Naval Reserve Regulations (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS 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
Dated this twenty-fifth day of October, 1922.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. MASSY GREENE,
Minister of State for Defence.
NAVAL RESERVE REGULATIONS.
Part I.—Preliminary.
“Naval Board” means the Board of Administration constituted under the Acts.
“Director” means the Officer appointed to be Director of Naval Reserves and Naval Reserve Mobilization in the Naval Administration, or such person as may be appointed by the Naval Board to perform the duties of the position during his absence.
“S.N.O.” means the Senior Naval Officer present at the Port.
“District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to command the Citizen Naval Forces in a District.
“Assistant to District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to be Assistant to a District Naval Officer.
“Sub-District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to command the Citizen Naval Forces in a Sub-District.
“Assistant to Sub-District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to be Assistant to a Sub-District Naval Officer.
“Royal Australian Naval Reserve” includes all persons who are liable to be trained under Part XII. of the Defence Act, and who are allotted to the Naval Forces, and all persons who volunteer to serve in this Force. The Reserve includes both “Cadets” and “Adults” as defined below.
“Cadet” means a Senior Naval Cadet,
i.e., a male between the ages of 14 and 18 years liable to training under Part XII. of the Defence Act and allotted to the Naval Forces.“Adult” means any person serving in, or allotted to, the Royal Australian Naval Reserve other than a Cadet.
4. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Organization.
Part III.—Officers.
Part IV.—Training.
Part V.—Efficiency.
Part VI.—Discipline.
Part VII.—Gunnery.
Part VIII.—Medical.
Part IX.—Uniform.
Part X.—Provisions.
Part XI.—Stores and Store Accounting.
Part XII.—Books and Forms.
Part XIII.—Financial.
Part II.—Organization.
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a ) suitable volunteers residing not more than one and a half (1½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;(
b ) any other suitable trainee residing not more than one and a half (1½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;(
c ) suitable volunteers residing at a distance of from one and a half (1½) miles to three (3) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;(
d ) any other suitable trainee residing at a distance of from one and a half to three (3) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;(
e ) suitable volunteers residing at a distance of from three (3) to three and a half (3½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;(
f ) any other suitable trainee residing at a distance of from three (3) to three and a half (3½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall.
(2) Only in the event of there being an insufficient number of suitable and medically fit youths of the proper age resident within the one and a half (1½) mile radius are any other youths to be enrolled. Similarly, only in the event of there being an insufficient number of suitable and medically fit youths of the proper age resident within the three (3) mile radius are any other youths to be enrolled.
(2) The Director shall be responsible that the numbers of the various ranks and ratings included in the establishment laid down for any year do not exceed the complement authorized by the Appropriation for that year.
(3) Numbers in excess of those authorized for any particular rank or rating may be borne on the strength, provided that there are vacancies in higher ranks or ratings of the same branch, and that the total complement the District is not exceeded.
(2) Promotions made under this regulation shall not be in excess of those allowed by the establishment without the prior approval of the Naval Board.
(2) Such reversion, and the fact that it was at the member’s own request, shall be noted in the Record of Service and Record Book, and signed by the District Naval Officer.
(2) The standard complement of a band shall be one Bandmaster and 24 Bandsmen.
(2) Members of Bands shall be required to attend at such places and on such occasions as the District Naval Officer may direct, not exceeding the equivalent of 25 days annually.
(3) Enrolment in a Royal Australian Naval Reserve Band shall automatically expire upon the calling out 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 Bandsmen affected shall be discharged from the Citizen Naval Forces and shall become liable for service under Part IV. of the Defence Act.
(2) A Bandsman shall hold the rating of Bandsman, which shall be equivalent to that of Petty Officer.
(3) The minimum age of entry for a Bandsman shall be 25 years, and the retiring age 50 years.
28. A rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who has completed his Naval Service as required by Part XII. of the Defence Act, and who volunteers for further Naval Service, may be permitted to continue to serve in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for successive terms of three years provided that he—
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a ) volunteers for further service,(
b ) is medically fit,(
c ) subscribes to the prescribed oath or affirmation, and(
d ) shall finally retire on reaching the age prescribed in these Regulations.
Part III.—Officers.
(2) The number of Officers of each rank as allowed by the establishment shall not be exceeded without the special approval of the Naval Board provided that nothing in this regulation shall affect the appointment of Honorary Officers as provided in regulation 41.
