STATUTORY RULES.
1931. No. 45.
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 twenty-ninth day of April, 1931.
ISAAC A. ISAACS
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
J. B. CHIFLEY
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendment of Naval Forces Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 196, as amended to this date.)
(Eighth Amendment.)
1. Regulation 47 is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—
“(2) A Paymaster Midshipman who, having been trained at the Royal Australian Naval College, was appointed to the Accountant Branch prior to 1st April, 1931, will be eligible for examination for the rank of Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant at the same time as Midshipmen of the Executive Branch are due for examination in seamanship, i.e., two years and eight months after leaving the Royal Australian Naval College.
(2a) An Officer who, having been trained at the Royal Australian Naval College, is, after 1st April, 1931, appointed as an Officer of the Accountant Branch shall be subject to the same conditions of service as an Accountant Officer entered from other sources.”
2. Regulation 48 is amended by omitting the words “at the Navy Office in regard to the Permanent Naval Forces and at the office of the District Naval Officer in regard to Citizen Naval Forces.”
3. Regulation 56 is amended by omitting the words “of three years’ seniority”.
By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.
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