Naval Reserve Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 106.

REGULATION UNDER 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, unless otherwise specified herein.

Dated this fifteenth day of August, 1923.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment, of Naval Reserve Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 165.)

1. Regulation 37 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“37. (1) An Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, other than a Medical Officer, or Bandmaster, or an Officer appointed under regulations 38 and 43 shall be selected from Cadet members of that Force who are in the final year of their Cadet training.

(2) A selected candidate shall be appointed ‘on probation’ on the recommendation of the Selection Board, and will be confirmed in his rank on completion of the course of instruction prescribed, subject to his passing a qualifying examination and being recommended by the Commanding Officer of the Ship or Establishment in which the course of instruction is undergone.

(3) Appointment ‘on probation’ shall be dated and take effect as from the first day of July of the year in which the candidate becomes a member of the Adult Force.”

2. Regulation 173 is amended as follows:—

(1) By adding at the end of paragraph (a) the following words:—

“For Warrant Officers the distinctive gold lace shall be one-eighth inch”.

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(2) By omitting paragraph (c) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c) The edges of the coloured cloth denoting branches other than the Military Branch shall be waved to follow the curves of the lace and shall be worn as follows:—In the case of an Officer of rank equivalent to that of Sub-Lieutenant or Warrant Officer, it shall be worn showing to a width of one-quarter of an inch below the ring of lace where there is more than one stripe of distinctive lace, coloured cloth shall fill the space between the stripes. Engineer Midshipmen shall wear a single waved stripe of one-quarter inch purple cloth and Paymaster Midshipmen a single waved stripe of one-quarter inch white cloth.”

(3) By omitting paragraph (g) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(g) The white turn-back and buttonhole of white twist for Midshipmen is replaced by a maroon turn-back and buttonhole of maroon twist.”

3. Regulation 208 is amended as follows:—

(1) By omitting from clause (a) of sub-regulation (1) as from1st July, 1923, the words “Commissioned Bandmaster— £40 p.a.” and “Bandmaster—£30 p.a.”

(2) By adding after sub-regulation (2) as from 1st July, 1923, the following sub-regulation:—

“(3) Commissioned Bandmasters and Bandmasters shall, in addition to the rate of pay for their relative rank set forth in sub-regulation (1), for attendances in accordance with regulation 21 of these Regulations, receive an allowance at the rate of £30 per annum for services as Instructors.”

4. Regulation 228 is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1) the following clause:—

“(z) Medical examination of members of the Royal Australia Fleet Reserve prior to commencement of drill—2/6.

 

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