REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1918.
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 1910-1918, to come into operation forthwith, unless otherwise specified herein.
Dated this twenty-fifth day of October, 1922.
FORSTER,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. MASSY GREENE,
Minister of State for Defence.
NAVAL RESERVE REGULATIONS.
Part I.—Preliminary.
Citation
1. The Regulations may be cited as the Naval Reserve Regulations.
Repeal.
2. The Naval Reserve Regulations (Statutory Rules 1919, No. 190, as amended to present date) are hereby repealed save as to any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred thereunder.
Definitions.
3. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, the following terms shall have the meanings given:—
“Naval Board” means the Board of Administration constituted under the Acts.
“Director” means the Officer appointed to be Director of Naval Reserves and Naval Reserve Mobilization in the Naval Administration, or such person as may be appointed by the Naval Board to perform the duties of the position during his absence.
“S.N.O.” means the Senior Naval Officer present at the Port.
“District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to command the Citizen Naval Forces in a District.
“Assistant to District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to be Assistant to a District Naval Officer.
“Sub-District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to command the Citizen Naval Forces in a Sub-District.
“Assistant to Sub-District Naval Officer” means the Officer appointed by the Naval Board to be Assistant to a Sub-District Naval Officer.
“Royal Australian Naval Reserve” includes all persons who are liable to be trained under Part XII. of the Defence Act, and who are allotted to the Naval Forces, and all persons who volunteer to serve in this Force. The Reserve includes both “Cadets” and “Adults” as defined below.
“Cadet” means a Senior Naval Cadet, i.e., a male between the ages of 14 and 18 years liable to training under Part XII. of the Defence Act and allotted to the Naval Forces.
“Adult” means any person serving in, or allotted to, the Royal Australian Naval Reserve other than a Cadet.
Parts.
4. These Regulations are divided into Parts, as follows:—
Part I.—Preliminary.
Part II.—Organization.
Part III.—Officers.
Part IV.—Training.
Part V.—Efficiency.
Part VI.—Discipline.
Part VII.—Gunnery.
Part VIII.—Medical.
Part IX.—Uniform.
Part X.—Provisions.
Part XI.—Stores and Store Accounting.
Part XII.—Books and Forms.
Part XIII.—Financial.
Part II.—Organization.
Section 1—General.
Responsibilities of D.N.R.M.
5. The Director of Naval Reserves and Naval Reserve Mobilization shall be responsible to the Naval Board for the administration of all matters relating to the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, other than those in respect of Finance and Stores.
District organization.
6.—(1) The Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be organized in Districts; these Districts shall be subdivided into Sub-Districts.
(2) The Districts and Sub-Districts may be added to or re-organized as may be approved by the Naval Board.
District inspections.
The Districts shall be inspected annually by the Director or by an officer deputed by him.
Responsibility of certifying officer.
The clerk appointed to the District to be Certifying Officer under Naval Account Regulations or, in the event of a clerk not being appointed for such duties, the Accounts Officer appointed under Regulations, shall, for the purposes of administration of the Royal Australian Naval Reserves in the District, be considered to be the Senior Accountant Officer of the District, and, under the District Naval Officer, shall have direction and control of all ranks and ratings of the Accountant Branch while detailed for accountant duty in the District.
Section 2—Senior Naval Cadets.
Title.
The Senior Cadets allotted for Naval Training shall be called Senior Naval Cadets and shall form a section of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Annual selection of Naval trainees.
10.—(1) Each District Naval Officer shall arrange with the appropriate Military Authorities for musters to be held annually, as early as possible in March, of all cadets registered by the Military Authorities who reside within the Naval Training Area. The Sub-District Naval Officer shall select for Naval Training such number of boys who attain the age of 14 years during that year as may be authorized for his Sub-District, and the boys so selected shall be regarded as allotted to the Naval Forces.
Order of selection of trainees.
11.—(1) Except at Thursday Island, trainees for the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be selected in the following order, until the required number is obtained:—
(a) suitable volunteers residing not more than one and a half (1½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;
(b) any other suitable trainee residing not more than one and a half (1½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;
(c) suitable volunteers residing at a distance of from one and a half (1½) miles to three (3) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;
(d) any other suitable trainee residing at a distance of from one and a half to three (3) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;
(e) suitable volunteers residing at a distance of from three (3) to three and a half (3½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall;
(f) any other suitable trainee residing at a distance of from three (3) to three and a half (3½) miles from the Naval Drill Hall.
(2) Only in the event of there being an insufficient number of suitable and medically fit youths of the proper age resident within the one and a half (1½) mile radius are any other youths to be enrolled. Similarly, only in the event of there being an insufficient number of suitable and medically fit youths of the proper age resident within the three (3) mile radius are any other youths to be enrolled.
Selection of petty officer and leading cadets.
Cadets may be selected for the ratings of Petty Officer Cadet or Leading Cadet, subject to the approval of the District Naval Officer, provided that not more than 8 per cent. of the Cadet strength of any Sub-District shall be Petty Officer Cadets, nor more than 12 per cent. Leading Cadets.
Section 3—Adult Force.
Establishment of ranks and ratings.
13.—(1) The numbers of ranks and ratings to be borne on the strength of each District shall be as set forth in the establishment issued by the Director.
(2) The Director shall be responsible that the numbers of the various ranks and ratings included in the establishment laid down for any year do not exceed the complement authorized by the Appropriation for that year.
(3) Numbers in excess of those authorized for any particular rank or rating may be borne on the strength, provided that there are vacancies in higher ranks or ratings of the same branch, and that the total complement the District is not exceeded.
Duties of adult forces.
14. For administrative purposes, a member of the Adult Force of any Sub-District may be detailed for certain specified duties.
Entry into adult force
15. Before the 1st July in the year in which a Cadet reaches the age of eighteen years, he shall be medically examined, and if found fit in every respect, shall become a member of the Adult Force on the 1st July in that year. He shall receive therein such rating as he is considered most suitable for in accordance with these Regulations, provided the establishment is not exceeded.
Advancement to higher rank or rating.
Advancement to higher ranks or ratings of the various branches of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, provided vacancies exist, shall be subject to the conditions laid down by the Naval Board from time to time.
Promotion up to petty officer.
17.—(1) A District Naval Officer is empowered to promote up to and including the rating of or equivalent to Petty Officer in accordance with the approved conditions, provided that, when a trainee is mobilized for three months or over in time of war or emergency, he may sit for examination, and if passed and recommended, be advanced in rating, irrespective of whether he has served the required time in the lower rating to qualify him for promotion.
(2) Promotions made under this regulation shall not be in excess of those allowed by the establishment without the prior approval of the Naval Board.
Ante-dated promotions.
No promotions shall be ante-dated for a period exceeding one month except with the special approval of the Naval Board.
Reversion to former rating.
19.—(1) A Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer, Leading Seaman, or equivalent rating may, with the consent of the District Naval Officer, revert to any lower rating previously held by him, except to avoid trial by Court Martial.
(2) Such reversion, and the fact that it was at the member’s own request, shall be noted in the Record of Service and Record Book, and signed by the District Naval Officer.
Bands.
20.—(1) Royal Australian Naval Reserve Bands may be maintained at Sub-Districts approved by the Naval Board.
(2) The standard complement of a band shall be one Bandmaster and 24 Bandsmen.
Enrolment in bands.
21.—(1) The Director may approve of the enrolment in the Citizen Naval Forces for a period of five years of such number of physically fit men, who shall not be liable to perform Naval Training, as are required to maintain the strength of Bands.
Attendance.
(2) Members of Bands shall be required to attend at such places and on such occasions as the District Naval Officer may direct, not exceeding the equivalent of 25 days annually.
Expiration of enrolment.
(3) Enrolment in a Royal Australian Naval Reserve Band shall automatically expire upon the calling out by Proclamation in time of war or emergency of all male inhabitants liable to serve in the Citizen Forces under Part IV. of the Defence Act, when all Bandsmen affected shall be discharged from the Citizen Naval Forces and shall become liable for service under Part IV. of the Defence Act.
Bandmasters.
22.—(1) A Bandmaster enrolled under regulation 20 shall hold the rank of Bandmaster, which shall be equivalent to that of Warrant’ Officer.
Bandsmen.
(2) A Bandsman shall hold the rating of Bandsman, which shall be equivalent to that of Petty Officer.
Age of entry and retirement.
(3) The minimum age of entry for a Bandsman shall be 25 years, and the retiring age 50 years.
Voluntary service subsequent to compulsory training.
28. A rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who has completed his Naval Service as required by Part XII. of the Defence Act, and who volunteers for further Naval Service, may be permitted to continue to serve in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for successive terms of three years provided that he—
(a) volunteers for further service,
(b) is medically fit,
(c) subscribes to the prescribed oath or affirmation, and
(d) shall finally retire on reaching the age prescribed in these Regulations.
Part III.—Officers.
Section 1.—General.
Complement.
24.—(1) The number of Officers of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve of each rank allowed to each District shall be as shown on the establishment issued by the Director with the approval of the Naval Board.
(2) The number of Officers of each rank as allowed by the establishment shall not be exceeded without the special approval of the Naval Board provided that nothing in this regulation shall affect the appointment of Honorary Officers as provided in regulation 41.
Relative rank.
Officers of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall rank with, but after, Officers of corresponding rank in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going).
Command.
No Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall have Naval command afloat unless duly qualified under the regulations for the Sea-going Forces, and with the authority of the Naval Board, or in special circumstances, of the Senior Naval Officer present or afloat.
Definition and authority of “captain.”
The District Naval Officer is the “Captain” within the meaning of the Regulations, and every Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve is responsible to him in the performance of his duties and in the execution of such orders as he may receive from him or his representative.
Seniority and pay.
28.—(1) The seniority of an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in his particular rank shall be regulated by the date of his appointment. In the event of two or more Officers being appointed in the same rank on the same date, they shall take seniority according to the order in which their names appear in the Gazette in which their appointments are notified.
(2) On first appointment, or subsequent promotion to confirmed rank, an Officer in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be paid at the prescribed rates for his rank as from the date upon which he performed the duties of his rank, notwithstanding that the date of his appointment for the purposes of seniority may be ante-dated prior to the date of taking up the dirties of the rank.
How borne.
An Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be attached to a particular District, and for the purpose of pay, administration, and training, he shall be borne on the establishment of a particular Sub-District.
Reports on officers.
30. The District Naval Officer shall render annually on the 30th June a report to the Director of all Officers of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve attached to his District.
Service of officers.
31.—(1) Service as an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be equivalent to and in lieu of service required under Part XII. of the Defence Act.
(2) An Officer who volunteers to continue service as an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, subsequent to reaching the age of 26 years, may, with the approval of the Naval Board, be permitted to do so.
Liability of medical officers for war service.
32. A Surgeon Commander, Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander, or Surgeon Lieutenant of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be liable to be called out for service with the Fleet in time of war or emergency.
Extra training for medical officers.
A Medical Officer may be permitted to take periods of extra training in H.M.A. ships or establishments in addition to that prescribed in these Regulations once in the first three years and once in the second three years of his service, and no one period shall exceed seventeen days in duration.
Section 2.—Appointment of Officers.
Appointments and commissions.
34. The Naval Board may, on the recommendation of the Director, and subject to the qualifications and conditions prescribed in these Regulations recommend suitable candidates for appointment as Officers in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Nationality.
35. A candidate for appointment as an Officer must be of pure European descent, and must be the son of natural-born or naturalized British subjects.