(2) On first appointment, or subsequent promotion to confirmed rank, an Officer in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be paid at the prescribed rates for his rank as from the date upon which he performed the duties of his rank, notwithstanding that the date of his appointment for the purposes of seniority may be ante-dated prior to the date of taking up the dirties of the rank.
(2) An Officer who volunteers to continue service as an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, subsequent to reaching the age of 26 years, may, with the approval of the Naval Board, be permitted to do so.
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(2) The Naval Board may, in a special case, approve of the entry of a Medical Officer at an age exceeding that prescribed in sub-regulation (1) above.
(2) The age for the first appointment and the age for the final retirement of such an Officer shall be governed by special instructions issued by the Naval Board from time to time.
39. Surgeon Lieutenants, in addition to the District and Sub-District Naval Medical Officers, may be appointed to any Sub-District subject to the necessary provision being made by Parliament.
(2) A Chaplain shall be required to attend on board H.M.A. Ships in which no Chaplain of the Permanent Naval Forces is available (when such ships are in port), as may be arranged by the Senior Naval Officer.
(3) A Chaplain, when required to do so by the Senior Naval Officer, shall attend on the sick of his own denomination in hospital or in H.M.A. Ships and Establishments at the port.
(4) A Chaplain shall also attend for duty at such other times and places as directed by the District or Sub-District Naval Officer, and shall assist the District or Sub-District Naval Officer in matters concerning the spiritual, social, and moral welfare of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
42. A candidate for appointment as Midshipman, Midshipman (e), or Paymaster Midshipman must have served in the Senior Naval Cadets for three years, and have been classified “efficient” for that time, and in addition must possess such qualifications and pass such examinations as are prescribed, except as provided in regulation 43.
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a ) a duly qualified and registered practitioner under the States Medical Acts; and(
b ) resident in such a place that he can undertake any duties with the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, which he may be required to perform;
and must comply in other respects with such conditions of appointment as are prescribed.
(2) A Bandmaster shall be selected from Bandsmen who hold such qualifications as may be deemed necessary by the Director, and are recommended for promotion by the District Naval Officer.
(3) A Commissioned Officer may be, selected from Warrant Officers who—
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a ) have held warrant rank for not less than five years,(
b ) are recommended by the District Naval Officer, and(
c ) pass such examination as the Naval Board may from time to time direct.
(2) Such resignation and the fact that it was at the member’s own request shall be noted in the Record of Service and Record Book, and signed by the District Naval Officer, the original written application being retained on the file in the office concerned.
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(2) A Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), Midshipman, Midshipman (e), or Paymaster Midshipman is not eligible to be placed on the Retired List.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), an Officer who has reached the retiring age may, on the recommendation of the Naval Board, be required to continue to perform his duties for a period not exceeding two years.
Part IV.—Training.
(2) Similar information may be furnished, on due application being made to the head of any Government Department concerning any employee in such Department.
(2) In the case of Cadets who are attending State or Technical Schools of Instruction, the duration and time of training shall, as far as possible, be arranged to take place at such times as will not interfere with their school instruction.
(3) No voluntary or make-up drills shall be ordered in the employers’ time.
(4) No night drills shall be compulsory.
(5) Voluntary camps may be held at the discretion of the District Naval Officer, provided that approval to the estimated expenditure involved shall have previously been obtained. Each day’s attendance at such voluntary camp shall be considered equivalent to eight hours’ drill. The period of training spent in a voluntary camp shall be considered to be voluntary training additional to that required by sub-regulation (1) above, and in no case shall be considered as training in lieu thereof.
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a ) Seventeen days’ continuous training in one of H.M.A. Ships or Establishments.(
b ) Eight whole days divided into half-days and nights at the discretion of the District Naval Officer, and to suit local conditions, not less than 25 per cent. of which shall be Daylight Drills.
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c ) Unless otherwise directed by the Governor-General, muster parade of not less than one and a half hours’ duration for the purpose of inspection of kit, registration, and other administrative purposes as may be considered necessary.
(2) Whole-day drills during continuous training shall include the whole twenty-four hours, otherwise the duration of a whole-day drill shall be not less than six hours, of a half-day drill not less than three hours, and of a night drill not less than one hour and a half.
(3) In circumstances where, owing
to the exigencies of the Service, it is found impracticable for trainees to be
embarked in one of H.M.A. Ships or sent to one of the R.A.N. Training Establishments for the prescribed continuous
training, such continuous training shall be preformed in the Drill Hall. In
these cases, trainees shall attend daily at the Drill Halls at such times as
the District Naval Officer may prescribe, provided that the period between the
first and last days of such training shall not exceed the total number of days
prescribed under the Defence Act,
(4) Continuous training at Drill Halls shall consist of instruction daily during forenoons and afternoons, but on Sundays shall be confined to assembly in the forenoon at Divisions and attendance at Church Parade or as may be ordered by the District Naval Officer.
78. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who, by change of residence, is unable to continue his Naval training, shall notify the Sub-District Naval Officer, and return all Government stores in his possession before leaving the District.
(2) Such a member shall be borne additional to establishment for the remainder of the current training year, being absorbed in the following year’s establishment.
(2) Such transfers shall be confined to persons who, by virtue of their civil occupations, become members of the “Artisan” and “Sick Berth” branches of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
(2) Where a Sub-District Naval Officer has decided to regard a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve as a “Missing Trainee,” such trainee shall be transferred to that Military area in which he was originally registered for posting upon the “Missing Trainee” list, and for further requisite action.
(2) Such a person pronounced medically fit by the Sub-District Naval Medical Officer for Naval Training shall be allotted to the Naval Forces, and shall be borne upon the books of a Naval sub-district.
(3) The Naval sub-district in which such a person is to be borne shall be that sub-district he may select, provided that the selected sub-district is within the normal trading route, or sphere of operations of the vessel or craft in which he is employed.
(4) A person employed in the manner described in sub-regulation (1) hereof who is pronounced by the Sub-District Naval Medical Officer to be medically unfit for Naval Service shall be granted an exemption by the District Naval Officer in accordance with Section 138 of the Defence Act.
(2) In cases where incomplete portions of a year’s service are not completed before 1st July, the procedure prescribed in these Regulations for failure to render the personal service shall be observed, unless leave of absence shall have been granted or an exemption is in force.
(3) This regulation shall not extend to Trainees the option of missing a year’s service, if liable for training, with the intention of performing such service in the succeeding year.
(4) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve employed in a sea-going vessel shall forward in writing his address to the Sub-District Naval Officer at least once in six months, and at all times when executing a fresh engagement for another vessel.
(2) The Muster Parade prescribed
under Section 125 (
£2 if the resignation is during the first year of service;
£1 if the resignation is during the second year of service;
10s. if the resignation is during the third year of service,
except as provided in sub-regulation (5) hereunder.
(2) Service for the purpose of this regulation shall count from the date of voluntary enrolment, and is exclusive of any service in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve performed under the provisions of Section 125 of the Act.
(3) The District Naval Officer shall cause the Accounts Officer for the District to be notified, in writing, of the discharge of any member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and of the amount payable in respect of such discharge.
(4) Any payments under this regulation shall be made to the Account Officer of the District.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), if the District Naval Officer considers that the enforcement of the payment of such sums would impose undue hardship upon a member, he may in the case of any rating authorize discharge without payment, except in time of war.
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(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), if it is considered necessary in the interests of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve to retain the services of any member who would otherwise be discharged, the Naval Board may approve, on the recommendation of the Director, of the said member being retained for a further period, not exceeding two years.
(2) The Record of Service shall be transmitted by his Commanding Officer to the individual concerned upon such person attaining the age of 26 years.
(2) The prescribed entry shall be made in his Record of Service, which shall be returned to the member on his attaining the age of 26 years.
(2) The notification of discharge shall be accompanied by the Record of Service and Registration Papers, and the Sub-District Naval Officer concerned shall, on their receipt, make an appropriate entry therein in the prescribed manner.
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a ) A member who has performed such war service beyond the limits of the Commonwealth for any period, or within the Commonwealth for a continuous period of four months or more, shall be exempt from all training prescribed by Part XII. of the Defence Act.(
b ) This exemption shall not extend to any training, and/or to any compulsory parades for registration or other administrative purposes which may be held in any year under Section 125 (d ) of the Defence Act, and every person to whom paragraph (a ) hereof applies shall notify every change of address as required by Section 145 of the Defence Act, and failure to comply with this paragraph shall render the person liable to the penalty provided by Section 85 of the Defence Act.
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a ) to have been convicted of any disgraceful or infamous crime; or(
b ) to be of notoriously bad character.
(2) The Courts referred to in Section 141 of the Defence Act shall include all Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth or of a State, and all Naval and Military Courts.
Part V.—Efficiency.
(2) A member who has been granted leave, or for any other reason has not been liable to training, shall only be required to have attended such statutory parades or their equivalent as have actually been carried out in the locality while he was liable for training.
