Naval Volunteer Reserve Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1923. No. 210.

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 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 Volunteer Reserve Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1922, No. 75.)

1. Regulation 4 is amended as follows:—

(1) By adding at the end of clause (f) of sub‑regulation (1) the words “except as provided in sub‑regulation (2), clause (ba)”.

(2) By inserting after clause (b)of sub‑regulation (2) the following clause:—

“(ba)A person liable to undergo compulsory training under Part XII. of the Defence Act who is a member of a quota for which such training has been suspended, provided that any such person enrolled in the R.A.N.V.R. shall be discharged from the unit to which he was previously attached.”

(3) By omitting from sub‑regulation (2) clause (d)and inserting in its stead the following clause:—

“(d)Any person possessing such qualifications as are deemed by the Naval Board to render him desirable for appointment or enrolment."

2. Regulation 7 is repealed and the heading thereof omitted and the following heading and regulation are inserted in their stead: —

“Rank or Rating on Entry.

7. Every person entering the Naval Volunteer Reserve shall be—

(a)appointed to such rank as the Naval Board may deem necessary, or

(b) enrolled in the rating of Able Seaman or the equivalent rating of another branch of the Naval Forces.”

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3. Regulation 11 is amended by inserting in the first line after the word “promotion” the words “or as provided for in regulation 7”.

4. Regulation 29 is amended as follows:—

(1) by inserting after the word “member" in the first line of sub‑regulation (1) the words “except when required to undergo the training prescribed in sub‑regulation (3a) of this regulation.”

(2) by inserting after sub‑regulation (3) the following sub‑regulation:—

“(3a) A member enrolled under the provisions of clause (ba) of sub‑regulation (2) of regulation 4, being under 25 years of age, shall be required to perform a period of training in each year not less than the period he would be required to perform in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, provided that such training may be performed in any of H.M.A. Ships or Naval Establishments in one or more periods within the year.”

 

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