Age on first appointment.
36.—(1) The age for the first appointment of an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall not, except as provided in sub-regulation (2) below and regulation 38, exceed, in the case of—
(2) The Naval Board may, in a special case, approve of the entry of a Medical Officer at an age exceeding that prescribed in sub-regulation (1) above.
Selection of officers.
An Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, other than a Medical Officer or Bandmaster, shall be selected from adult members of that Force who hold the qualifications prescribed.
Engineers, &c.
38.—(1) The Naval Board may, to complete requirements from time to time, recommend for appointment as Engineer Officer in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve any person who is qualified as civil engineer, architect., or surveyor, and who shall comply in all respects with the prescribed conditions of appointment, whether liable to Universal Service under Part XII of the Act or not.
(2) The age for the first appointment and the age for the final retirement of such an Officer shall be governed by special instructions issued by the Naval Board from time to time.
Surgeon Lieutenants.
39. Surgeon Lieutenants, in addition to the District and Sub-District Naval Medical Officers, may be appointed to any Sub-District subject to the necessary provision being made by Parliament.
Chaplains.
40.—(1) A Chaplain shall be appointed only on the recommendation of the authorized nominating authorities of the various churches.
(2) A Chaplain shall be required to attend on board H.M.A. Ships in which no Chaplain of the Permanent Naval Forces is available (when such ships are in port), as may be arranged by the Senior Naval Officer.
(3) A Chaplain, when required to do so by the Senior Naval Officer, shall attend on the sick of his own denomination in hospital or in H.M.A. Ships and Establishments at the port.
(4) A Chaplain shall also attend for duty at such other times and places as directed by the District or Sub-District Naval Officer, and shall assist the District or Sub-District Naval Officer in matters concerning the spiritual, social, and moral welfare of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Honorary officers.
The Naval Board may recommend the appointment of such Honorary Officers as they may see fit. Honorary Officers may, on the occasions authorized for Officers on the Retired List, wear the uniform of their respective ranks, but shall not be entitled to receive any emoluments.
Section 3.—Promotions.
Midshipmen.
42. A candidate for appointment as Midshipman, Midshipman (e), or Paymaster Midshipman must have served in the Senior Naval Cadets for three years, and have been classified “efficient” for that time, and in addition must possess such qualifications and pass such examinations as are prescribed, except as provided in regulation 43.
Sea-going candidates for Commissions.
Notwithstanding anything contained in regulation 42, the Naval Board may recommend for appointment as Midshipman, Midshipman (e), Paymaster Midshipman, Engineer Sub-Lieutenant, or Sub-Lieutenant, any person employed upon a sea-going vessel who has been allotted to the Naval Forces for training, and who shall comply in all respects with the prescribed conditions of appointment, except that such person shall not be required to have served in the Senior Naval Cadets for three years, provided, however, that such person must have been classified as “efficient” for the period for which he was liable to training under Part XII. of the Defence Act.
Promotions to be “on probation”
44. All promotions to the ranks of Midshipman, Sub-Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Midshipman (e), Engineer Sub-Lieutenant, Engineer Lieutenant, Paymaster Midshipman, Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant, and Paymaster Lieutenant shall be on probation until the probationary Officer is recommended for confirmation by the Commanding Officer of the Ship or Establishment in which a period of continuous training is performed. In the event of a probationary Officer not being recommended for confirmation within two years, he shall revert to such rank or rating as he shall, in the opinion of the District Naval Officer, be qualified for, and his probationary promotion shall be determined.
Promotion to Sub-Lieutenant and Engineer Sub-Lieutenant.
A Sub-Lieutenant or Engineer Sub-Lieutenant shall be selected from such Midshipmen or Midshipmen (e) respectively who possess the qualifications and have passed the examinations prescribed.
Promotion to Lieutenant and Engineer Lieutenant.
46. A Lieutenant or Engineer Lieutenant shall be selected from such Sub-Lieutenants and Engineer Sub-Lieutenants respectively of not less than two years’ seniority, who have qualified by passing the prescribed examinations.
Promotion to Lieutenant Commander and Engineer Lieutenant-Commander.
A Lieutenant-Commander or Engineer Lieutenant-Commander shall be selected from Lieutenants or Engineer Lieutenants respectively, with not less than eight years’ seniority in those ranks, and must be recommended by the District Naval Officer for such promotion. Such an Officer must have attended each period of annual continuous training within the preceding five years, and must have served to the satisfaction of the Commanding Office of the Training Ship or Establishment.
Promotion to Commander and Engineer Commander.
A Commander or Engineer Commander shall be selected from Lieutenant-Commanders or Engineer Lieutenant-Commanders respectively with not less than six years’ seniority in those ranks, and must be recommended by the District Naval Officer for such promotion. Such an Officer must have attended each period of annual continuous training within the preceding five years, and must have served to the satisfaction of the Commanding Officer of the Training Ship or Establishment.
Promotion to Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant.
A Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant shall be selected from Paymaster Midshipmen who have attained the age of 20 years, and have qualified by passing the prescribed examination.
Promotion to Paymaster Lieutenant.
A Paymaster Lieutenant shall be selected from Paymaster Sub Lieutenants of not less than two years’ seniority in that rank who have passed the prescribed examination.
Promotion to Paymaster Lieutenant Commander.
51. A Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander shall be selected from Paymaster Lieutenants with not less than eight years’ seniority, and must be recommended by the District Naval Officer for such promotion. Such an Officer must have attended each period of annual continuous training within the preceding five years, and must have served to the satisfaction of the Commanding Officer of the Training Ship or Establishment.
Promotion to Paymaster Commander.
A Paymaster Commander shall be selected from Paymaster Lieutenant Commanders with not less than eight years’ seniority in that rank, and must be recommended by the District Naval Officer for such promotion. Such an officer must have attended each period of annual continuous training within the preceding five years, and must have served to the satisfaction of the Commanding Officer of the Training Ship or Establishment.
Qualifications for Surgeon Lieutenant.
To be eligible for appointment as Surgeon Lieutenant, a candidate must be—
(a) a duly qualified and registered practitioner under the States Medical Acts; and
(b) resident in such a place that he can undertake any duties with the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, which he may be required to perform;
and must comply in other respects with such conditions of appointment as are prescribed.
Promotion to Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander.
54. A Surgeon-Lieutenant will be eligible for promotion in a vacancy to the rank of Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander on attaining six years’ seniority in rank, provided he has served for training purposes twice in one of H.M.A. Ships, each period of training to be of not less than seventeen days.
Promotion to Surgeon Commander.
A Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander will be eligible for promotion in a vacancy to the rank of Surgeon Commander on attaining six years’ seniority as Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander.
Warrant Officers, Bandmasters, and Commissioned Officers from Warrant Rank.
56.—(1) A Warrant Officer shall be selected from candidates who have held a relative rating not lower than Leading Seaman for two years and have passed the educational test for the relative rating of Petty Officer; a candidate for warrant rank must be recommended by the District Naval Officer, and must pass such examination as the Naval Board may from time to time direct.
(2) A Bandmaster shall be selected from Bandsmen who hold such qualifications as may be deemed necessary by the Director, and are recommended for promotion by the District Naval Officer.
(3) A Commissioned Officer may be, selected from Warrant Officers who—
(a) have held warrant rank for not less than five years,
(b) are recommended by the District Naval Officer, and
(c) pass such examination as the Naval Board may from time to time direct.
Accelerated promotion for special service.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Regulations, any Officer who has performed such particularly good service as is considered to be deserving of special promotion may be promoted on the recommendation of the Director and the Naval Board.
Section 4.—Removals and Retirements.
Notification in Government Gazette.
58. All resignations, retirements, and dismissals of Officers from the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette.
Cancellation of Commission for misconduct.
If an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve is guilty of improper conduct, or of any civil offence bringing discredit on the service, or is negligent in the performance of his duty, the Governor-General may cancel his commission; but before such cancellation the Officer shall be notified in writing of the complaint or charge against him, and shall be called upon to show cause in relation thereto.
Cancellation of Commission for absence.
The Commission of an Officer absent without leave for a period of three months or upwards may be cancelled by the Governor-General.
Resignation of Commission.
61.—(1) Any Officer may, at his own request, and with the approval of the Naval Board, resign his rank and revert to any lower rank or rating previously held by him, except to avoid trial by Court Martial.
(2) Such resignation and the fact that it was at the member’s own request shall be noted in the Record of Service and Record Book, and signed by the District Naval Officer, the original written application being retained on the file in the office concerned.
Cancellation of resignation and transfer to Retired List.
The Governor-General may, on the application of the person concerned, authorize the cancellation of the resignation of any Officer who has been employed under the Acts, and authorize his being placed on the Retired List of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve subject to the provisions of regulation 64.
Retirement of officers.
63. Officers who have volunteered for further service after attaining 26 years of age may be permitted to retire at any time, and may be granted permission to retain their rank and wear uniform as prescribed by Regulation or as may be approved from time to time.
Ages for retirement.
64.—(1) An Officer who is permitted to continue serving in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve after attaining the age of 26 years, in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 31, shall be placed on the Retired List of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve on attaining the age shown below, except as provided in sub-regulation (3):—
(2) A Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), Engineer Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant (on probation), Midshipman, Midshipman (e), or Paymaster Midshipman is not eligible to be placed on the Retired List.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), an Officer who has reached the retiring age may, on the recommendation of the Naval Board, be required to continue to perform his duties for a period not exceeding two years.
Retired officers to report annually.
An Officer on the Retired List shall report himself in writing during January in each year, through the Secretary of the Navy Office; failing this, his name shall be removed from the Retired List of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Part IV.—Training.
Section 1.—General.
Training and qualifications.
66. The Naval Board may from time to time promulgate orders and instructions governing the training and define the necessary qualifications for the appointment of the various ranks and ratings of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Training and examination of officers serving voluntarily.
67. An Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who has completed his Naval Service as required by Part XII. of the Defence Act, and who has volunteered for further Naval Service under sub-regulation (2) of regulation 31, shall be required to pass all examinations necessary before subsequent promotion, and to perform such annual training as may be ordered by the Director, provided that upon failure of such an Officer to perform such annual training his appointment shall be cancelled, but he may be placed upon the Retired List if qualified.
Compilation of drill cards.
Every member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be supplied with a Drill Card in duplicate.
Employment in Public Service.
69.—(1) A Sub-District Naval Officer shall, at the request of any member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve under his orders, issue a certificate in the prescribed form in regard to his personal service when such member is a candidate for entry to the Public Service of the Commonwealth.
(2) Similar information may be furnished, on due application being made to the head of any Government Department concerning any employee in such Department.
Section 2.—Duration and Nature of Training.
Cadets’ drills.
70.—(1) In the case of Cadets, the training prescribed shall be, in each year ending 30th June, such compulsory drills as are ordered by the District Naval Officer, but so that the total hours of training shall not be less than 64, and shall not exceed 128.
(2) In the case of Cadets who are attending State or Technical Schools of Instruction, the duration and time of training shall, as far as possible, be arranged to take place at such times as will not interfere with their school instruction.
(3) No voluntary or make-up drills shall be ordered in the employers’ time.
(4) No night drills shall be compulsory.
(5) Voluntary camps may be held at the discretion of the District Naval Officer, provided that approval to the estimated expenditure involved shall have previously been obtained. Each day’s attendance at such voluntary camp shall be considered equivalent to eight hours’ drill. The period of training spent in a voluntary camp shall be considered to be voluntary training additional to that required by sub-regulation (1) above, and in no case shall be considered as training in lieu thereof.
Training of adult force.
71.—(1) In the Adult Force, the training prescribed shall be:—
From 18 to 25 years of age.
(a) Seventeen days’ continuous training in one of H.M.A. Ships or Establishments.
(b) Eight whole days divided into half-days and nights at the discretion of the District Naval Officer, and to suit local conditions, not less than 25 per cent. of which shall be Daylight Drills.
From 25 to 26 years of age.
(c) Unless otherwise directed by the Governor-General, muster parade of not less than one and a half hours’ duration for the purpose of inspection of kit, registration, and other administrative purposes as may be considered necessary.
(2) Whole-day drills during continuous training shall include the whole twenty-four hours, otherwise the duration of a whole-day drill shall be not less than six hours, of a half-day drill not less than three hours, and of a night drill not less than one hour and a half.
(3) In circumstances where, owing to the exigencies of the Service, it is found impracticable for trainees to be embarked in one of H.M.A. Ships or sent to one of the R.A.N. Training Establishments for the prescribed continuous training, such continuous training shall be preformed in the Drill Hall. In these cases, trainees shall attend daily at the Drill Halls at such times as the District Naval Officer may prescribe, provided that the period between the first and last days of such training shall not exceed the total number of days prescribed under the Defence Act, i.e. seventeen days.
(4) Continuous training at Drill Halls shall consist of instruction daily during forenoons and afternoons, but on Sundays shall be confined to assembly in the forenoon at Divisions and attendance at Church Parade or as may be ordered by the District Naval Officer.
Extra drills for promotion, efficiency, &c.
72. Extra drills, continuous or otherwise, shall be arranged in order to enable members of the Naval Reserve who have failed to complete the prescribed training to make up the drills missed, and to afford opportunities to those who desire to attain a higher standard of proficiency or to qualify for promotion.
Time of commencement of drill.
73. In all cases the times of drill for the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall count from the time the class first embarks or falls in at the drill room or other establishment.
Section 3.—Leave of Absence.
Temporary absence from locality.
Leave of absence may be granted by a District or Sub-District Naval Officer when such is necessary, owing to temporary absence from the locality, of a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, but, if in the opinion of the Sub-District Naval Officer, such absence is so protracted as to materially interfere with the member’s naval training, he may be transferred to the Military Forces at the discretion of the District Naval Officer.
Absence through illness.
Leave of absence may be granted for illness or other unavoidable cause, and in case of illness the District or Sub-District Naval Officer may, if he thinks fit, require a medical certificate to be produced. In such cases, the Department shall not be responsible for the payment of any expenses incurred by the trainee, except as provided for in Part VIII., section 2, of these Regulations.
Drills missed to be made up.
Except in a case where illness or temporary absence exceeds fourteen days, it shall be necessary for a member serving under Part XII. of the Defence Act to attend additional parades of equivalent duration to the statutory parades he has missed.
Leave from continuous training.
A member applying for leave of absence from continuous training shall give good reasons as to the necessity therefor. Such leave, except in the case of sickness, shall be applied for not later than fourteen days prior to the date of commencement of continuous training.
Section 4.—Transfers.
Member leaving district.
78. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who, by change of residence, is unable to continue his Naval training, shall notify the Sub-District Naval Officer, and return all Government stores in his possession before leaving the District.
Transfer to other Naval areas.
79.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who removes to another Naval training area shall retain his rank or rating on transfer, and shall retain the uniform in his possession, but shall return his arms, accoutrements, and all other Government stores before so transferring.
(2) Such a member shall be borne additional to establishment for the remainder of the current training year, being absorbed in the following year’s establishment.
Transfers from Naval to Military areas.
A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who removes his place of residence to an area remote from Naval training centres, will be transferred to the Military training area concerned, except that a trainee removing to a place of residence outside the 3½ mile limit, but within 10 miles from a Naval drill room, may volunteer to remain a Naval trainee.
Transfers from Military to Naval areas.
81.—(1) A Military trainee who removes his place of residence to within a Naval area may volunteer to transfer to the Royal Australian Naval Reserve by application to the Sub-District Naval Officer, who, if the applicant is considered desirable, and is medically fit, shall apply to the Military authorities for the transfer to be effected.
(2) Such transfers shall be confined to persons who, by virtue of their civil occupations, become members of the “Artisan” and “Sick Berth” branches of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
Transfer of “missing trainees”
82.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who cannot be located within one month from a non-attendance at a statutory drill or authorized parade shall be considered a “Missing Trainee.”
(2) Where a Sub-District Naval Officer has decided to regard a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve as a “Missing Trainee,” such trainee shall be transferred to that Military area in which he was originally registered for posting upon the “Missing Trainee” list, and for further requisite action.
Section 5.—Persons employed on Sea-going and Harbour Vessels.
Registration of trainees employed in sea-going and harbour vessels.
83.—(1) A person liable to universal training under Part XII. of the Defence Act employed upon a sea-going vessel registered in Australia, or upon a vessel engaged wholly or partly in the coastal or Inter-State trade of Australia, or upon any craft such as ketch, tug, ferry steamer, fishing vessel, dredge, &c, operating from or within a Naval sub-district, shall be registered for universal training by the Sub-District Naval Officer concerned.
(2) Such a person pronounced medically fit by the Sub-District Naval Medical Officer for Naval Training shall be allotted to the Naval Forces, and shall be borne upon the books of a Naval sub-district.
(3) The Naval sub-district in which such a person is to be borne shall be that sub-district he may select, provided that the selected sub-district is within the normal trading route, or sphere of operations of the vessel or craft in which he is employed.
(4) A person employed in the manner described in sub-regulation (1) hereof who is pronounced by the Sub-District Naval Medical Officer to be medically unfit for Naval Service shall be granted an exemption by the District Naval Officer in accordance with Section 138 of the Defence Act.
Arrangements for and record of drills.
84.—(1) A Cadet or adult sea-going Trainee who is a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be permitted to perform the whole or part of the drill required annually in one continuous period as convenient, and in the event of his ship not then being in port, he may be permitted to perform such further drill (not exceeding 25 days in the case of an adult and 16 days in the case of a Cadet) as may be necessary until the return of his ship. Any additional drill so performed shall be deducted from the training required for the following year.
(2) In cases where incomplete portions of a year’s service are not completed before 1st July, the procedure prescribed in these Regulations for failure to render the personal service shall be observed, unless leave of absence shall have been granted or an exemption is in force.
(3) This regulation shall not extend to Trainees the option of missing a year’s service, if liable for training, with the intention of performing such service in the succeeding year.
(4) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve employed in a sea-going vessel shall forward in writing his address to the Sub-District Naval Officer at least once in six months, and at all times when executing a fresh engagement for another vessel.
Drill permitted at any sub-district.
85. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve employed in the manner described in regulation 83 shall be permitted to drill at any Naval Sub-District at which Naval Training is carried out, on production of his Record Book to the Sub-District Naval Officer, and in the event of a member so drilling in a Naval Sub-District other than that on the books of which he is borne, a report of the drills shall be rendered at once by the one Sub-District Naval Officer to the other.
Members employed in foreign-going vessels.
86. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve employed in a foreign-going vessel shall be required to perform only an amount of training proportionate to the periods during which he is actually in Australian waters, and as regards efficiency shall be dealt with as provided in these Regulations.
Section 6.—Discharges and Exemptions.
Discharge certificate on completion of service.
87.—(1) On completion of service, or on being released for any cause from all liability to further training, the discharge certificate in the Record Book and the Record of Service shall be filled in by the Sub-District Naval Officer and handed to the member.
(2) The Muster Parade prescribed under Section 125 (d) of the Defence Act shall be utilized for the distribution of Records of Service and Record Books, and the collection of all Government property in the possession of members, other than uniform, which they are permitted to retain.
Discharge for unfitness or misconduct.
88. The District Naval Officer may, except in the case of those liable for training under Section 125 of the Defence Act, approve of the discharge “Services no Longer Required” of any member, other than an Officer, for unfitness, negligence, or misconduct, but such member, before being so discharged, shall be notified in writing of the charge against him, and shall be given an opportunity of making a statement in his defence.
Discharge of voluntary member if classified “non-efficient.”
89. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve if not liable for training under Section 125 of the Defence Act, shall be discharged if he is classified “non-efficient” for two successive years.
Resignation from voluntary service.
90.—(1) Any member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve other than those liable for training under Section 125 of the Defence Act, may, except in time of war or emergency, and subject to the approval of the District Naval Officer, resign from the Royal Australian Naval Reserve on giving three months’ notice in writing to the Sub-District Naval Officer of his intention to claim his discharge, and by paying the following sums:—
£2 if the resignation is during the first year of service;
£1 if the resignation is during the second year of service;
10s. if the resignation is during the third year of service,
except as provided in sub-regulation (5) hereunder.
(2) Service for the purpose of this regulation shall count from the date of voluntary enrolment, and is exclusive of any service in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve performed under the provisions of Section 125 of the Act.
(3) The District Naval Officer shall cause the Accounts Officer for the District to be notified, in writing, of the discharge of any member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and of the amount payable in respect of such discharge.
(4) Any payments under this regulation shall be made to the Account Officer of the District.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), if the District Naval Officer considers that the enforcement of the payment of such sums would impose undue hardship upon a member, he may in the case of any rating authorize discharge without payment, except in time of war.
Retiring age for ratings.
91.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve below the rank of Officer shall be discharged at the age specified hereunder, except as provided in sub-regulation (2):—
Chief Petty Officer............................
50
All other ratings..............................
45
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), if it is considered necessary in the interests of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve to retain the services of any member who would otherwise be discharged, the Naval Board may approve, on the recommendation of the Director, of the said member being retained for a further period, not exceeding two years.
Enrolment in permanent Naval or Military forces.
92.—(1) When a person liable for training under Section 125 of the Defence Act is enrolled as a Member of the Permanent Naval or Military Forces of the Commonwealth, he shall be granted an exemption under Section 138 (d) of the Defence Act, and the Sub-District Naval Officer concerned shall record, the exemption in the Record of Service and the Record Book in the manner prescribed.
(2) The Record of Service shall be transmitted by his Commanding Officer to the individual concerned upon such person attaining the age of 26 years.
Transfer from R.A.N.R. to R.A.N.R. (sea-going).
93.—(1) A member liable for training under Section 125 of the Defence Act who is subsequently enrolled as a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) shall, upon completion of each period of annual training until he attains the age of 26 years, be considered to have rendered the required training prescribed under Part XII. of the Defence Act.
(2) The prescribed entry shall be made in his Record of Service, which shall be returned to the member on his attaining the age of 26 years.
Discharge from permanent forces while still liable for training.
In the event of a person being discharged from the Permanent Naval Forces while still liable for training, his Commanding Officer shall inform the District Naval Officer of the District in which the person concerned proposes to reside, who in turn will inform the Sub-District Naval Officer or the Area Officer concerned, of the date and reason for discharge. The original exemption under section 138 (d) of the Defence Act shall then be withdrawn, and the same shall be recorded in the Record of Service and Record Book in the prescribed manner.
Discharge from the R.A.N.R. (sea-going) while still liable for training.