(2) In a case where a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve has, at the termination of any year of training, been classified as “non-efficient” through failure to attain a satisfactory standard of efficiency, but has attended for the prescribed period of that year, and has been finally classified as “efficient” for a year subsequent to that year, he may be re-classified as “efficient” for the previous year or years for which he was classified as “non-efficient” provided that the standard of efficiency of the latest year shall be equal to the standard required from persons who have served, the same number of years as the one whose case is under consideration has served.
(3) A person liable for training under Part XII. of the Defence Act who has, at the termination of any year of training, been finally classified as “non-efficient” and has not subsequently been classified as “efficient” shall, on reaching the year in which he attains the age of 26 years, be required to undergo as many additional annual trainings as the number of classifications of “non-efficient” then recorded against him.
(2) Entrance fees for any competition shall not be a charge against Commonwealth funds.
(3) The District Naval Officer shall arrange for competitors, where necessary, to travel to the place of competition by train or steamer (second class) at Government expense, and that quarters or tentage and messing are provided when, the competitors are required to be away from their homes for a night or longer. Expenditure not exceeding 3s. per diem per member may he incurred for this purpose.
Part VI.—Discipline.
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a ) On the 30th June in each year.(
b ) On transfer.(
c ) On discharge.
(2) The rules to be observed are those prescribed in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Article 829, Sections 6 and 9.
C.8202.—2
(2) The scale of alternative normal maximum summary fines or punishments for the Royal Australian Naval Reserve while undergoing training shall be as follows:—
Offences. | Punishments. ( |
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3. Drunkenness.................................................................. | Fine not exceeding £5 |
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| Fine not exceeding £1 |
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| Fine not exceeding 5s. |
| Fine not exceeding 5s. |
10. Neglect to notify change of address within seven days | Fine not exceeding 2s. 6d |
(3) The above scale may be used in lieu of, but not in addition to, and does not supersede, the table of punishments in King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (Article 757—1913 Edition), and shall not apply to a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve performing service under Proclamation.
(4) The Sub-District Naval Officer may, if authorized in writing by the District Naval Officer, punish a member of the Citizen Naval Forces according to the above scale, but so that any fine shall not exceed ten shillings.
(5) Except during service under Proclamation, and as provided in regulation 115, it shall be at the discretion of the District Naval Officer to deal with an offender summarily as above prescribed, or to refer the case to a Civil Court.
Any District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Any Ship or Establishment used or maintained for Naval purposes.
(2) The Prosecuting Officer shall be the Sub-District Naval Officer or an Officer duly appointed to act on his behalf.
(3) In no case shall counsel or solicitors be employed without the prior approval of the Minister having been obtained.
(4) An Officer conducting a prosecution shall not appear in uniform except in time of war.
(2) The Sub-District Naval Officer shall be responsible that the Certifying Officer for the Naval District is notified in writing of all fines imposed in any prosecutions in his Sub-District.
(3) The Certifying Officer shall be responsible that all recoveries are effected and brought to account as early as practicable.
(4) The Sub-District Naval Officer shall be responsible that the Clerks of the Courts in their respective Sub-Districts are notified in respect of the requirements of sub-regulation (1) hereof.
(2) The District Naval Officer shall forward the return in duplicate quarterly in arrear to the Director, with a notification of action being taken for the payment of any sums due as penalties or part there of which are being carried forward to next quarter’s return. The Director shall forward one copy to the Director of Navy Accounts for transmission to the Auditor-General.
(3) All cases in brought before civil authority in which the District Naval Officer considers inadequate punishment has been awarded, or in which any unusual or special features exist, shall be reported to the Director.
(4) A notation of all fines, punishments, and prosecutions shall be made on the Trainees’ Record of Service in the tables provided for such notations.
Part VII.—Gunnery.
(2) The storage of all ammunition shall be in accordance with the Regulation governing storage of explosives.
(2) If repairs cannot be effected locally, this fact should be stated, when the District Naval Officer will issue directions as to the action to be taken.
(3) The cost of repairing arms, if damaged wilfully or by neglect, together with the cost of transit, shall be charged against the person responsible.
(2) The Sub-District Naval Officer is responsible that before firing is commenced on any miniature range proper precautions are taken to prevent any person or persons attempting to pass within the danger zones.
(2) The Officer or Instructor in charge of the firing is responsible that the Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper is notified in writing forthwith of the actual amount of ammunition expended. Empty cartridge cases shall be returned to store and taken on charge by weight.
