STATUTORY RULES
1971 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1971.*
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 1910-1971.
Dated this twenty-sixth day of November, 1971.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd) M. G. MacKay
Minister of State for the Navy.
Amendments of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations†
Ranks of Officers.
1.—(1.) Regulation 16 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting from the table the words—
“Superintendent..................................... | Captain.” |
and inserting in their stead the words—
“Captain.......................................... | Captain.”. |
(2.) Notwithstanding the amendment of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations effected by the last preceding sub-regulation, the rank for officers in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service established by regulation 16 of those Regulations under the name “Superintendent” is preserved and continues in existence as a rank for officers in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service under the name “Captain”.
Ratings.
2. Regulation 17 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of the table in that regulation the words—
“Warrant Officer............................... | Warrant Officer.”. |
Retiring ages.
3. Regulation 20a of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting from the table in sub-regulation (1.) the words—
“Superintendent..................................... | 55 years” |
and inserting in their stead the words—
“Captain.......................................... | 55 years.”. |
Authority to discharge ratings.
4. Regulation 21m of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “and Naval Dockyard Police” and inserting in their stead the words “and Cadets”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.
† Statutory Rules 1943, No. 67, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 201; 1944, Nos. 101 and 155; 1959, No. 103; 1961, No. 34; 1964, No. 138; 1967, No. 105; 1968, No. 72; and 1970, No. 63.
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