STATUTORY RULES.

1957 No. 16.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1956.*

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 Defence Act 1903-1956.

Dated this

day of , 1957.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations.

Use of words and groups of letters prohibited without consent

2. The use, in connexion with a trade, business, calling or profession or by an organization or body of persons, of—

(a) a word or the words specified in the second column of the Schedule to these Regulations, being words which are descriptive or indicative of—

(i) in the case of a word or the words specified in Part I. of the Schedule to these Regulations—a part of the Naval Forces of the Commonwealth;

(ii) in the case of words specified in Part II. of the Schedule to these Regulations—a part of the Military Forces of the Commonwealth;

(iii) in the case of a word or the words specified in Part III. of the Schedule to these Regulations—of a part of the Royal Australian Air Force;

(iv) in the case of the words specified in Part IV. of the Schedule to these Regulations—of a part of the Naval Forces of the United Kingdom; or

(v) in the case of the words specified in Part V. of the Schedule to these Regulations—of a part of the Air Forces of the United Kingdom; or

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1957.

126/57.—Price 3d. 10/18.1.1957.

(b) a group of letters specified in the second column of any of the Parts of the Schedule to these Regulations, being a group of letters which is descriptive or indicative of the part of the Naval Forces, Military Forces or Air Forces opposite to which the group is specified,

is prohibited unless the consent in writing of the Minister to the use has been obtained.

Applications for consent.

3.—(1.) An application for the consent of the Minister to the use of a word or words, or a group of letters specified in the first or second column of the Schedule to these Regulations shall be made in writing to the Minister and shall state the grounds upon which the application is made.

(2.) The Minister may, by notice in writing, require a person who has made such an application to furnish such additional information in relation to the application as is required by the notice.

Grants or refusal of consent.

4. The Minister may, in his discretion, grant his consent to the use of the word, words or group of letters or may refuse the application.

Offences.

5. A person shall not use a word, words or a group of letters in contravention of regulation 2 of these Regulations.

Penalty: Twenty pounds or imprisonment for three months.

THE SCHEDULE.

Regulation 2.

PROHIBITED WORDS AND GROUPS OF LETTERS.

Part I.—Naval Forces of the Commonwealth.

Item No.	Prohibited Words.	Prohibited Letters.
1	Royal Australian Navy..............................	R.A.N.
2	Royal Australian Navy Nursing Service...................	R.A.N.N.S.
3	Womens Royal Australian Naval Service..................	W.R.A.N.S.
		W.R.A.N.
4	Commonwealth Naval Forces.........................
5	Her Majesty’s Australian Ship.........................	H.M.A.S.
6	Her Majesty’s Australian Ships........................	H.M.A. Ships
7	Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-Going)...............	R.A.N.R.(S.).
8	Permanent Naval Forces.............................
9	Royal Australian Naval Reserve........................	R.A.N.R.
10	Royal Australian Naval Reserve (National Service)...........	R.A.N.R. (N.S.).
11	Australian Sea Cadet Corps...........................	A.S.C.C.
12	Royal Australian Fleet Reserve........................	R.A.F.R.
13	Women’s Royal Australian Naval Reserve.................	W.R.A.N.R.
14	Royal Australian Naval College........................	R.A.N.C.
15	Royal Australian Naval Relief Fund.....................
16	Royal Australian Naval Canteen Fund....................
17	Naval.........................................
18	Navy..........................................
19	Naval Forces....................................

Part II.—Military Forces of the Commonwealth.

Item No.	Prohibited Words.	Prohibited Letters.
1	Australian Imperial Force............................	AIF
2	Australian Military Forces............................	AMF
3	Australian Regular Army............................	ARA
4	Regular Army Special Reserve.........................	RASR
5	Citizen Military Forces..............................	CMF
6	Defence Force...................................
7	Military Forces...................................

Part III.—Royal Australian Air Force.

Item No.	Prohibited Words.	Prohibited Letters.
1	Aeronautical Inspection Directorate.....................	A.I.D.
2	Air Force.......................................
3	Air Training Corps................................	A.T.C.
4	Citizen Air Force..................................	C.A.F.
5	Royal Australian Air Force...........................	R.A.A.F.
6	Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service................	R.A.A.F.N.S.
7	Women’s Royal Australian Air Force....................	W.R.A.A.F.

Part IV.—Naval Forces of the United Kingdom.

Item No.	Prohibited Words.	Prohibited Letters.
1	Royal Navy.....................................	R.N.
2	Her Majesty’s Ship................................	H.M.S.
3	Her Majesty’s Ships................................	H.M. Ships
4	Royal Naval Reserve...............................	R.N.R.
5	Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve........................	R.N.V.R.
6	Royal Fleet Reserve................................	R.F.R.

Part V.—The Air Forces of the United Kingdom.

Item No.	Prohibited Words.	Prohibited Groups of Letters.
1	Royal Air Force..................................	R.A.F.

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.