(2) Before and after use of ball or blank cartridge, arms shall be inspected as laid down in the Hand-book of Musketry and Pistol Practices for H.M. Fleet by one of the Instructional Staff, and when at rifle practice they shall be similarly inspected before leaving each range.
Part VIII.—Medical.
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a ) The standard for eyesight shall not be less than 6-6, 6-9, or 6-12 with both eyes for ratings requiring 6-6, 6-9, and 6-12 in each eye separately, as tested with Snellin’s types at 20 feet distance.(
b ) No person shall be passed medically fit who is edentulous in either jaw, or unless he has sufficient teeth in either jaw which, with dentures, enable him to masticate properly and maintain his health.
(2) A cadet found to be medically unfit for Naval service shall be dealt with as provided in regulation 97.
(2) A
person serving under Proclamation or enlisted for service in the Royal
Australian Naval Reserve who is about to be demobilized, or discharged, as the
case may be, for any reason other than sickness or injury, shall be
C.8202.—3
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a ) A person who, in the opinion of the Medical Officer, requires hospital treatment shall, as soon as fit to travel, be removed to an approved hospital.(
b ) In all other cases he shall—(i) attend at the surgery of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer for treatment; or
(ii) if considered by the Medical Officer to be unfit to attend at the surgery, be treated at his own home by the District Naval Medical officer or Sub-District Naval Medical officer;
provided that, in the case of disease, it is directly attributable to the training or duty which the member concerned was called upon to perform and was not, in any way, due to the member’s own default or misconduct; and, in the case of injury, that such injury was not sustained by him whilst proceeding to the place of assembly for training or whilst returning home after dismissal of the Division from duty.
(2) Should it appear that treatment for a longer period may be necessary, a full report of the case shall be forwarded through the District Naval Officer to the Director, when authority may be given for continued treatment up to 91 days in all.
(3) In the event of treatment beyond 91 days being considered necessary, the report of the Board of Survey, as provided in regulation 152, and a complete statement of the case shall be forwarded to the Director for consideration by the Naval Board as to whether further treatment shall be authorized.
(4) The maximum period of treatment which may be approved by the Naval Board, in exceptional circumstances, shall be six months, calculated from the date the injury was received, or commencement of the disease, as the case may be.
(2) In such a case the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall, as may be directed by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer, visit the member and report upon his condition.
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a ) Full particulars as to any injury alleged to have been received shall be communicated in writing by the member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve Staff present at the time to the District Naval Officer, through his Commanding Officer, within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence.(
b ) Full particulars as to any disease alleged to have been contracted on duty shall be communicated in writing by the member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve concerned to the District Naval Officer, through the member’s Commanding Officer within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence, otherwise no claim for compensation shall be considered except as provided in (c ) hereunder.(
c ) If as a result of such disease the member is unable to notify the District Naval Officer within the period prescribed in paragraph (b ), his claim may be considered, provided that such claim is submitted at the earliest possible time after contracting the disease.
(2)
In cases where the injury is not reported to the District Naval Officer within
the limits of the time prescribed in this paragraph (
(2) If in the opinion of the Board of Inquiry or the Medical Officer attending the member, the injury is of a more serious nature, the District Naval Officer shall at the earliest opportunity convene a Medical Board to survey and report upon the case in accordance with regulation 152 and such Medical Board may recommend payment of compensation at the rates prescribed in these Regulations up to the maximum period of six months.
(2) Each application for compensation shall be supported by the following documents:—
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a ) The proceedings of the Board of Inquiry or Medical Board which reported on the case.(
b ) A certificate by a Naval Medical Officer showing the period during which the member was unable to follow his calling or trade, but when the incapacity is of such a nature as to prevent the member from following his employment for a period exceeding two (2) months, a medical certificate showing the state of the case shall be obtained from a Naval Medical Officer at intervals of one month.(
c ) A certificate from the employer of the member showing the member’s average weekly earnings, and that his pay has been stopped during the period for which compensation is claimed.(
d ) A report from the Commanding Officer setting forth in detail the circumstances under which the injury was sustained.(
e ) A report from the Medical Officer who attended or examined the member.(
f ) A statement of medical expenses that are recommended to be defrayed by the Government. Only the rates prescribed for medical attendance as laid down in these Regulations shall be recognised.
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a ) when application is made for extension of treatment and compensation beyond ninety-one days under regulation 145.(
b ) when, either on the recommendation of the Medical Officer or by direction of the Naval Board, a member is brought forward for survey with a view to invaliding.
(2) The report of Survey, signed by all the members of the Medical Board, shall be forwarded to the District Naval Officer for transmission, through the Director to the Naval Board.
