{"id":"C1929L00054","name":"Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1924 (Amendment)","slug":"navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"54 of 1929","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21488,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1929L00054-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations 1924 (Amendment)","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1929\\. No. 54.\n\nREGULATION UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1926.\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Navigation Act 1912-1926, to come into operation forthwith.\n\nDated this twenty-third day of May, 1929.\n\nSTONEHAVEN\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nH. S. GULLETT\n\nMinister of State for Trade and Customs.\n\nAmendment of Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations.\n\n(Statutory Rules 1924, No. 199, as amended to this date.)\n\nRegulation 11 of the Navigation (Master and Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—\n\n“(1) Upon every discharge effected before a Superintendent (excepting when the crew are discharged on the termination of the agreement) the master shall—\n\n(a) in the case of a seaman in respect of whom it is desired to make a report other than ‘Very Good’ as to his conduct, character and qualifications—make and sign such report in Form M. & S.—7; and\n\n(b) in the case of every other seaman—make a report as to his conduct, character and qualifications in the form contained in the official log book and headed ‘List of crew and Report of Character’”.\n\nBy Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n1387.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2344},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment remains tightly focused on administrative procedures for seaman discharge reporting, consistent with the original regulations' purpose of governing maritime employment records. It does not expand into new substantive areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single provision amendment affecting one sub-regulation","Binary conditional logic (two distinct reporting paths based on conduct rating)","One external form reference (Form M. & S.—7)","Single exception clause (discharge on termination of agreement)"],"plain_english_summary":"This amendment changes how masters report on seamen when they’re discharged before a Superintendent: routine \"Very Good\" (and other non-flagged) ratings are recorded in the log book’s crew list, while any less-than‑Very‑Good conduct or qualifications must be documented on a separate Form M. & S.—7. It excludes cases where the whole crew leaves because their agreement ended. \n\nIt matters because these reports serve as employment references and make it easier to flag concerns for future employers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment","history":"/api/acts/navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment/history","analysis":"/api/acts/navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/navigation-master-and-seamen-regulations-1924-amendment/documents"}}