STATUTORY RULES.

1934. No. 162.

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 December, 1934.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ARCHDALE PARKHILL

Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of Fleet Reserve Regulations. †

Residential.

1. Regulation 5 is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph :—

“(a) be resident at a place in relation to which the expenses in connexion with attendance for drill do not exceed £16 biennially. No member shall be enrolled or re-enrolled where such expenses would exceed £16 when drill is performed biennially, except on the understanding that he shall be responsible for any amount by which the cost of travelling and subsistence exceeds that amount.”

Service.

(b) By omitting paragraph (c) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c) have served in the Sea-going Forces of the Royal Navy or of the Royal Australian Navy or of the Permanent Naval Forces of a British Dominion, or Combined Service in any two or more of them, for not less than three years’ ‘man’s time’, provided that previous service shall not be allowed to reckon for any purpose, e.g., badges, progressive pay and seniority in rating, in cases where a period of more than five years has elapsed since discharge from the Active Service.”

Time to apply.

2. Regulation 7 is amended: by omitting sub-regulation (2) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

(2) A man who has been discharged may be enrolled at any time provided be is qualified under regulation 5.”

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th December, 1934

† Statutory Rules. 1926. No. 61, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928. Nos. 6, 31 and 140; 1930, No. 13; and 1932. Nos. 74 and 99.

5712.—Price 3d.

3. After regulation 12, the following new regulation is inserted:—

“Medical certificate to be furnished.

12a (1) In the case of an application for enrolment by a candidate who, in view of the expense involved in attendance for drill would, if enrolled, be permitted to drill biennially, the candidate will be required to forward a certificate that he is in good health and is not suffering from any serious physical defect, from a civilian medical practitioner, if there is neither a Naval nor Military Medical Officer available. This certificate is to be forwarded to the Registrar, with the application for enrolment.

(2) The cost of medical certificate supplied by a civilian medical practitioner will, up to a limit of 10s. 6d., be refunded to a candidate on production of supporting receipt.”

Annual training.

4. Regulation 19, sub-regulation (5), is amended by adding the following:—

“but the maximum expense to be incurred must not exceed £16 in two years.”

Retainer.

5. Regulation 40 is amended by re-numbering sub-regulation (4) to read (5) and by inserting the following new sub-regulation (4) as follows:—

“(4) In the case of a member who does not enrol within one year of discharge from the Permanent Service and who does not carry out drill immediately on enrolment, retainer will commence to accrue from the first day of the quarter in which drill is carried out.”

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.