(2) In the case of accident or hurt sustained by a member while serving in one of H.M.A. Ships or Establishments, the Commanding Officer shall furnish to the District Naval Officer a Hurt Certificate or Accident Note, which shall be attached to the member’s Record of Service.
(2) The order form shall be attached to the claim of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, as the case may be, for fees for such examination and treatment.
Part XIII.—Financial.
(2) Receipts and the certificate of the Officer witnessing payment of drill pay to Officers shall be made on the proper form.
(2) At the Head-Quarters in each District, an advance of the exact amount required to make the total payments shown on the pay sheets shall be made to the Paymaster or Paying Officer, as the case may be, and in the case of Sub-Districts to the Sub-District Naval Officer.
(3) The Certifying Officer shall be responsible that the advance drawn in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (2) is finally adjusted within twenty-one days of the general muster payment or at the end of the month in which the advance was made, whichever may be earlier.
(2) A record in ledger form shall be kept, showing details of, all amounts paid to “Trust Fund—Unclaimed Militia Pay Account,” and payments therefrom. Any amounts which have remained in this Trust Fund for a period of six years shall be transferred to Navy Revenue by Transfer Account in June of each year.
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(2) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, an Officer or man in excess of the authorized number of any rank or rating respectively may be carried on the strength provided that there is a vacancy in a higher rank or rating respectively, and that the total establishment for the District will not be exceeded.
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| O.S. 4s. 0d. | |
(2) Payments on account of pay already made prior to 1st January, 1922, shall not be adjusted in accordance with the foregoing scale.
(2) Pay shall not accrue in respect of attendance in excess of the prescribed statutory drills or annual continuous training in any “training” year, or for voluntary parades attended to make good, for purposes of “efficiency” absence from drill without leave. The provisions of this sub-regulation shall not, however, apply to a Sea-going Trainee performing training in accordance with regulation 84.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Regulations, the Naval Board may approve of payment for any number of days in excess of the number specified in regulation 71 at the prescribed rates subject to the necessary provision being made by Parliament.
(2) Attendance at a funeral or church parade shall not count for purposes of pay, provided that where the Naval Board approve of the attendance of members of the Band at a Naval funeral, pay for a whole day or a proportionate amount for a half-day parade shall be allowed.
(3) An Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who is detailed for duty at a Court of Inquiry, Board of Examination, or Board of Survey may be granted extra pay at the rates prescribed in regulation 208, on the approval of the Naval Board, provided that such attendance is in addition to the prescribed period of training.
(4) An Officer or Chief Petty Officer may be required to perform other duties of his rank or rating, in addition to the attendance at the number of statutory parades, for which no additional pay shall be allowable unless otherwise prescribed to the contrary in these Regulations.
(2) Payment in lieu of rations and quarters at the rates prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may, in exceptional circumstances, be approved by the Naval Board.
(3) Pay for the period of annual continuous training shall be made when a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve is discharged from the ship or Training Establishment to the Drill Hall upon the termination of his period of training.
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(2) Payment of Separation Allowance may also be approved by the Naval Board in a special case where total dependence upon the member is clearly established.
(3) Where a member is eligible for Separation Allowance, and payment of such allowance, together with the daily rate of pay, would exceed Eight Shillings (8s.) per diem, payment of a proportionate amount of the Separation Allowance, to bring the total amount of daily pay to Eight Shillings (8s.) per diem only, may be paid.
(4) Separation Allowance shall be payable for wife, children, and other approved dependants who are resident within the Commonwealth only, and shall not be payable in respect of more than one adult dependant.
(5) Separation allowance may be granted upon the approval of the District Naval Officer to any member who is unable to complete the full period of annual continuous training.
(6) Separation allowance shall be payable only upon production of a Statutory Declaration made by the rating before a Justice of the Peace, and of any further evidence which may be required by the Naval Board.
(7) A District Naval Officer may authorize payment direct to the dependant of the full amount of Separation Allowance in any case where such course is considered necessary, and may also authorize the deduction from the pay of any rating not exceeding the proportion of one half for payment direct to a dependant.
(8) For the purpose of mulcts, Separation Allowance shall not be included in the daily rate of pay.
(9) Before approving any claim for Separation Allowance, a District Naval Officer shall take any steps necessary or desirable to establish the genuineness of the claim.
(10) Payment of Separation Allowance shall be entirely subject to the pleasure of the Naval Board, who may withhold payment of the whole or part of the Allowance in any case, and for any period as may be considered desirable.