95.—(1) In the event of a person being discharged from the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (Sea-going) prior to reaching 26 years of age, he shall again become liable to training under Section 125 of the Defence Act, and the Director shall notify the District Naval Officer of the District in which the person concerned proposes to reside, of the date and reason of such person’s discharge, and his postal address.
(2) The notification of discharge shall be accompanied by the Record of Service and Registration Papers, and the Sub-District Naval Officer concerned shall, on their receipt, make an appropriate entry therein in the prescribed manner.
Exemption for war service.
96. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, exemption from compulsory service in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve by a person who performed war service in the war 1914-1919 shall apply in the manner prescribed hereunder:—
(a) A member who has performed such war service beyond the limits of the Commonwealth for any period, or within the Commonwealth for a continuous period of four months or more, shall be exempt from all training prescribed by Part XII. of the Defence Act.
(b) This exemption shall not extend to any training, and/or to any compulsory parades for registration or other administrative purposes which may be held in any year under Section 125 (d) of the Defence Act, and every person to whom paragraph (a) hereof applies shall notify every change of address as required by Section 145 of the Defence Act, and failure to comply with this paragraph shall render the person liable to the penalty provided by Section 85 of the Defence Act.
Exemption on account of medical unfitness.
A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who is found to be medically unfit for Naval service shall be exempted by the District Naval Officer in accordance with Section 138 (1) (a) of the Defence Act.
Disqualification from service.
In accordance with Section 141 of the Defence Act, no person shall be permitted to serve in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who is found by any Court appointed in that behalf by these Regulations—
(a) to have been convicted of any disgraceful or infamous crime; or
(b) to be of notoriously bad character.
Procedure for application to court for disqualification.
99.—(1) An application may be made to the prescribed Court by any Officer authorized by the District Naval Officer when he considers there are grounds for such application, and thereupon, or in any other case upon its own motion, such Court may order that any person shall not be permitted to serve in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
(2) The Courts referred to in Section 141 of the Defence Act shall include all Courts of Criminal Jurisdiction of the Commonwealth or of a State, and all Naval and Military Courts.
Part V.—Efficiency.
Section 1.—General.
Classification of efficiency.
On the 30th June in each year every member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve serving under Section 125 of the Defence Act shall be classified “efficient”, “non-efficient” or “exempt” by the Sub-District Naval Officer, who is the officer appointed in that behalf under Section 133 of the Defence Act.
Qualification for “efficient.”
In order to qualify as “efficient” each cadet and adult shall attend the prescribed drills, and, in addition, must attain a reasonable standard of efficiency as disclosed in the results of prescribed examinations.
Members trained for portion of a year only.
102.—(1) A member who is trained during a portion of a year only, from a cause other than neglect to attend, such as continued leave on account of illness, shall be classified as “efficient”, “exempt” or “non-efficient” under the conditions and in such manner as may be approved by the Naval Board.
(2) A member who has been granted leave, or for any other reason has not been liable to training, shall only be required to have attended such statutory parades or their equivalent as have actually been carried out in the locality while he was liable for training.
Additional training for “non-efficient.”
103.—(1) A member who has, at the termination of any year of training, been finally classified as “non-efficient” may, in subsequent years, perform additional training equivalent to the amount of training by which he was deficient for each year in which he was marked “non-efficient”; provided that in the Adult Force no trainee shall be finally classified as “efficient” who failed to attend the prescribed period of continuous training during the year for which he was classified “non-efficient,” except he shall have attended additional continuous training in subsequent years equivalent to any continuous training which he has failed to attend.
(2) In a case where a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve has, at the termination of any year of training, been classified as “non-efficient” through failure to attain a satisfactory standard of efficiency, but has attended for the prescribed period of that year, and has been finally classified as “efficient” for a year subsequent to that year, he may be re-classified as “efficient” for the previous year or years for which he was classified as “non-efficient” provided that the standard of efficiency of the latest year shall be equal to the standard required from persons who have served, the same number of years as the one whose case is under consideration has served.
(3) A person liable for training under Part XII. of the Defence Act who has, at the termination of any year of training, been finally classified as “non-efficient” and has not subsequently been classified as “efficient” shall, on reaching the year in which he attains the age of 26 years, be required to undergo as many additional annual trainings as the number of classifications of “non-efficient” then recorded against him.
Section 2.—Competitions.
Competitions.
104.—(1) Annual competitions, as tests of efficiency in Naval exercises and drills, shall be held for Cadets.
(2) Entrance fees for any competition shall not be a charge against Commonwealth funds.
(3) The District Naval Officer shall arrange for competitors, where necessary, to travel to the place of competition by train or steamer (second class) at Government expense, and that quarters or tentage and messing are provided when, the competitors are required to be away from their homes for a night or longer. Expenditure not exceeding 3s. per diem per member may he incurred for this purpose.
Part VI.—Discipline.
Section 1.—General.
Application of Naval Defence Act.
Every member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve assembled for training or on active service under Proclamation shall be under Naval discipline as prescribed in the Naval Defence Act, and Regulations made thereunder, and subject to the penalties attached thereto.
Application of R.A.N. regulations to adult member.
When not inconsistent with these Regulations or the Naval Defence Act, all Rules and Regulations for the discipline and internal economy of the Royal Australian Navy shall be applicable to an adult member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve when on duty ashore or afloat.
Knowledge of regulations regarding discipline.
The portion of the Naval Discipline Act which relates to the punishment of offences shall be read at least every six months at a general muster of members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, and copies of the Naval Defence Act and these Regulations shall always be available to every member and ignorance of them shall not be pleaded as an excuse for an offence.
Commanding Officer when afloat or ashore.
A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, when afloat or training, shall be under the command of the Commanding Officer or other superior officer of the ship in which he may be serving, and when on duty on shore shall be under the command of the District Naval Officer or his representative.
Complaints.
If a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve has cause to think himself aggrieved, the procedure prescribed in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Articles 8 and 9, shall define the procedure to be adopted. Such complaints shall be represented in the first instance to the Sub-District Naval Officer of the Sub-District to which the member belongs, or subsequently, as the case may require, to the District Naval Officer of the District in which he serves, and finally to the Naval Board, through the Director, provided that when serving in one of His Majesty’s Australian ships, the procedure shall be as prescribed in King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.
Record of character.
110.—(1) The character of every rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be recorded in the “Record of Service” by the Sub-District Naval Officer, in his own handwriting, as follows:—
(a) On the 30th June in each year.
(b) On transfer.
(c) On discharge.
(2) The rules to be observed are those prescribed in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions, Article 829, Sections 6 and 9.
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Section 2.—Punishments and Prosecutions.
Scale of summary punishments
111.—(1) A member of the Citizen Naval Forces guilty of any Act, conduct, or neglect to the prejudice of good order and Naval discipline may be punished summarily in accordance with the subjoined scale.
(2) The scale of alternative normal maximum summary fines or punishments for the Royal Australian Naval Reserve while undergoing training shall be as follows:—
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Disobedience of orders</span><span style="width:156.68pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">.......................</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-top:0.75pt solid #000000; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">2. Disrespect</span><span style="width:212.27pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">................................</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:25.3pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">3. Drunkenness</span><span style="width:201.27pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..............................</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding £5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td rowspan="2" style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4. Smuggling liquor into ship or boat, Naval premises, or place of duty on shore</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:37.95pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5. Wilfully, or by neglect, losing or damaging any Government property</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:14.4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-14.4pt; text-align:justify; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding £5, and it addition may be charged with the estimated value of the property lost or damaged</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6. Neglect of duty</span><span style="width:190.28pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">............................</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding £1</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">7. Any act, disorder, or neglect to the prejudice of good order and Naval discipline not specified in the foregoing</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding £5</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">8. Talking or inattention at drill</span><span style="width:131.01pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">...................</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding 5s.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:21.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:-21.6pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">9. Appearing improperly dressed</span><span style="width:124.91pt; text-indent:0pt; font-family:'Lucida Console', monospace; display:inline-block">..................</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding 5s.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:12.65pt"><td style="width:62.4%; border-right:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:1.62pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif; font-variant:small-caps">10. </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Neglect to notify change of address within seven days</span></p></td><td style="width:37.6%; border-left:0.75pt solid #000000; border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:1.62pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fine not exceeding 2s. 6d</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(3) The above scale may be used in lieu of, but not in addition to, and does not supersede, the table of punishments in King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions (Article 757—1913 Edition), and shall not apply to a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve performing service under Proclamation.
(4) The Sub-District Naval Officer may, if authorized in writing by the District Naval Officer, punish a member of the Citizen Naval Forces according to the above scale, but so that any fine shall not exceed ten shillings.
(5) Except during service under Proclamation, and as provided in regulation 115, it shall be at the discretion of the District Naval Officer to deal with an offender summarily as above prescribed, or to refer the case to a Civil Court.
Disrating of Petty Officers.
A Commanding Officer of any ship in the Royal Australian Navy, or the District Naval Officer, may summarily reduce in rating any petty officer for misconduct or inefficiency; but before a petty officer is so disrated he shall be notified in writing of the charge against him, and shall be given an opportunity of showing cause against it, when he may be heard in his defence, together with any witnesses whom he may call on his behalf.
Prohibition of intoxicating liquor.
It shall be an offence for a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve to have in his possession any intoxicating liquor, when in uniform, on duty, or in any place used for Naval purposes, except when made a member of an officers’ mess on being drafted to one of H.M.A. Ships or Training Establishments for continuous training.
Use of tobacco by cadets.
Unless the parent or guardian of a Cadet shall have notified his or her consent in writing to the Sub-District Naval Officer, it shall be an offence for a Cadet to have in his possession tobacco, cigarettes, or material for making same when in uniform, on duty, or in any place used for Naval purposes.
Cadets to be fined by Civil Court only.
A Cadet guilty of any act, conduct, or neglect to the prejudice of good order and Naval discipline may be punished summarily, but a case which, in the opinion of the District Naval Officer, involves a monetary penalty, shall be proceeded with in a Civil Court.
Prosecutions for absence from drill.
116. At the discretion of the District Naval Officer, proceedings shall be instituted from time to time under section 135, clause (1a) (a) of the Defence Act.
Prosecutions for evasion of personal service.
Proceedings under section 135, clause l, of the Defence Act, shall be commenced as soon as possible after 1st July in each year.
Prescribed authorities.
The following shall be the prescribed authorities and persons referred to in sections 135 and 135a of the Defence Act:—
Any District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer.
Prescribed places.
The following shall be the prescribed institution or place referred to in section 135, sub-sections (5) and (7), of the Defence Act:—
Any Ship or Establishment used or maintained for Naval purposes.
Procedure for prosecutions.
120.—(1) In a prosecution instituted under section 135 of the Defence Act, the informant or complainant shall give his rank and describe himself as the Commanding Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve of the Sub-District concerned.
(2) The Prosecuting Officer shall be the Sub-District Naval Officer or an Officer duly appointed to act on his behalf.
(3) In no case shall counsel or solicitors be employed without the prior approval of the Minister having been obtained.
(4) An Officer conducting a prosecution shall not appear in uniform except in time of war.
Should a trainee fail to pay any fine and/or costs imposed by a Court the magistrate shall be asked to issue a warrant for his arrest for detention in pursuance of the original order.
Collection of fines.
122.—(1) All fines imposed under the provisions of the Naval Defence Act will be collected by the Clerk of the Court who shall transfer them to the Accounts Officer for the Naval District appointed under Regulations.
