Royal Australian Naval College Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 198.

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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 mate the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910–1918, to come into operation on and from the 1st March, 1919.

Dated this thirtieth day of July, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. POYNTON,

for Minister of State for the Navy.

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Regulations for the Royal Australian Naval College.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 61, as amended by Statutory Rules 1917, No. 135, and 1918, No. 244.)

1.Before regulation 1 insert the following:—

“These Regulations may be cited as the ‘Naval College Regulations.’”

2.Regulation 9 is repealed and the following inserted in its stead:—

“Every candidate must be in good health, and free from any physical defect of body, impediment of speech, defect of sight or hearing, and also from any predisposition of constitutional or hereditary disease or weakness of any kind, and be in all respects well developed and active in proportion to his age. It should be noted particularly that full normal vision, as determined by the prescribed tests, is necessary.”

“(2) Parents or guardians are strongly advised to have the candidate strictly examined by their own doctor before entering their son or ward as a candidate to ascertain whether any slight remediable defect exists, as it must be clearly understood that if any such defect has not been remedied when he attends before the Naval Medical Officers at the time of the interview, no allowance will be made for any prospective remedial operation, but the candidate will be finally rejected.”

“(3) The decision of the Naval Medical Examining Officers at the interview is final and must be accepted without question.”

3.After regulation 9 insert the following regulation:—

“9a. Successful candidates should undergo dental treatment for unsound or defective teeth before joining the College. In the event of a Cadet Midshipman requiring dental treatment during the first six months at the College, the cost of such treatment must be borne by the parents or guardians.”

4. After regulation 16 insert the following regulation:—

16a. Six of the vacancies allotted annually will be set apart for candidates who are the sons of persons who have been on active service abroad in the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Imperial Force, or the first Naval and Military Expeditionary Force during the present war. Two nominations will be allotted to each of the following:—

(a) The sons of persons who have lost their lives or become totally incapacitated on active service abroad.

(b) The sons of persons who have been on active service abroad with the Royal Australian Navy.

(c) The sons of persons who have been on active service abroad with the Australian Imperial Force or the first Naval and Military Expeditionary Force to New Guinea.

(2) Candidates eligible to apply under these conditions must qualify at the educational examination, and be recommended as suitable by the Interviewing Committee, and will compete for appointment to these Special Cadetships with candidates in their own particular class only.

(3) Candidates who are unsuccessful in obtaining a Special Cadetship will be considered on their merits, together with the ordinary candidates.

(4) If any of the six vacancies are not filled owing to qualified candidates not being available, the remaining vacancy or vacancies will be filled by the ordinary candidates recommended by the Interviewing Committee.

5. Appendix A to these Regulations is omitted.

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