(2) Payment not exceeding the minimum rate prescribed for meals for ratings of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may also be allowed under similar conditions to a Cadet proceeding to and returning from a camp of training.
(3) The cost of transport of members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (including Cadets) from the drill room to which they are attached to camp or ship for continuous training and return, and from the drill room to any rifle range for annual rifle practice and return, shall be defrayed by the Government.
(i) Ferry Fares—Where the Drill Room cannot be reached by land except by travelling an extra distance exceeding 2 miles, the cost of ferry fares may be allowed, on the approval of the Naval Board.
(ii) Rail Fares—In the case of an
Adult member who removes his residence outside a Naval Training Area, the Naval Board may approve of rail fares being allowed from stations between 5 and 10 miles from the Naval Drill Room.(iii) When a sea-going trainee is required to attend whole-day drills, the cost of fares may be borne for distances exceeding 5 miles from the Drill Room.
(iv) A Cadet, other than a sea-going Cadet, shall not be entitled to travel at Government expense when proceeding to and returning from drills at his own drill room, except as provided in sub-paragraph (i) of this regulation.
(2) When the course is undertaken in a Ship or Training Establishment at the port at which he resides, he shall be transferred for the duration of such course to the books of the Ship or Training Establishment concerned, for disciplinary and victualling purposes only, the Pay Account being kept at the Naval Staff Office from which payments will be made.
(3) Should the member be appointed to a ship for a course of training at sea, or be appointed for a course at a Training Establishment situated outside the Naval District in which the home port of the member concerned is situated, such member shall be borne on the books of the Ship or Training Establishment, as the case may be, for disciplinary and victualling purposes only.
(4) Arrangements in regard to pay shall be made by the Certifying Officer of the District on whose books the member concerned will be borne for pay, and the Certifying Officer may authorize advances of pay under this regulation to be made by the Accountant Officer.
(5) A member undergoing a course of training shall be victualled at the rate and under the same conditions as prescribed for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(6) When the course of training is undertaken at the port at which the member resides, and accommodation is not available in the ship or Training Establishment, no allowance in lieu of quarters shall be payable. If the course of instruction is undertaken at a port other than the member’s home port, he shall, if not provided with accommodation, be granted an allowance in lieu at the rate prescribed for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(7) No allowance in respect of clothing shall be paid during the periods of qualifying and instructional courses.
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a ) In the case of occasional ministrations, as approved, an allowance at the rate of 6d. per head per service of those actually attending the services.(
b ) At approved ports where the duties performed include the visitation of the crews and the sick in hospital, in addition to the conduct of Divine Service, at the rate of 26s. per head per annum, based on the average number, taken quarterly, of Officers and Men of the particular denomination present at the port on each Sunday morning during the period the ministrations are given. The numbers shall be communicated by the Senior Officer to the Chaplain on his requisition.(
c ) Where it is necessary for the Chaplain to hold a special separate service exclusively for the benefit of members of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), an allowance of £1 for each such service may be paid in addition to the capitation allowance.
(2) Payment of these allowances shall be subject to such other conditions as may, from time to time, be approved by the Naval Board.
(3) A Royal Australian Naval Reserve Chaplain shall not be eligible for payment of any allowance in respect of religious ministrations to members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve except in the following cases:—
(i) When adult members of any Royal Australian Naval Reserve are serving or undergoing training in one of H.M.A. Ships or Training Establishments, the provisions of sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation shall apply to such members; and
(ii) An allowance of ten shillings (10s.) shall be payable for each day or part of a day required to be in attendance at a camp of training for adult members of any Naval Reserve Force held at a place away from the Chaplain’s usual place of residence or district in which his charge is normally located. In addition, the Chaplain concerned may be victualled in the camp, but shall not be eligible for any allowance in lieu thereof. Travelling Allowance shall not be allowable for the journey to and from the camp.
(2) The compensation shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3), be determined by the Naval Board, and limited to the period during which the member shall be shown to have been wholly unable to follow his occupation, provided that compensation shall not be issuable for the day of the accident or for any period during which he shall have drawn the pay of his rank or rating.
(3) In the case, of a member being temporarily incapacitated from resuming his calling or trade, the District Naval Officer may, on the recommendation of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, approve of payment of compensation for injuries at the prescribed rates, for a period not exceeding thirty (30) working days, and may also approve payment of medical expenses incurred, provided the amount does not exceed £3 3s., and that the medical charges do not include fees for certificates necessary to support the claim for compensation.