(2) The Sub-District Naval Officer shall be responsible that the Certifying Officer for the Naval District is notified in writing of all fines imposed in any prosecutions in his Sub-District.
(3) The Certifying Officer shall be responsible that all recoveries are effected and brought to account as early as practicable.
(4) The Sub-District Naval Officer shall be responsible that the Clerks of the Courts in their respective Sub-Districts are notified in respect of the requirements of sub-regulation (1) hereof.
Return of fines and punishments.
123.—(1) A return in triplicate on the prescribed form of all fines and punishments inflicted upon Naval Trainees, both by civil or Naval authority, including charges for loss of, or damage to, Government property during the quarter shall be prepared by each Sub-District Naval Officer and forwarded to the District Naval Officer quarterly in arrears on the last working day of September, December, March, and June.
(2) The District Naval Officer shall forward the return in duplicate quarterly in arrear to the Director, with a notification of action being taken for the payment of any sums due as penalties or part there of which are being carried forward to next quarter’s return. The Director shall forward one copy to the Director of Navy Accounts for transmission to the Auditor-General.
(3) All cases in brought before civil authority in which the District Naval Officer considers inadequate punishment has been awarded, or in which any unusual or special features exist, shall be reported to the Director.
(4) A notation of all fines, punishments, and prosecutions shall be made on the Trainees’ Record of Service in the tables provided for such notations.
Part VII.—Gunnery.
Section 1.—General.
Rifles and pistols.
Each District shall be supplied with rifles and pistols as laid down in the authorized establishment of stores.
Record of rifles and pistols.
Every rifle and pistol shall bear a number by which it shall be registered, and a record thereof on the prescribed form shall be kept at the offline of the Sub-District Naval Officer.
Supply, custody, and storage of ammunition.
126.—(1) Ammunition in accordance with the established scale shall be allowed, and District Naval Officers shall arrange a secure place for the custody of such ammunition in the Districts and Sub-Districts under their command.
(2) The storage of all ammunition shall be in accordance with the Regulation governing storage of explosives.
Return of unexpended ammunition.
When ammunition is forwarded to a Sub-District, the Sub-District Naval Officer shall be responsible for any unexpended balance, and a statement showing such balance shall be rendered to the District Naval Officer quarterly.
Ordnance and ordnance stores.
128. The instructions contained in “Instructions for Ordnance Artificers 1921” shall be complied with in all Sub-Districts where ordnance is mounted for instructional purposes, or to which ordnance stores are supplied.
Assembly under arms.
129. Members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall not assemble under arms for any purpose unconnected with parade, drill, or rifle practice, except with the approval of the Director.
Damage to arms.
130.—(1) In the event of arms being damaged by accident or carelessness, a report of the circumstances shall be rendered in the manner prescribed.
(2) If repairs cannot be effected locally, this fact should be stated, when the District Naval Officer will issue directions as to the action to be taken.
(3) The cost of repairing arms, if damaged wilfully or by neglect, together with the cost of transit, shall be charged against the person responsible.
Section 2.—Rifle and Gunnery Practice.
Rifle practice.
131. Rifle practice shall be carried out as laid down in the Hand-book of Musketry and Pistol Practices for H.M. Fleet.
Firing to be under proper supervision.
132.—(1) No Morris tube, ball, or other practice, including .22 miniature firing, shall be carried out unless there is a properly qualified Officer or Instructor in charge, who shall be held personally responsible that the instructions laid down in the Hand-book of Musketry and Pistol Practices for H.M. Fleet are strictly adhered to.
(2) The Sub-District Naval Officer is responsible that before firing is commenced on any miniature range proper precautions are taken to prevent any person or persons attempting to pass within the danger zones.
Medical attendance at rifle practice.
133. When ball cartridges are being used at a field range, the Sub-District Naval Officer shall arrange for the attendance of a properly-qualified sick-berth rating, if one is borne, and shall insure that a Medical Officer shall be in attendance.
Markers.
134. Cadets shall not be used on a field range as markers or look-out men.
Return of unexpended cartridges and empty cylinders after firing.
135.—(1) On every occasion when ball or blank cartridges have been used, all unexpended rounds shall be collected immediately after the firing has ceased and taken in charge by one of the Instructional Staff for return to store.
(2) The Officer or Instructor in charge of the firing is responsible that the Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper is notified in writing forthwith of the actual amount of ammunition expended. Empty cartridge cases shall be returned to store and taken on charge by weight.
Cleaning and inspection of arms.
136.—(1) Arms shall be cleaned immediately after firing.
(2) Before and after use of ball or blank cartridge, arms shall be inspected as laid down in the Hand-book of Musketry and Pistol Practices for H.M. Fleet by one of the Instructional Staff, and when at rifle practice they shall be similarly inspected before leaving each range.
Part VIII.—Medical.
Section 1.—Medical Examinations.
Medical examination prior to allotment.
137. A Senior Cadet prior to being allotted for Naval training shall be medically examined by the District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer or by a Medical Officer of the Naval Forces.
Standard of physical fitness for cadets.
In deciding the physical fitness of Senior Cadets for Naval training, the Medical Officer shall be guided by the principles laid down in the Instructions for Recruiting for the Royal Australian Navy, except that—
(a) The standard for eyesight shall not be less than 6-6, 6-9, or 6-12 with both eyes for ratings requiring 6-6, 6-9, and 6-12 in each eye separately, as tested with Snellin’s types at 20 feet distance.
(b) No person shall be passed medically fit who is edentulous in either jaw, or unless he has sufficient teeth in either jaw which, with dentures, enable him to masticate properly and maintain his health.
Medical Examination for entry to adult force.
139.—(1) During the year in which a Senior Cadet reaches the age of eighteen years, he shall be examined by a Naval Medical Officer to ascertain his physical fitness or otherwise to serve in the Adult Force.
(2) A cadet found to be medically unfit for Naval service shall be dealt with as provided in regulation 97.
Height and chest standard for adult force.
To be eligible for transfer to the Adult Force, a Cadet shall be not less than 5 ft. 2½ in. in height, with a mean chest measurement of at least 32 inches.
Subsequent medical examination.
At any time during his service, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve may be required by the District or Sub-District Naval Officer to be medically examined, and if found unfit for Naval service, he shall be dealt with as provided in regulation 97.
Medical examination under proclamation or enlistment.
142.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve called up by Proclamation, or a person about to be enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, in time of war or national emergency shall be required to undergo such medical examination as to fitness for service as may be required.
(2) A person serving under Proclamation or enlisted for service in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who is about to be demobilized, or discharged, as the case may be, for any reason other than sickness or injury, shall be, examined by the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, and the report of such examination is to be entered in the prescribed form.
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Section 2.—Medical Attendance in Time of Peace.
Medical treatment in time of peace.
143—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who contracts disease or receives injury while undergoing training or on duty, exclusive of service under Proclamation, may, subject to the approval of the District Naval Officer, receive medical attendance and treatment as follows:—
(a) A person who, in the opinion of the Medical Officer, requires hospital treatment shall, as soon as fit to travel, be removed to an approved hospital.
(b) In all other cases he shall—
(i) attend at the surgery of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer for treatment; or
(ii) if considered by the Medical Officer to be unfit to attend at the surgery, be treated at his own home by the District Naval Medical officer or Sub-District Naval Medical officer;
provided that, in the case of disease, it is directly attributable to the training or duty which the member concerned was called upon to perform and was not, in any way, due to the member’s own default or misconduct; and, in the case of injury, that such injury was not sustained by him whilst proceeding to the place of assembly for training or whilst returning home after dismissal of the Division from duty.
Drugs and dressings.
The cost of drugs and dressings ordered by the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer in the case of persons entitled to medical treatment under regulation 143 shall be chargeable against Government funds.
Period of treatment.
145.—(1) Medical treatment under regulation 143 may be continued, on the approval of the District Naval Officer, up to a maximum period of thirty (30) days.
(2) Should it appear that treatment for a longer period may be necessary, a full report of the case shall be forwarded through the District Naval Officer to the Director, when authority may be given for continued treatment up to 91 days in all.
(3) In the event of treatment beyond 91 days being considered necessary, the report of the Board of Survey, as provided in regulation 152, and a complete statement of the case shall be forwarded to the Director for consideration by the Naval Board as to whether further treatment shall be authorized.
(4) The maximum period of treatment which may be approved by the Naval Board, in exceptional circumstances, shall be six months, calculated from the date the injury was received, or commencement of the disease, as the case may be.
Private treatment.
146.—(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in regulation 143, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who receives an injury or contracts disease under the conditions therein prescribed may elect to be treated in a private hospital or in his own home by a private medical practitioner and such member shall, thereupon, assume all financial responsibility consequent upon his action, and no claim for expenses incurred shall be allowable against the Department.
(2) In such a case the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall, as may be directed by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer, visit the member and report upon his condition.
Report of cases.
A report in writing of every case placed under treatment shall be made by the Medical Officer to the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer without delay, stating whether the sickness or injury is in any way attributable to the “personal service” of the member concerned.
Injuries, &c., received on service other than service under proclamation.
148.—(1) A claim for compensation for injuries received or disease contracted on duty other than on service under Proclamation in time of war or national emergency by an adult member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, shall be dealt with as follows:—
(a) Full particulars as to any injury alleged to have been received shall be communicated in writing by the member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve Staff present at the time to the District Naval Officer, through his Commanding Officer, within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence.
(b) Full particulars as to any disease alleged to have been contracted on duty shall be communicated in writing by the member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve concerned to the District Naval Officer, through the member’s Commanding Officer within forty-eight (48) hours after its occurrence, otherwise no claim for compensation shall be considered except as provided in (c) hereunder.
(c) If as a result of such disease the member is unable to notify the District Naval Officer within the period prescribed in paragraph (b), his claim may be considered, provided that such claim is submitted at the earliest possible time after contracting the disease.
(2) In cases where the injury is not reported to the District Naval Officer within the limits of the time prescribed in this paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1), and the Government is subsequently called upon to pay compensation in connexion with such injury, the amount of compensation so paid may be made a charge against the member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve Staff responsible for the neglect of duty in failing to report the injury.
Board of Inquiry.
149.—(1) Immediately upon receipt of advice regarding injury or disease alleged to have been received or contracted on duty, the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer shall assemble a Board of Inquiry to inquire into the circumstances of each case and submit its report and recommendation to the District Naval Officer. In every case the Commanding Officer at the time of the alleged accident or contraction of the disease shall be detailed as a member of such Board of Inquiry. The Board of Inquiry shall not submit any recommendation in regard to compensation.
(2) If in the opinion of the Board of Inquiry or the Medical Officer attending the member, the injury is of a more serious nature, the District Naval Officer shall at the earliest opportunity convene a Medical Board to survey and report upon the case in accordance with regulation 152 and such Medical Board may recommend payment of compensation at the rates prescribed in these Regulations up to the maximum period of six months.
Injuries received whilst proceeding to or returning from duty.
Compensation shall not be allowed to a member in respect of injuries sustained by him whilst proceeding to the place of assembly, or whilst returning home after the dismissal of the Division from duty.
Procedure in claims for compensation.
151.—(1) An application for compensation, except in the case of death, shall be made in writing, signed by the member if practicable, and forwarded through the District Naval Officer for the consideration of the Naval Board.
(2) Each application for compensation shall be supported by the following documents:—
(a) The proceedings of the Board of Inquiry or Medical Board which reported on the case.
