligible for advancement to the rating of Petty Officer Bandsman after one year's service as Bandsman, provided he has passed an examination approved by the Director, and that vacancies exist upon the Establishment.

(3)A Chief Bandsman shall be selected from suitable Petty Officer Bandsmen, and shall hold the equivalent rating of Chief Petty Officer.

(4) A Chief Bandsman or Petty Officer Bandsman may be promoted to the rank of Bandmaster under the conditions prescribed in sub‑regulation (2) of regulation 56 and a Bandmaster may be

promoted to the rank of Commissioned Bandmaster under the conditions of clauses (a) and (b) of sub‑regulation 3 thereof.”

6. After regulation 23 the following regulation is inserted:—

“23a. Any person who has served in the Royal Navy, provided that the Royal Navy has no prior claim upon his services, or in the Royal Australian Navy, other than as an Officer, and who volunteers for further Naval service, may, with the approval of the Director, be enrolled in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for successive terms of three years, provided that he—

(a) produces satisfactory Certificates of Service.

(b) is medically fit.

(c) subscribes to the Oath or affirmation, and

(d)shall finally retire on reaching the age prescribed in these Regulations.”

7. Regulation 24 is amended as follows:—

(1)by inserting at the beginning of sub‑regulation (2) the words “Except as provided in sub‑regulation (3) hereof”.

(2)by adding at the end thereof the following sub‑regulation:—

“(3) An Officer of the Permanent Naval Forces who resigns or is retired from the Active List, while still liable to Compulsory Service under Part XII. of the Defence Act may, provided his service therein has been satisfactory, be required to serve in the rank and with the seniority last held by him in the Permanent Naval Forces, on a Supernumerary List of the R.A.N.R. of the District nearest his place of residence. Any such Officer shall be eligible for promotion under the provisions of section 3 of this Part and may extend his service under the conditions prescribed in regulation 31 (2). Officers serving under the provisions of this sub‑regulation shall be required to comply with the Regulations governing the Royal Australian Naval Reserve”.

8. Regulation 56 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub‑regulation:—

“(2) Bandmasters shall be selected from Chief Bandsmen and Petty Officer Bandsmen who hold such qualifications as may be deemed necessary by the Director, and who are recommended for promotion by the District Naval Officer”.

9. Regulation 64, sub‑regulation (1) is amended by inserting in the table the words “Years of” before the word “Age” in the heading thereof.

10. Regulation 91 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (1) and inserting the following sub‑regulation in its stead:—

“(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve below the rank of Officer shall be discharged at the ages specified hereunder, except as provided in sub‑regulation(2)—

Chief Petty Officer, 50 years.

Band Ratings, 50 years.

All other ratings, 45 years”.

11. After regulation 99 the following regulation is inserted:—

99a. An Officer retiring or resigning from the Active List of the Permanent Naval Forces and appointed to the R.A.N Emergency List and a Petty Officer or man on discharge enrolling in Royal Australian Fleet Reserve, being under 25 years of age, shall not be enrolled as a member of the R.A.N.R.”

12. Regulation 153 is amended by omitting sub‑regulation (1) and inserting the following sub‑regulation in its stead:—

“(1) A Hurt Certificate orAccident Note shall be issued to

a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in respect of hurt or accident sustained while undergoing training or on duty, provided, however that injuries sustained whilst taking part in any games or sports which do not form part of the approved training performed on authorized parades of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, will not be considered as injuries received in the performance of Naval duties.”

13.Regulation 173 is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) the words “Branches other than the Military.”

14.Regulation 183 is amended by omitting the words “a Bandsman” in the third line and inserting in their stead the words “a Band rating.”

15.Regulation 187 is amended as follows:—

(1)By re‑numbering sub‑regulation (3), 4.

(2) By inserting the following sub‑regulation:—

“(3) When Annual Continuous Training is carried out at R.A.N.R. Depots in circumstances which do not require members to be in attendance during meal hours other than that of the mid‑day meal, a meal allowance at the rate of 1s. 6d. per diem may be paid.”

(3) By adding at the end thereof the following sub‑regulation:—

“(5) Gun Room Officers and Warrant Officers messed in the Ward Room Mess of one of H.M.A. Ships or Establishments and in receipt of peace training rates of pay may be paid difference of Mess Subscription as set forth in the Naval Financial Regulations for Officers of equivalent rank in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea‑going)”.

16.Regulation 208, sub‑regulation (1) is amended as follows:—

(1) by omitting from scale (a)the words “Midshipman (E)” and inserting in their stead the words “Engineer Midshipman”.

(2)by adding at the end of section (i) of scale (b) the words “Officers' Chief Cook” and “Chief Bandsman”.

(3)by inserting after the words “Officers Steward, 1st Class” in section (iii) of scale (6) the words “Officers' Cook, 1st Class”.

(4)by omitting from section (iii) of scale (6) the word “Bandsman” and inserting in its stead the words “Petty Officer Bandsman”.

(5)by adding at the end of section (iv) of scale (5) the words “Officers' Cook, 2nd Class”.

(6)by adding at the end of section (v) of scale (b)the words “Officers' Cook, 3rd Class” and “Bandsman”.

(7)by adding at the end of section (vi) of scale (6) the words “Officers’ Cook, 4th Class”.

17.Regulation 215 is amended as follows:—

(1)By omitting from clause (i) the words “Naval Board” and inserting in their stead the word “Director”.

(2)By omitting from clause (ii) the words “who removes his residence” and inserting in their stead the words “who resides at time of entry, or after entry removes to a residence” and the words “Naval Board” and inserting in their stead the word “Director”.

 

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