STATUTORY RULES.
1944. No. 101.
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 fifth day of July, 1944.
(SGD.) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd.) Norman O. Makin
Minister of State for the Navy.
Amendments of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations.†
Disposal of charges summarily.
1. Regulation 22 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “in that sub-regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation”; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—
“(4) When any investigation is held into a disciplinary offence committed by a member of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service employed in any Naval Establishment, an Officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service employed at the Naval Establishment shall be present.
“(5) An officer in command of a Naval Establishment may, in writing, delegate the power of dealing summarily with a minor offence committed by a rating of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service to an officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service not below the rank of Second Officer, who may award up to a maximum of seven days of either or both of the following punishments:—
(i) extra duties; or
(ii) stoppage of leave.
* Notified in the Commonwealth, Gazette on , 1944.—Second amendment.
† Statutory Rules 1943, No. 67, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 201.
3763.—Price 3d. 13/9.6.1944.
“(6) If an Officer authorized to deal summarily with a charge against a member of a Women’s Service considers the offence charged or the circumstances in which it is alleged to have been committed to be of such a nature as to warrant her discharge or dismissal, if convicted, or her prosecution under the National Security Act 1939-1943, he shall, in either case, cause the evidence to be reduced to writing and shall arrange for the services of an officer of the Naval Forces or of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service to be made available to assist the accused member in stating her case.”.
2.—(l) After regulation 24 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
Leave without pay.
“24a. (1) Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding sub-regulation, where a member of a Women’s Service is granted leave without pay, the period of leave shall count as part of the member’s period of service, but it shall not count—
(a) towards seniority for promotion;
(b) towards increment of pay; or
(c) towards the requisite qualifying time for eligibility for credit of deferred pay.
(2) A rating under 21 years of age shall be permitted to count periods of leave without pay towards the requisite qualifying time for increased rate of active pay: Provided that, where any continuous period of leave so granted exceeds two calendar months, the period in excess of two months shall not be permitted to count.”.
Operation.
(2) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on and from the second day of February, 1944.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.