(b) A certificate by a Naval Medical Officer showing the period during which the member was unable to follow his calling or trade, but when the incapacity is of such a nature as to prevent the member from following his employment for a period exceeding two (2) months, a medical certificate showing the state of the case shall be obtained from a Naval Medical Officer at intervals of one month.
(c) A certificate from the employer of the member showing the member’s average weekly earnings, and that his pay has been stopped during the period for which compensation is claimed.
(d) A report from the Commanding Officer setting forth in detail the circumstances under which the injury was sustained.
(e) A report from the Medical Officer who attended or examined the member.
(f) A statement of medical expenses that are recommended to be defrayed by the Government. Only the rates prescribed for medical attendance as laid down in these Regulations shall be recognised.
152.—(1) A Medical Survey shall be held—
Medical Survey.
(a) when application is made for extension of treatment and compensation beyond ninety-one days under regulation 145.
(b) when, either on the recommendation of the Medical Officer or by direction of the Naval Board, a member is brought forward for survey with a view to invaliding.
(2) The report of Survey, signed by all the members of the Medical Board, shall be forwarded to the District Naval Officer for transmission, through the Director to the Naval Board.
Hurt certificates and accident notes.
153.—(1) A Hurt Certificate or Accident Note shall not be issued to a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in respect of hurt or accident sustained while undergoing training or on duty except as provided in sub-regulation (2), but a notation of accident or hurt, signed by the Medical Officer, shall be made on the member’s “Record of Service.”
(2) In the case of accident or hurt sustained by a member while serving in one of H.M.A. Ships or Establishments, the Commanding Officer shall furnish to the District Naval Officer a Hurt Certificate or Accident Note, which shall be attached to the member’s Record of Service.
Official order forms for medical examination and treatment.
154.—(1) The District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer shall furnish each person required to be medically examined or entitled to medical treatment in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations with the necessary order, duly signed and completed, to enable him to present himself to the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer.
(2) The order form shall be attached to the claim of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, as the case may be, for fees for such examination and treatment.
Venereal disease.
155.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve suffering from Venereal Disease shall, on presenting himself for duty or training, immediately report his condition to the Sub-District Naval Medical Officer.
(2) Such member shall not be entitled to any medical treatment in respect of such disease under the provisions of regulation 143, and shall not be permitted to resume his drill or training until he presents a medical certificate from a private medical practitioner to the effect that the period of infectivity no longer exists. On producing such certificate he shall be considered as having been “Absent with Leave” during the period in question.
Section 3.—Medical Attendance, &c., when on Service under Proclamation.
Treatment when serving under proclamation.
A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, when called up in time of war or emergency, shall be entitled to medical treatment under the same conditions and regulations as are in force for members of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
Compensation.
157. Claims for compensation for death, for injuries received, or for disease contracted while on service under Proclamation shall be dealt with as prescribed in regulation 225.
Section 4.—Special Duties of Medical Officers.
Medical Officer to attend as directed.
A Medical Officer shall attend on such occasions as may be ordered by the District Naval Officer or by the Sub-District Naval Officer.
Procedure if unable to attend prescribed duties.
In the event of a Medical Officer being unable to attend to any of the prescribed duties, he will be required to arrange with the next senior Medical Officer (if one is borne in the District or Sub-District), or, failing him, another medical practitioner, to act for him without additional cost to the Department and he should acquaint the District or Sub-District Naval Officer at once of the name and address of the practitioner selected.
Duties of Medical Officer.
A District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall perform such duties as the Naval Board may from time to time direct.
Attendance on crews of vessels.
A member of the crew of a vessel under the control of the Naval Board may be sent to the Medical Officer for medical attendance, or may be treated on board the vessel.
Vaccinations and inoculations.
The District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer may be called upon to carry out vaccinations and inoculations of members of the staff of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve during epidemics.
Report of deaths.
163.—(1) The District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall render a report in writing to the District or Sub-District Naval Officer of the death of a member of the Auxiliary Services, which may occur within his District or Sub-District, as well as that of a member of the Citizen Naval Forces or Cadet, which may be in any way attributable to Naval Service.
(2) The report shall state—
(a) the cause of death, and
(b) the result of the Coroner’s inquest or post mortem examination, if any.
(3) The District Naval Officer shall forward these reports, without delay, to the Director for the information of the Naval Board.
Attendance at drills.
A Medical Officer may be required by the District Naval Officer or Sub-District Naval Officer to attend at annual continuous training ashore, target and rifle practice, and on such other occasions as may be approved by the Naval Board, for which duty he shall be paid as prescribed in these Regulations.
Part IX.—Uniform.
Section 1.—General.
When to be worn.
165.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve when on duty at a Drill Hall, or when attending instruction, shall be properly dressed in the rig of the day.
(2) Uniform shall be worn at all musters and drills, but the wearing thereof is prohibited except when on Naval duty, or when proceeding to and from drills.
(3) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall not appear partly in uniform and partly in civilian dress.
Care of uniform.
166.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be held responsible for the proper care and preservation of his uniform.
(2) Any loss, damage, or deterioration, due to neglect, shall be made good at the expense of the member concerned, as may be decided by the District Naval Officer.
Losses or damage through neglect.
When an article of clothing or accoutrement is lost or damaged through neglect or culpable mismanagement, the value of the article lost, or if such article is repairable, the cost of the repairs shall be recoverable from the individual concerned, allowance being made for the period the article had been on issue. The cost of such replacements in the case of clothing shall be based on the prices set out in the current Price List of Seaman’s Clothing.
Crediting of amounts recovered.
An amount recovered from a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve under the provisions of regulation 167 for the value of articles lost or damaged, shall be paid to the Receiver of Public Moneys for the District, and by him to the Commonwealth Public Account as a credit to Navy Revenue.
Unavoidable losses.
169. An article of clothing or accoutrement lost or rendered unserviceable from unavoidable cause while on issue to a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve may be written off charge and replaced by a gratuitous issue, with the approval of the District Naval Officer.
Accoutrements.
Accoutrements shall be provided in accordance with the printed establishment, and each set thereof shall bear a number, by which it shall be registered, records being kept at the Sub-District Naval Office to which the gear is issued. Sets of accoutrements are to be kept intact as complete sets. The number given to each set of accoutrements shall remain as the number for that set of accoutrements for all time.
Medals and decorations.
A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall wear only such medals and decorations as are prescribed and under the conditions laid down in the King’s Regulations and Admiralty Instructions.
Section 2.—Officers.
Supply and ownership of uniform.
172.— (1) Articles of uniform which are supplied to an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve free of charge, shall remain the property of the Government until the member is finally released from any obligations to Naval Training, or is placed on the Retired List of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve.
(2) The sword complete with knot and case and sword belt shall be returned by an Officer on being released from Naval Training, or on being placed on the Retired List, provided that an Officer who desires to retain his sword and belt may do so on payment of the unexpired value, based on a life of twelve years.
(3) An Officer whose commission is cancelled, or who is permitted to resign his commission, shall be required to return all articles of uniform and accoutrements in his possession which were supplied at Government expense.
Description of uniform.
The uniform of an Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be of the same pattern as that of Officers of corresponding rank of the Royal Australian Navy, with the following exceptions:—
(a) Instead of each distinctive stripe of gold lace round the sleeve, there shall be a waved stripe of three-eighths inch gold lace. The waved stripe of the distinctive lace shall consist of continuous curves.
(b) The half stripe shall consist of a straight strip of one-eighth inch gold lace.
(c) The edges of the coloured cloth denoting branches other than the Military branch shall be waved to follow the curves of the lace, and shall be worn as follows:—
In the case of an Officer of rank equivalent to that of Sub-Lieutenant or Warrant Officer, it shall be worn showing to a width of one-eighth of an inch below the ring of lace; where there is more than one stripe of distinctive lace, coloured cloth shall fill the space between the stripes.
(d) Buttons shall be similar to those for the Royal Australian Navy except that the letters “R.A.N.R.” shall be clearly shown thereon.
(e) The anchor on the Cap Badge shall be surmounted by the letters “R.A.N.R.” in block type of gold thread.
(f) The letters “R.A.N.R.” shall surround the anchor on the guard of the sword.
(g) The white turn-back and buttonhole white twist for Midshipmen, Royal Australian Navy, shall be replaced by a buttonhole of maroon twist.
(h) On the sword belt plate the letters, “R.A.N.R.” shall be shown above the anchor.
Kit on first appointment and replacements.
174. An Officer shall be provided on first appointment with such articles of uniform as are specified by the Naval Board, and these shall be replaced from time to time at approved periods provided replacement is considered by the District Naval Officer to be necessary.
Cost of change of uniform on promotion.
175. When an Officer is promoted to higher rank, the cost of necessary alterations to distinctive lace and coloured cloth shall be refunded to him by the Government on production of receipted vouchers.
Maintenance of uniform when serving under proclamation.
When on service under Proclamation, an Officer shall be required to maintain the prescribed uniform, and the following arrangements shall apply:—
(a) When receiving Royal Australian Naval Reserve rates of pay.—An Officer shall be paid a uniform allowance, as may be prescribed, such allowance being in lieu of free replacements.
(b) When receiving Sea-going rates of pay.—Unless otherwise provided, an Officer shall be required to maintain his uniform from his pay.
Section 3.—Men.
Issue and ownership of uniform.
Such articles of uniform as the Naval Board may from time to time approve shall be issued to a Cadet or adult member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, in peace time. The uniform shall remain the property of the Government until replaced, or until the member is discharged from the Royal Australian Naval Reserve after completion of the compulsory period of universal training.
Bedding issues while under continuous training.
178.—(1) During periods of continuous training in one of H.M.A. Ships or R.A.N. Training Establishments, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be provided with such articles of bedding, on loan, as the Naval Board may approve.
(2) A rating shall be held personally responsible for the safe custody and preservation of articles of loan bedding and loan clothing.
(3) A rating who loses an article of loan bedding or loan clothing whilst undergoing training shall report such loss to the Commanding Officer of the Training Ship or Establishment, through the Officer of his Division. If the article cannot be recovered, a brief report of the loss shall be forwarded from the Training Ship or Establishment to the District or Sub-District Naval Officer, for his guidance in deciding whether loss shall be charged against the trainee concerned.
Kit and bedding when serving under proclamation.
179. When called out for service under Proclamation in time of war or emergency, the kit of a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall, unless otherwise ordered, be supplemented by such articles as may be approved by the Naval Board free of all cost to the rating concerned.
Kit upkeep allowance while serving under proclamation.
180. While on service under Proclamation a rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be paid the Kit Upkeep Allowance applicable to his corresponding rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), and will be required to maintain the kit provided for in regulation 179.
Badges of rating for Cadets.
181.—(1) The following Badges (blue and red) shall be worn by a duly qualified cadet:—
(a) A Leading Cadet shall wear a miniature good conduct badge, as worn in the R.A.N. Training Service (pattern Nos. 76a and 76b).
(b) A Petty Officer Cadet shall wear in addition a “crown” as worn by Petty Officer Boys of the R.A.N. Training Service (pattern Nos. 45a and 45b).
(2) The distance of the apex of the good-conduct badge shall invariably measure 5 inches from the seam of the sleeve, and the crown, when worn, shall be above the good-conduct badge.
Distinguishing badge for cadet.
A distinguishing badge (blue or red) shall be worn by a Cadet of the branch shown, as follows:—
Branch.
Badge.
