STATUTORY RULES
1968 No.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1968.*
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 1910-1968.
Dated this twenty-first day of June, 1968.
CASEY
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
C. R. KELLY
Minister of State for the Navy.
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Amendments of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations†
1. Regulation 2 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Parts.
“2. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—
Part I.—Introductory (Regulations 1-4).
Part II.—Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service (Regulations 5-11).
Part III.—Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service (Regulations 12-20).
Part IIIa.—Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve (Regulations 21-21p).
Part IV.—Discipline (Regulations 22-23).
Part V.—General (Regulations 24-26).”.
Definitions.
2. Regulation 3 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is amended by inserting, after the definition of “rating”, the following definition:—
“‘the Act’ means the Naval Defence Act 1910-1968;”.
3. Regulation 4 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Establishment of Women’s Services.
“4.—(1.) There shall be parts of the Permanent Naval Forces to be known as—
(a) the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service; and
(b) the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service, respectively.
“(2.) There shall be a part of the Citizen Naval Forces to be known as the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve.
“(3.) A male person is not eligible to be appointed to or enlisted in, and a male member of the Naval Forces is not eligible to be transferred to, the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service, the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service or the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve.”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1968.
† 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; and 1967, No. 105.
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4. Regulation 21 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations is repealed and the following Part inserted in its stead:—
“Part IIIa.—Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve.
Transfer of officers.
“21. An officer of the Permanent Naval Forces shall not be transferred to the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve unless—
(a) she volunteers for service in the Women’s Royal Australian. Naval Service Reserve;
(b) she is an officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service who has had not less than one year’s service as such an officer; and
(c) she has not attained the age of forty-five years.
Rank of officer on transfer.
“21a.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, an officer who is transferred to the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve holds, upon being so transferred, the rank that she held in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service immediately before the transfer.
“(2.) Where an officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve held a rank temporarily immediately before her transfer to that Reserve, the officer holds, upon the transfer, the rank last held by her that was not held temporarily.
Appointment of officers.
“21b. For the purposes of section 8 of the Act, a woman is not eligible for appointment as an officer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve unless—
(a) she has served for not less than one year as an officer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service: or
(b) she possesses other qualifications determined by the Naval Board to be sufficient for the performance of the duties of an officer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve,
and she has not attained the age of forty-five years.
Rank of an officer on appointment.
“21c.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a woman appointed to be an officer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve shall, on appointment, hold a rank not higher than—
(a) in the case of a woman to whom paragraph (a) of the last preceding regulation applies—the rank that she held when she last served in the Naval Forces or, if she held a rank temporarily or an honorary rank, the rank last held by her that was not held temporarily and was not an honorary rank; or
(b) in the case of a woman to whom paragraph (b) of the last preceding regulation applies—the rank of Third Officer.
“(2.) Where a woman appointed to be an officer in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Reserve possesses special professional or technical qualifications that, in the opinion of the Naval Board, qualify her to perform the duties of a rank higher than the rank with which she would, but for this sub-regulation, have been appointed, the woman may, if the Naval Board so approves, be appointed with a rank higher than the appropriate rank under whichever of the paragraphs of the last preceding sub-regulation is applicable.
Promotion of officers.
“21d. An officer of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve is eligible for promotion while she is rendering continuous full time naval service, but not otherwise.
Enlistment.
“21e. A person is not eligible to enlist in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve unless—
(a) she has served in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service for a period of not less than one year;
(b) she held, immediately before being discharged from the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service, a rating not lower than the rating of Wran; and
(c) she has not attained the age of forty-five years.
Period of engagement.
“21f. The prescribed period, for the purposes of section 25 of the Act, in the case of enlistment in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve, is five years.
Rating on enlistment.
“21g.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, a person who enlists in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve holds, upon enlistment, the rating that she held in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service immediately before being discharged from the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service.
“(2.) Where a person who enlists in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve held a rating temporarily immediately before being discharged from the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service, the person holds, upon enlistment, the rating last held by her that was not held temporarily.
Re-engagement.
“21h.—(1.) A rating who has attained the age of forty-eight years is not eligible to be re-engaged for further service in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve.
“(2.) For the purposes of sub-section (2.) of section 25 of the Act, the period for which a rating of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve may volunteer to serve is two years.
Advancement of ratings.
“21J. A rating in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve is not eligible for advancement to a higher rating unless—
(a) she is rendering continuous full time naval service; and
(b) she is recommended for advancement by her Commanding Officer or she possesses special qualifications that fit her for the performance of the duties of the higher rating.
Retiring age
“21k. For the purposes of section 17 of the Act, the age for the compulsory retirement of a member of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve is fifty years.
Voluntary non-continuous service.
“21l. A member of the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve may, at any time, voluntarily undertake to render naval service, not being continuous full time naval service, on an occasion or on occasions specified by her, being an occasion or occasions when she would not otherwise be bound to render naval service, and, if that undertaking is accepted, she is bound to render naval service in accordance with the undertaking.
Authorities to discharge ratings.
“21m.—(1.) The Naval Board, a member of the Naval Board and the officer holding the office, or performing the duties of the office, of Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel are each, in the case of a rating serving in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve, a prescribed authority for the purposes of section 30 of the Act.
“(2.) The officer holding the office, or performing the duties of the office, of Director of Naval Reserves is, in the case of a rating serving in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve who is not rendering continuous full time naval service, a prescribed authority for the purposes of section 30 of the Act.
Discharge.
“21n. For the purposes of section 30 of the Act, each of the following reasons is a reason for the discharge of a rating serving in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve:—
(a) that she is medically unfit for naval service;
(b) that she is unsuitable for further-naval service;
(c) that her services are no longer required;
(d) that she cannot be usefully employed in the Naval Forces because those Forces are being retrenched;
(e) that she has been absent without leave for a period exceeding three months;
(f) that she made a false or misleading statement in connexion with her enlistment in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve; or
(g) that she is to be appointed an officer of the Naval Forces.
Application of certain regulations.
“21p. Regulations 16 and 17 of these Regulations apply to the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve as if references in those regulations to the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service were references to the Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve.”.
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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra