{"id":"C1920L00163","name":"Naval Establishments Regulations (Amendment)","slug":"c1920l00163","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"163 of 1920","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320228,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1920L00163-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Naval Establishments Regulations (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1920\\. No. 163.\n\n————\n\nREGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.\n\nI, SIR WILLIAM HILL IRVINE, Deputy of 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 1910-1918, to come into operation on and from the dates specified.\n\nDated this fifteenth day of September, 1920.\n\nW. H. IRVINE,\n\nDeputy of the Governor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nG. F. PEARCE,\n\nMinister of State for Defence.\n\n————\n\nAmendment of Naval Establishments Regulations.\n\n(Statutory Rules 1916, No, 243, as amended to present date.)\n\n1. Regulation 40 is amended, as from 1st January, 1920, as follows:—\n\n(1) By omitting sub-regulation (3), and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—\n\n“(3) In addition to the holidays prescribed in sub-regulation (1), the following additional holidays shall be observed, and persons paid on a salaried basis, and hourly-paid office staffs may be granted such additional days as holidays on full pay:—\n\n| In New South Wales .. | Anzac Day (26th April).Prince of Wales’ Birthday.Day following Boxing Day. |\n| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n| In Victoria . . .. | Anzac Day (26th April).Melbourne Cup Day.Day following Boxing Day.” |\n\n(2) By omitting sub-regulation (5).\n\n(3) Sub-regulation (6) is re-numbered (5).\n\n \n\n2. After regulation 88, as from 1st July, 1918, the following heading and regulation are inserted:—\n\n“Pay of Persons employed in Naval Establishments.\n\n89\\. (1) The rates of pay set forth in the following sub-regulations shall apply to persons employed in H.M.A. Naval Establishments in the respective positions indicated.\n\nAll increments provided in the following sub-regulations shall be subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.\n\n```html\n

(2) Storehouse Staff.

Position.

Minimum Salary per annum.

Maximum Salary per annum.

Increments.

£

£

Foreman of Storehouses

264

294

As approved by the Minister

Inspector of Storehouses—

1st Grade . .

240

258

Three Annual Increments of £6 each

2nd Grade . .

234

234

Storehouseman—

1st Grade . .

219

234

Five Annual Increments of £3 each

2nd Grade . .

193

203

Five Annual Increments of £2 each

\n```\n\nService with the Commonwealth only shall count towards qualifying time for increment purposes.\n\nThe Minister may, in exceptional cases, approve of an employee receiving, without the requisite time qualification, one or more increments in any year—\n\n(a) for charge of specially skilled or dangerous work in the Ordnance Branch. or,\n\n(b) for specially responsible work in a branch other than the Ordnance Branch.\n\n```html\n

(3) Other Staffs.

Position.

Minimum Salary per annum.

Maximum Salary per annum.

Increments.

£

£

Assistant Foreman

240

315

Foreman . .

315

375

In special cases approved by the Minister the maximum salary may be increased to £401 per annum”

\n```\n\n \n\n3. Regulation 89 is amended as follows:—\n\n(1) Sub-regulation (2) is amended, as from 22nd November, 1918, by omitting the scale of pay for Storehouse Staff, and. inserting in its stead the following:—\n\n```html\n

“(2) Storehouse Staff.

Position.

Minimum Salary per annum.

Maximum Salary per annum.

Increments.

£

£

Foreman of Storehouses

280

320

£10 Increments as may be approved

Assistant Foreman of Storehouses

260

275

Three Annual Increments of £5

Senior Storehouseman

250

255

One Increment of £5

Storehouseman—

1st Grade . .

235

245

Two Increments of £5

2nd Grade . .

215

230

Three Increments of £5

\n```\n\nAn allowance to bring their total pay to £245 and £234 per annum may he paid, as from 15th January, 1920, to Storehousemen, 1st and 2nd Grades, respectively.”\n\n(2) By omitting sub-regulation (3), as from 1st July, 1919, and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—\n\n```html\n

“(3) Other Staffs.

Position.

Minimum Salary per annum.

Maximum Salary per annum.

Increments.

£

£

Assistant Foreman

300

340

\"\"

As may be approved

Foreman—

Grade A. . .

375

400

Grade B. . .

310

360

Professional Officers—

Class A2. . . . .

700

900

Increments of £100 each as may be approved

Class B. . . . .

606

678

Increments of £24 each as may be approved

Class C. . . . .

516

588

\"\"

Increments of £18 each as may be approved

Class D. . . . .

444

498

Class E/D. . . . .

372

444

Class E. . . . .

300

390

\"\"

Annual Increments of £18 each”

Class F. . . . .

96

294

\n```\n\n \n\n(3) By adding at the end thereof, as from 1st January, 1919, the following sub-regulation:—\n\n“(4) The following rates of pay and allowances shall apply on and from 1st January, 1919, to all members of Naval Dockyard Police appointed to H.M.A. Naval Establishments:—\n\n```html\n

Position.

Minimum Salary per annum.

Maximum Salary per annum.

Increments.

£

£

Sub-Inspector in Charge

240

285

Biennial Increments of £15

Sergeant . .

192

216

Biennial Increments of £12

Senior Constable . .

168

186

Increment of £12 on completion of two years’ service, and a further Increment of £6 on completion of four years’ service as Senior Constable

Constable . .

144

162

Increment of £12 on completion of one year’s service, and a further Increment of £6 on completion of two years’ service

\n```\n\n![](image.004.png)On first appointment, uniform as prescribed shall be provided at Government expense or a uniform gratuity in lieu shall be paid as follows:—\n\nSub-Inspector in Charge . . . . . . £25\n\nSergeants and Senior Constables . . . . £7\n\nConstables . . . . . . .. £5\n\nLodging Allowance at the rate of 2s. per diem shall be paid to all members of the Naval Dockyard Police.”\n\n(4) Sub-regulation (4) is amended as from 1st July, 1919:—\n\n(i) By omitting the scale of pay and inserting in its stead new scale as follows:—\n\n```html\n

“Position.

Minimum Salary per annum.

Maximum Salary per annum.

Increments.

£

s.

d.

£

s.

d.

Sub-Inspector in Charge

258

5

0

303

5

0

Biennial Increments of £15

Sergeant . .

210

5

0

234

5

0

Biennial Increments of £12

Senior Constable . .

186

5

0

204

5

0

Increment of £12 on completion of two years’ service, and a further Increment of £6 on completion of four years’ service as Senior Constable

Constable . .

162

5

0

180

5

0

Increment of £12 on completion of one year’s service, and a further Increment of £6 on completion of two years’ service”

\n```\n\n(ii) By Omitting from the last paragraph thereof the figure “2s.” and inserting in its stead the figure “1s.”.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-realtime","completionTokens":2302},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains squarely within the original scope of the Naval Establishments Regulations, which govern employment terms for civilian staff at naval facilities. Updating pay scales and public holidays is consistent with the regulations' original purpose of setting employment conditions."},"complexity_factors":["Five different commencement dates ranging from July 1918 to January 1920","Detailed salary tables specifying exact pound amounts for over 15 distinct job classifications and grades","State-based variations for public holidays (NSW vs Victoria)","Nested amendment structure where Regulation 89 is inserted then immediately amended multiple times","Multiple grade levels within single job categories requiring cross-referencing (e.g., Storehouseman 1st and 2nd Grade, Foreman Grades A and B)","Conditional increment rules requiring Ministerial approval for certain pay advances"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates employment conditions for civilian workers at His Majesty’s Australian Naval Establishments, adding state-specific paid public holidays (e.g. Anzac Day, Melbourne Cup, Prince of Wales’ Birthday, post-Boxing Day) and imposing new minimum/maximum salary scales and increment rules for storehouse staff, other civilian grades, and naval dockyard police (with uniform and lodging allowances). Many pay adjustments are backdated to 1918–1919, reflecting post‑War workforce re‑grading."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Yes. The instrument extends and changes the original regulations by inserting a new pay regime (Regulation 89) with detailed salary tables and allowances, altering holiday entitlements (Regulation 40), and adding pay/allowance rules for Naval Dockyard Police. It therefore broadens the regulatory coverage from holiday rules to substantive remuneration, creates new payment obligations and grants the Minister discretionary authority to vary pay in exceptional cases, changing administrative responsibilities and Commonwealth payroll costs."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple, date-staggered amendments across regulations (Regulation 40 amended from 1 Jan 1920; new Reg. 89 effective 1 July 1918; various sub-regs effective 1918–1920) increasing temporal complexity.","Insertion of detailed pay tables with many grades/classes, minima/maxima and staged increments for different staff categories (Reg. 89, sub-regs (2) and (3)).","State-specific holiday rules in Regulation 40 (different additional holidays for New South Wales and Victoria) requiring location-based application.","Creation of new pay and allowance rules for Naval Dockyard Police (Reg. 89(4)) including uniform gratuities and lodging allowance—multiple payment streams and one-off grants.","Ministerial discretion to approve increments, special increases and higher maximum salaries (Reg. 89: \"As approved by the Minister\"; Minister may approve increments in exceptional cases) introducing administrative discretion and contingent costs.","Retroactive and prospective operation dates across provisions, complicating payroll reconciliation and transitional application.","Removal and re-numbering of sub-regulations (Reg. 40(3) omitted and replaced; other sub-regs omitted/re-numbered) increasing interpretive burden for compliance.","Embedded conditional language (service with the Commonwealth counts for increments; special cases in Ordnance Branch) and cross-branch distinctions adding rules-based complexity.","Presentation in the instrument includes legacy table markup/HTML fragments, making extraction of operative figures error-prone for implementers."],"plain_english_summary":"Updates the Naval Establishments Regulations to fix detailed pay scales, increments and allowances and to alter certain holiday entitlements for civilian staff of H.M.A. Naval Establishments. It inserts a new regulation with salary tables for storehouse staff, other civilian grades and Naval Dockyard Police, prescribes uniform and lodging payments, and gives the Minister power to approve special increments or higher maxima. This affects Commonwealth-employed naval civilians and police by changing payroll costs, entitlements and administrative discretion."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1920l00163","history":"/api/acts/c1920l00163/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1920l00163/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1920l00163/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1920l00163/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1920l00163/documents"}}