Pattern Nos.
Signal Cadet................
Crossed flags................
20a and 20b.
Telegraphist Cadet............
Wings.....................
64a and 64b.
Artisan Cadet................
Crossed axe and mallet .........
35a and 35b.
Writer, Victualling, and Cook Cadet
Star......................
40a and 40b.
Officers’ Steward Cadet.........
Disc......................
224a and 224b.
Sick Berth Cadet..............
Red Cross in red or blue circle on white ground
41a and 41b.
Badge of rating for adult.
183. Badges of rating (blue or red only), both substantive and non-substantive, shall be worn by an adult rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, as in the Royal Australian Navy, with the exception that a Bandsman, to addition to the badge of rating, shall wear on the right sleeve a badge representing a lyre.
Wearing of letters “R.A.N.R.”
184.—(1) The letters “R.A.N.R.” (in blue or red only) shall be worn by a rating dressed in Class I. uniform on each lapel of the collar below the collar badge, and by a rating dressed in Classes II. and III. uniforms on the left sleeve half-an-inch below the distinctive badge of rating. Collar badges “R.A.N.R.” shall be in miniature.
(2) A Cadet stall also wear the letter “C” immediately below the letter “R.A.N.R.”
R.A.N.R. cap badge.
185. A distinctive cap badge shall be worn by a rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve dressed in Class I. or Class III. uniform. The cap badge shall be similar to that of the Royal Australian Navy, except that the letters “R.A.N.R.” in block type, with gold thread in the case of Class I., and in red worsted in the case of Class III. uniform, shall be shown above the anchor.
R.A.N.R. cap ribbon.
186. A distinctive cap ribbon shall be worn by a rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve as follows:—
(a) An adult rating dressed in Class II. uniform shall wear a cap ribbon showing the words “Royal Australian Naval Reserve” in gold letters.
(b) A cadet shall wear a cap ribbon showing “R.A.N.R. Cadet” in gold letters.
Part X.—Provisions.
When entitled to rations or allowance in lien.
187.—(1) During continuous training afloat, or at camps of continuous training ashore, or while on service under Proclamation in time of war or emergency, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be victualled at the rate approved and in accordance with the system prescribed, for the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(2) In special circumstances the Naval Board may approve of payment of an allowance in lieu of rations at the same rate as provided for the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going). Such payment shall not for any purposes, other than compensation for death or injuries, be considered as part of a member’s daily pay.
(3) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall not receive any allowance in lieu of rations during periods of long leave except when serving under Proclamation.
Provisions not to be used for private consumption.
Under no circumstances shall any person be permitted to remove provisions of any kind from a mess, camp, depôt, station, or other place, for private use or disposal, notwithstanding that such provisions represent mess remains or accumulations, and no member shall be allowed to take up provisions for private consumption in lieu of the issue of rations to the mess, or in lieu of the ration allowance.
Part XI.—Stores and Store Accounting.
Establishment of stores.
Naval, Victualling, Ordnance, and Medical Stores shall be allowed to all Sub-Districts as laid down in the Establishment approved by the Naval Board, who may, however, authorize the issue of Stores in excess of the Establishment.
Authority to incur expenditure.
The conditions under which expenditure may be incurred in connexion with demands or direct purchase of stores are prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations.
Duties of Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper.
The Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper shall, under the Sub-District Naval Officer, be responsible for the safe custody, preservation, and issue of all Stores on charge in the Store Accounts.
Service stores issued on loan.
192.—(1) No Government stores shall be loaned to unauthorized persons without the express approval of the Naval Board in each instance.
(2) All stores issued on temporary loan for special purposes shall remain on charge in the Store Accounts, but shall be entered in the Record of Stores loaned on the proper form, and the signature of the person to whom the stores are loaned shall be obtained.
Transfer of trainees.
193.—(1) When a trainee is transferred to another Sub-District, all articles on issue to him, except articles of uniform, shall be recovered before transfer is effected.
(2) When a trainee is transferred to the Military Forces or on joining the Royal Australian Navy, all articles of uniform, clothing, and Government stores shall be recovered, and value of loss of or damages to such uniform or Government stores shall be charged against the trainee before transfer is effected.
Purchase of stores locally at sub-districts.
194.—(1) The District Naval Officer shall not approve of the local purchase of stores, except as provided hereunder, or as otherwise specially approved.
(2) Where local purchase is necessary owing to the nature of the stores required, the Sub-District Naval Officer shall if possible obtain three quotations for such stores, and forward same to the District Naval Officer for decision as to which, if any, of the quotations is to be accepted.
Closing of accounts and stocktaking.
195.—(1) On 30th June annually all store accounts except furniture and fixtures account shall be closed, and stock taken by a Board appointed by the District Naval Officer.
(2) The Board shall consist of three members, if possible, but in no case less than two members. The Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper shall be present at stocktaking, but shall not be deputed as a member of the Board.
Trophies, pictures, &c.
196. Trophies, pictures, or other articles presented to a District or Sub-District shall not be taken on charge in the Store Accounts, but an appropriate record shall be kept of all such articles, and this record shall be produced for inspection when required. In order that the record of these Articles at Navy Office may be, at all times, up to date, any additions to such presentations are to be immediately reported to the Director of Naval Stores for inclusion in Navy Office Record.
Supersession of Storekeeper.
197. When a Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper is superseded, the Store Accounts shall be closed, and stock shall be taken by a Board consisting of—
Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper giving up charge,
Chief Petty Officer Storekeeper taking charge,
and a responsible officer appointed by the District Naval Officer.
Part XII.—Books and Forms.
Books and forms used.
The books and forms adopted for use in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be such as the Naval Board may approve from time to time.
Record books.
199. A person who is selected for training in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall on entry be given a Record Book, and on transfer to the Adult Force shall continue to use the book previously issued to him.
Record books—Contents and entries.
200.—(1) The production of the “Record Book” shall be primâ facie evidence only of the entries contained therein.
(2) All entries in the “Record Book” shall be made by an Officer of the Naval Forces as may be directed by the Sub-District Naval Officer.
Record books to be produced when required.
A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall produce his Record Book whenever called upon to do so by superior authority, and failure to do so shall constitute an offence.
Replacement record books lost.
Record Books, if lost, may be replaced on the authority of the District Naval Officer, on payment of a sum of Two shillings. Official receipts for such payments shall be given by the Receiver of Public Moneys for the District.
Part XIII.—Financial.
Section 1.—General.
Payment of officers.
203.—(1) A Sub-District Naval Officer shall report in writing to the District Naval Officer before each half-yearly Pay Muster whether Officers, Commissioned Officers from Warrant Rank, and Warrant Officers of his Sub-District have performed all the duties required of them during the half-year satisfactorily.
(2) Receipts and the certificate of the Officer witnessing payment of drill pay to Officers shall be made on the proper form.
Payment of ratings.
204.—(1) Payment of drill pay to ratings of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be made on the proper form without acquittance at the special drills called for that purpose.
(2) At the Head-Quarters in each District, an advance of the exact amount required to make the total payments shown on the pay sheets shall be made to the Paymaster or Paying Officer, as the case may be, and in the case of Sub-Districts to the Sub-District Naval Officer.
(3) The Certifying Officer shall be responsible that the advance drawn in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (2) is finally adjusted within twenty-one days of the general muster payment or at the end of the month in which the advance was made, whichever may be earlier.
Permanent pay records to be kept.
205.—(1) A record of all payments made shall be kept by the Certifying Officer in each District in a register, and any amounts unpaid and subsequently transferred to “Trust Fund—Unclaimed Militia Pay Account” shall be noted in the remarks column of the register.
(2) A record in ledger form shall be kept, showing details of, all amounts paid to “Trust Fund—Unclaimed Militia Pay Account,” and payments therefrom. Any amounts which have remained in this Trust Fund for a period of six years shall be transferred to Navy Revenue by Transfer Account in June of each year.
Calculation of pay for drills performed.
Half-day parades shall be paid for at half the amount prescribed for a whole day’s pay. For each quarter-day and night drill the payment shall be at the rate of one-fourth of the rate prescribed for a whole-day drill.
Members borne in excess of establishment
207—(1) Notwithstanding the issue of any “Establishment” of a District or Sub-District from time to time, every member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve may, subject to compliance with these Regulations, and with the approval of the Director, be paid according to his rank or rating in a case where the establishment is temporarily exceeded: Provided that, if the excess exists in a higher rank or rating than that of Able Seaman, the following procedure shall apply:—
(a) In the case of Officers.
No further appointments as Officers shall be made unless the total authorized establishment of Officers of the District or Sub-District, as the case may be, will not be exceeded thereby; and, if the excess be in a rank higher than that of Warrant Officer, any vacancy that may occur in the next lower rank shall not be filled until such excess Officer has been absorbed.
(b) In the case of Chief Petty Officers and relative ratings.
No further appointments or promotions to Chief Petty Officer shall be made unless the total Establishment of such ratings will not be exceeded thereby.
(c) In the case of Petty Officers and other ratings.
No further appointments or promotions shall be made to the rating in which the excess exists unless the total establishment will not be exceeded thereby.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this regulation, an Officer or man in excess of the authorized number of any rank or rating respectively may be carried on the strength provided that there is a vacancy in a higher rank or rating respectively, and that the total establishment for the District will not be exceeded.
Section 2.—Peace Training Pay and Allowances.
Rates of Pay.
208.—(1) Except as hereinafter provided, the following rates of pay shall apply as from 1st November, 1920, to all training performed in peace time by adult members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve:—
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:94.32%; margin-bottom:0pt; border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:70.66%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:bottom"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Rating.</span></p></td><td style="width:14.68%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Relative Rating</span></p></td><td style="width:14.66%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; text-align:center; line-height:normal; font-size:10pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Rate per whole day.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:70.66%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:6"><img src="image.005.png" width="14" height="295" alt="" style="margin-top:3.72pt; margin-left:231.52pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(iv) Leading Seaman</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sailmaker’s Mate</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leading Signalman</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leading Telegraphist</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leading Stoker</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Engine-room Artificer, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Electrical Artificer, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ordnance Artificer, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Shipwright, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Joiner, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Blacksmith, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Plumber, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Painter, 5th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leading Sick Berth Attendant</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Second Writer</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leading Victualling Assistant</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Leading Cook</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Officers’ Steward, 2nd Class</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ldg. Smn.</span><span style="width:28.36pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">6s. 0d.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:70.66%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:5"><img src="image.006.png" width="21" height="285" alt="" style="margin-top:2.17pt; margin-left:235.27pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(v) Able Seaman</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Signalman</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Telegraphist</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Stoker, 1st Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Engine-room Artificer, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Electrical Artificer, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ordnance Artificer, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Shipwright, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Joiner, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Blacksmith, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Plumber, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Painter, 6th Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sick Berth Attendant</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Third Writer</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Victualling Assistant</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Cook</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Officers’ Steward, 3rd Class</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">A.B.</span><span style="width:44.47pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">5s. 0d.</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt"><td style="width:70.66%; padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:top"><p style="margin-left:43.2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="height:0pt; display:block; position:relative; z-index:4"><img src="image.007.png" width="11" height="147" alt="" style="margin-top:2.72pt; margin-left:238.18pt; position:absolute"></span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">(vi) Ordinary Seaman</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ordinary Signalman</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Ordinary Telegraphist</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Stoker, 2nd Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Sick Berth Attendant, 2nd Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Fourth Writer</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Victualling Assistant, 2nd Class</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Assistant Cook</span></p><p style="margin-left:57.6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">Officers’ Steward, 4th Class</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="padding-right:2pt; padding-left:2pt; vertical-align:middle"><p style="margin-bottom:0pt; line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">O.S.</span><span style="width:45.69pt; display:inline-block"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">4s. 0d.</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
(2) Payments on account of pay already made prior to 1st January, 1922, shall not be adjusted in accordance with the foregoing scale.
