STATUTORY RULES
1955. No. 16.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1952.*
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 1910-1952.
Dated this fifteenth
day of February , 1955
W.J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
Minister of State for the Navy.
Amendments of the Naval Forces Regulations.†
Retiring ages for sea-going officers appointed prior to 1st January, 1923.
1. Regulation 102 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting from the table contained in sub-regulation (1) the words and figures—
“ Admiral and Vice-Admiral............................................... | 65 |
Rear-Admiral........................................................ | 60 " |
and inserting in their stead the words and figures— |
|
" Admiral........................................................... | 65 |
Vice-Admiral........................................................ | 60 |
Rear-Admiral (Executive Branch).......................................... | 57 |
Rear-Admiral (other than Executive Branch)................................... | 60 ". |
*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1955.— Fortieth amendment.
†Statutory Rules 1935, No. 133, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 63 and 119 ; 1938, Nos. 20, 46, 70 and 91 ; 1939, Nos. 26. 27, 72 and 143 ; 1940, Nos. 123, 135, 147, 197, 217 and 240; 1941, Nos. 21, 187, 215 and 242 ; 1942, Nos. 48 and 202 ; 1943, No. 42 ; 1944, No. 63 ; 1946, Nos. 26 and 32 ; 1947, Nos. 34 and 130 ; 1948, Nos. 37, 87 and 88 ; 1950, Nos. 4 and 26 ; 1951, Nos. 53, 66 and 165 ; 1953 No. 19 ; 1954, Nos. 28, 115 and 123 ; and 1955, No.
155.—Price 3d 9/19.1.1955.
Retiring ages for sea-going officers appointed on and after 1st January, 1923.
2. Regulation 102a of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting the table contained in sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following table:—
" Rank or Relative Rank. | Retiring Age. |
Admiral ......................................................... | 65 years |
Vice-Admiral ...................................................... | 60 years |
Rear-Admiral (Executive Branch) ........................................ | 57 years |
Rear-Admiral (other than Executive Branch).................................. | 60 years |
Captain .......................................................... | 55 years |
Commander ....................................................... | 50 years |
Lieutenant-Commander and Lieutenant ..................................... | 45 years |
Senior Chaplain .................................................... | 55 years |
Chaplain ......................................................... | 50 years |
Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank or Warrant Officer...................... | 55 years ". |
Prescribed retiring age for Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Naval Forces Regulations as in force immediately before the nineteenth day of November, 1954, the prescribed retiring age for the officer who, immediately before that date, held the appointment of Chief Inspector of Naval Ordnance shall, on and from that date and until the amendments effected by Statutory Rules, 1954, No. 115 came into operation, be deemed to have been the age of fifty-seven years.
Commencement.
4. Regulations 1 and 2 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the fifteenth day of February, 1955.
Printed for the Government of the Commonwealth by A. J. Arthur at the Government Printing Office, Canberra.