(4) The Naval Board may approve of the amount of compensation payable in each case at the rates prescribed in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, for any period up to the maximum period of six months, and the actual cost of medical expenses.
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a ) Maximum amount.(
b ) Three-quarters of the maximum amount.(
c ) One-half of the maximum amount.(
d ) One-quarter of the maximum amount.(
e ) One-eighth of the maximum amount.(
f ) One-sixteenth of the maximum amount.
(2) The maximum amount shall only be awarded in cases of total disability to earn a livelihood, and shall not exceed three years’ pay, including any allowance in cash or kind for quarters, clothing, and rations received, allowed, or valued at, in the Naval Financial Regulations for the member’s rank or rating in the same branch of the Permanent Sea-going Forces. In the case of partial disability extending beyond a period of six months, the compensation recommended shall be fixed in accordance with the scale, being proportionate to the degree and period of disability of the member.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in regulation 220, and sub-regulation (1) hereof, if in the opinion of the Board of Survey, the injury sustained or the disease contracted is due to the member’s default or misconduct, no compensation shall be payable.
(2) The amount of compensation awarded shall not exceed three (3) years’ pay, including any allowance in cash or kind for quarters, clothing, and rations received, allowed, or valued at, in the Naval Financial Regulations for the member’s corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(3) No claim for compensation under this regulation shall be considered unless it is made within twelve (12) months after the death of the member.
(2) The amount allowable for compensation shall not exceed the total loss of wages up to a maximum of Six (6) shillings per diem, incurred as the direct result of such injuries, together with the actual cost for medical attendance, exclusive of fees for certificates necessary to support the claim for compensation, borne by the Cadet.
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a ) In the event of death from injury of, or of serious injury being received by a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve while serving, the District Naval Officer shall, at the earliest opportunity, assemble a Board of Inquiry to investigate the causes leading to same, but such Board shall not make any recommendation as to compensation.(
b ) The procedure to be followed when a member receives injury or contracts disease while on service, in regard to the Board of Inquiry or Medical Board of Survey, is prescribed in regulation 149.Where the finding of the Board indicates that the member is likely to be incapacitated for two months, or for a shorter period, the District Naval Officer may approve of the member being retained on full pay until declared again fit for duty.
If, in the opinion of the Board, the injuries are of such a nature as to be likely to necessitate the member’s absence from duty beyond a period of two months, the District Naval Officer shall direct the member to immediately lodge an application on the prescribed form for War Pension under the Commonwealth War Pensions Act, and, pending the receipt of notification of the granting of a pension, the member may, subject to the approval of the Naval Board, be retained on full pay.
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c ) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraphs (a ) and (b )if, in the opinion of the Court of Inquiry or Medical Board of Survey, the injury sustained, or the disease contracted, is due to the default or misconduct of the member, the District Naval Officer shall order his discharge as from the day following that upon which he ceased to perform duty, provided that where the member continues on duty after the injury was sustained, or disease contracted, he shall be discharged on the date following that upon which the Board’s finding was given.
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(2) When a District Naval Medical
Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer is granted leave of absence for a
period not exceeding three (3) months, payments on account of retainer shall
continue to be paid to the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval
Medical Officer, as the case may be, and not to the medical practitioner
performing the duties as his
(3) Fees as prescribed in the scale
for services rendered during the absence of the District Naval Medical Officer
or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, may, however, be paid direct to the
medical practitioner acting as
(4) When the period of leave granted is in excess of three (3) months, the medical practitioner acting as relief for, and performing the duties of, District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall be appointed “Acting” District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer respectively, and be paid the retainer and fees appertaining to such position.
(5) The retainer payable for a broken period shall be calculated by multiplying the annual retainer by the number of days in the period and dividing the product by 365.
(6) Retaining fees shall not be payable when a District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer is—
(a) called out in time of war or national emergency for service with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), or
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b ) required to serve, during peace time, with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) at sea-going rates of pay.
In such cases, however, stoppages of retaining fees shall be made in respect of a complete month or months only.
(7) Any broken periods of less than a month which may be due to, and occur immediately prior or subsequent to, service with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) shall entitle the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer concerned to payment of retainer as for a full month, notwithstanding the number of days included in the broken period.
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(2) Fees payable under the above schedule of charges include the work of rendering any official report made in connexion with such medical attendance or examination, and shall be paid monthly.
(2) Where a Medical Officer is called upon to assist a District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, or to perform the duties of District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer when that Officer, or his substitute, is not available, he shall receive pay according to the scale of charges laid down in these Regulations.
Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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