STATUTORY RULES.
1939. No. 27.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1934.*
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 1910-1934.
Dated this nineteenth day of April, 1939.
(SGD.) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendments of the Naval Forces Regulations.†
Composition of Auxiliary Services.
1. Regulation 84 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from paragraph, (c) of sub-regulation (1) the word “and”;
(b) by adding, after paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (1), the following words:—
“and
(e) members of the Royal Australian Naval Shore Wireless Service;” and
(c) by omitting sub-regulations (2), (3) and (4) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—
“(2) An officer, on permanent appointment to the Auxiliary Services from the Sea-going List, shall hold the same rank and seniority as he held immediately prior to his transfer from the Sea-going List.
(3) Subject to sub-regulations (4) and. (5) of this regulation, a Chief Petty Officer, a Petty Officer, or a man, on appointment to the Auxiliary Services from the Sea-going List, shall hold the same rating and seniority as he held immediately prior to his transfer from the Sea-going List:
Provided that a Petty Officer of four or more years’ seniority who is engaged as a member of the Naval Reserve Staff shall be granted the rating of Chief Petty Officer.
*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1939 —Eighth Amendment.
† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 133, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 63 and 119; 1938, Nos. 20, 46, 70, 91 and .
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(4) A Chief Petty Officer, a Petty Officer or a man on appointment to the Shore Wireless Service from the Sea-going List shall hold the rating equivalent to that which he held immediately prior to his transfer from the Sea-going List only if a vacancy exists in the Shore Wireless Service in the equivalent rating.
(5) For the purposes of discipline, the relative rank or rating of a member or employee of the Auxiliary Services specified in the first column of the following Table shall be that set out in the second column of that Table opposite to the description of the member or employee—–
Member or employee. | Relative rank or rating. |
Officer in Charge, Shore Wireless Service......... | Commander |
Sub-Inspector, Naval Dockyard Police........... | Commissioned Officer from Warrant Rank or Warrant Officer |
| |
Chief Shore Wireless Operator................ | Chief Petty Officer |
Sergeant, 1st Class, and Sergeant, 2nd Class, Naval Dockyard Police | |
Shore Wireless Operator, Grade 1,.............. Constable, Naval Dockyard Police.............. | Petty Officer |
Shore Wireless Operator, Grade 2, and Shore Wireless Operator, Grade 3 |
|
Loading Seaman | |
Boatman............................... | Able Seaman. |
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulation (5) of this regulation, a Shore Wireless Operator, Grade 3, who, immediately prior to his appointment to the Shore Wireless Service, held the rating of Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist or Petty Officer Telegraphist, shall hold the relative rating of Petty Officer.”.
Entry of C.P.O.’s, P.O.’s and men from Sea-going Force.
2. Regulation 91 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (1) and (2) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—
“(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, a rating or a former rating of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may, on the approval of the Naval Board, be engaged for service in the Auxiliary Services.
(2) A rating or former rating shall not be engaged for service in the Auxiliary Services unless he received the highest assessment for character in respect of each of the three years of service prior to his discharge from the Sea-going Forces, and shall not be engaged in any service other than the Shore Wireless Service unless he has completed twelve years’ man’s time.”.
3. After regulation 95 of the Naval Forces Regulations the following heading and regulations are inserted :—
“Members of The Royal Australian Naval Shore Wireless Service.
Personnel.
95a. The personnel of the Royal Australian Naval Shore Wireless Service shall consist of Commissioned and Warrant Officers, and Chief Petty Officers, Petty Officers and other ratings, employed at Shore Wireless Stations under the control of the Naval Board.
Appointment.
95b. (1) Except as prescribed in sub-regulation (2) of this regulation, first appointment as a Shore Wireless Operator shall be as Shore Wireless Operator, Grade 3.
(2) First appointment as a Shore Wireless Operator on the inaugural staff of the Shore Wireless Service shall be to such grade as the Naval Board determines.
Promotion.
95c. (1) Promotion of a rating of the Shore Wireless Service shall be subject to his obtaining such qualifications for the higher rating as the Naval Board determines.
(2) Promotion to Chief Shore Wireless Operator shall be by selection by the Naval Board when a vacancy arises.
(3) Promotion of Artificer ratings shall be by advancement roster when a vacancy arises.
Reversion to Sea-going Forces.
95d. The Naval Board may revert to the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) any rating of the Shore Wireless Service who was a member of the Sea-going Forces at the time of his selection for appointment to the Shore Wireless Service.”.
4. The heading immediately prior to regulation 96 is omitted and the following heading inserted in its stead:—
“Other Members of the Auxiliary Services.”.
Special appointment.
5. Regulation 96 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting the words “otherwise than on, or attached to the Royal Australian Naval Reserve Staff, and”, and inserting in their stead the word “or”.
Retiring ages for Auxiliary Services.
6. Regulation 103 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the figures “52” and “47” and inserting in their stead the figures “55” and “52”, respectively.
Retiring age other than Instructor Branch.
7. Regulation 121 of the Naval Forces Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations:—
“(4) A rating appointed to the Auxiliary Services (other than as a member of the Shore Wireless Service) on or after the first day of August, 1933, shall be compulsorily retired on his attaining the age of 50 years.
(5) A rating appointed to the Shore Wireless Service shall be compulsorily retired on attaining the age of 55 years.”.
Furlough.
8. Section VI. of the Naval Forces Regulations is repealed.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.