Pay for prescribed periods only
209.—(1) Payment of pay at the rate prescribed in regulation 208 shall be made to an adult member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve for the prescribed annual continuous training, for statutory parades attended, and for such voluntary parades as are attended to make good statutory parades missed through absence with leave on account of sickness or other unavoidable causes.
(2) Pay shall not accrue in respect of attendance in excess of the prescribed statutory drills or annual continuous training in any “training” year, or for voluntary parades attended to make good, for purposes of “efficiency” absence from drill without leave. The provisions of this sub-regulation shall not, however, apply to a Sea-going Trainee performing training in accordance with regulation 84.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in these Regulations, the Naval Board may approve of payment for any number of days in excess of the number specified in regulation 71 at the prescribed rates subject to the necessary provision being made by Parliament.
Pay for special attendances in addition to annual training.
210.—(1) Attendance at a Guard of Honour or a ceremonial parade when authorized by the Naval Board, shall be paid for at the rates prescribed in regulation 208 in addition to the maximum annual amount prescribed for any officer or man, but such attendance or duty shall not count as part of the prescribed annual training. Pay for a whole day, half-day, or quarter-day will be allowed for the above attendances, according to the duration of the attendances.
(2) Attendance at a funeral or church parade shall not count for purposes of pay, provided that where the Naval Board approve of the attendance of members of the Band at a Naval funeral, pay for a whole day or a proportionate amount for a half-day parade shall be allowed.
(3) An Officer of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who is detailed for duty at a Court of Inquiry, Board of Examination, or Board of Survey may be granted extra pay at the rates prescribed in regulation 208, on the approval of the Naval Board, provided that such attendance is in addition to the prescribed period of training.
(4) An Officer or Chief Petty Officer may be required to perform other duties of his rank or rating, in addition to the attendance at the number of statutory parades, for which no additional pay shall be allowable unless otherwise prescribed to the contrary in these Regulations.
Pay of members detained under section 135 of the Act.
Pay shall not be granted to a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in respect of any period during which he is detained, in accordance with the provisions of section 135 of the Defence Act.
Pay and allowances during annual continuous training.
212.—(1) An adult member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve performing annual continuous training in one of H.M.A. Ships or Training Establishments, shall be borne on the books of such Ship or Training Establishment for disciplinary purposes, and shall be victualled and accommodated therein.
(2) Payment in lieu of rations and quarters at the rates prescribed in Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may, in exceptional circumstances, be approved by the Naval Board.
(3) Pay for the period of annual continuous training shall be made when a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve is discharged from the ship or Training Establishment to the Drill Hall upon the termination of his period of training.
Separation allowance during annual continuous training.
213—(1) Separation Allowance may be paid to a married member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve receiving less than Eight Shillings (8s.) per diem, for each day’s attendance at annual continuous training only, at the following rates:—
(a) For wife.........................
1s.
3d.
per diem.
(b) Where allowance is not claimed for Wife, for widowed Mother, or for Mother entirely dependent upon a member for support
1s.
3d.
per diem.
(c) For each child under the age of 14 years solely dependent upon the Father or Brother (as the case may be) for support
0s.
7½d.
per diem.
(2) Payment of Separation Allowance may also be approved by the Naval Board in a special case where total dependence upon the member is clearly established.
(3) Where a member is eligible for Separation Allowance, and payment of such allowance, together with the daily rate of pay, would exceed Eight Shillings (8s.) per diem, payment of a proportionate amount of the Separation Allowance, to bring the total amount of daily pay to Eight Shillings (8s.) per diem only, may be paid.
(4) Separation Allowance shall be payable for wife, children, and other approved dependants who are resident within the Commonwealth only, and shall not be payable in respect of more than one adult dependant.
(5) Separation allowance may be granted upon the approval of the District Naval Officer to any member who is unable to complete the full period of annual continuous training.
(6) Separation allowance shall be payable only upon production of a Statutory Declaration made by the rating before a Justice of the Peace, and of any further evidence which may be required by the Naval Board.
(7) A District Naval Officer may authorize payment direct to the dependant of the full amount of Separation Allowance in any case where such course is considered necessary, and may also authorize the deduction from the pay of any rating not exceeding the proportion of one half for payment direct to a dependant.
(8) For the purpose of mulcts, Separation Allowance shall not be included in the daily rate of pay.
(9) Before approving any claim for Separation Allowance, a District Naval Officer shall take any steps necessary or desirable to establish the genuineness of the claim.
(10) Payment of Separation Allowance shall be entirely subject to the pleasure of the Naval Board, who may withhold payment of the whole or part of the Allowance in any case, and for any period as may be considered desirable.
Travelling and meal allowances.
214.—(1) A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall be entitled to Travelling Allowance, at the rates prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rank or rating in the Sea-going Forces, only when ordered to proceed on special duties outside his ordinary duties at inspections, parades, drills, or annual training; provided that when proceeding to and returning from annual continuous training, and required to travel long distances, payment for meals necessary may be made at the rate prescribed in the Naval Financial Regulations for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(2) Payment not exceeding the minimum rate prescribed for meals for ratings of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may also be allowed under similar conditions to a Cadet proceeding to and returning from a camp of training.
(3) The cost of transport of members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve (including Cadets) from the drill room to which they are attached to camp or ship for continuous training and return, and from the drill room to any rifle range for annual rifle practice and return, shall be defrayed by the Government.
Cost of travelling to and from drills.
Subject to the provisions of regulation 214, the cost of travelling to and from Drills (including annual continuous training, if carried out at the drill room in the Sub-District to which the member is attached) will not be admitted as a charge against the Government except as provided hereunder:—
(i) Ferry Fares—Where the Drill Room cannot be reached by land except by travelling an extra distance exceeding 2 miles, the cost of ferry fares may be allowed, on the approval of the Naval Board.
(ii) Rail Fares—In the case of an Adult member who removes his residence outside a Naval Training Area, the Naval Board may approve of rail fares being allowed from stations between 5 and 10 miles from the Naval Drill Room.
(iii) When a sea-going trainee is required to attend whole-day drills, the cost of fares may be borne for distances exceeding 5 miles from the Drill Room.
(iv) A Cadet, other than a sea-going Cadet, shall not be entitled to travel at Government expense when proceeding to and returning from drills at his own drill room, except as provided in sub-paragraph (i) of this regulation.
Pay whilst undergoing special qualifying courses.
216.—(1) While undergoing a special qualifying course or course of instruction in one of H.M.A. Ships or Training Establishments, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall receive pay at the daily rates prescribed in regulation 208, in addition to any amount which has previously been, or may subsequently be, paid for the annual training.
(2) When the course is undertaken in a Ship or Training Establishment at the port at which he resides, he shall be transferred for the duration of such course to the books of the Ship or Training Establishment concerned, for disciplinary and victualling purposes only, the Pay Account being kept at the Naval Staff Office from which payments will be made.
(3) Should the member be appointed to a ship for a course of training at sea, or be appointed for a course at a Training Establishment situated outside the Naval District in which the home port of the member concerned is situated, such member shall be borne on the books of the Ship or Training Establishment, as the case may be, for disciplinary and victualling purposes only.
(4) Arrangements in regard to pay shall be made by the Certifying Officer of the District on whose books the member concerned will be borne for pay, and the Certifying Officer may authorize advances of pay under this regulation to be made by the Accountant Officer.
(5) A member undergoing a course of training shall be victualled at the rate and under the same conditions as prescribed for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(6) When the course of training is undertaken at the port at which the member resides, and accommodation is not available in the ship or Training Establishment, no allowance in lieu of quarters shall be payable. If the course of instruction is undertaken at a port other than the member’s home port, he shall, if not provided with accommodation, be granted an allowance in lieu at the rate prescribed for his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(7) No allowance in respect of clothing shall be paid during the periods of qualifying and instructional courses.
Pay and allowances during extra voluntary service.
217. A member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who volunteers for service in one of H.M.A. Ships or Training Establishments for a period in excess of the compulsory service required by Part XII. of the Defence Act, shall, during such excess period, be borne on the books of such Ship or Training Establishment, and will receive the “on promotion” rates of pay and allowances of his corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) (deferred pay being paid with active pay); provided that a Lieutenant of four years’ seniority may be paid at the same rate as a Lieutenant of the Sea-going Force of four years’ service. Progressive pay shall, in every other case, accrue for service on sea-going rates of pay only.
Allowances to Chaplains for religious ministrations.
218.—(1) Allowances for religious ministrations to members of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) may be paid to a person appointed as Royal Australian Naval Reserve Chaplain as follows:—
(a) In the case of occasional ministrations, as approved, an allowance at the rate of 6d. per head per service of those actually attending the services.
(b) At approved ports where the duties performed include the visitation of the crews and the sick in hospital, in addition to the conduct of Divine Service, at the rate of 26s. per head per annum, based on the average number, taken quarterly, of Officers and Men of the particular denomination present at the port on each Sunday morning during the period the ministrations are given. The numbers shall be communicated by the Senior Officer to the Chaplain on his requisition.
(c) Where it is necessary for the Chaplain to hold a special separate service exclusively for the benefit of members of the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), an allowance of £1 for each such service may be paid in addition to the capitation allowance.
(2) Payment of these allowances shall be subject to such other conditions as may, from time to time, be approved by the Naval Board.
(3) A Royal Australian Naval Reserve Chaplain shall not be eligible for payment of any allowance in respect of religious ministrations to members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve except in the following cases:—
(i) When adult members of any Royal Australian Naval Reserve are serving or undergoing training in one of H.M.A. Ships or Training Establishments, the provisions of sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation shall apply to such members; and
(ii) An allowance of ten shillings (10s.) shall be payable for each day or part of a day required to be in attendance at a camp of training for adult members of any Naval Reserve Force held at a place away from the Chaplain’s usual place of residence or district in which his charge is normally located. In addition, the Chaplain concerned may be victualled in the camp, but shall not be eligible for any allowance in lieu thereof. Travelling Allowance shall not be allowable for the journey to and from the camp.
Section 3.—Pay and Allowances in time of War or National Emergency.
Pay and allowances when called out by proclamation.
When called out for service by Proclamation in time of war or national emergency, a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, excepting a Medical Officer on service with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), shall receive pay and allowances as may be prescribed.
Section 4.—Compensation for Injuries, &c., in Time of Peace.
Rates of and period for which compensation is allowable.
220. (1) Sums not exceeding 10s. per diem to an Officer, and 6s. per diem to a Chief Petty Officer, Petty Officer, or other rating of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve, may be paid for a period not exceeding six (6) months out of any moneys which may be voted by Parliament for that purpose to compensate for loss of salary or wages any member who may be injured, or contract disease, during the performance of duty, and be temporarily incapacitated from following his calling or trade in consequence of such injury or disease.
(2) The compensation shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3), be determined by the Naval Board, and limited to the period during which the member shall be shown to have been wholly unable to follow his occupation, provided that compensation shall not be issuable for the day of the accident or for any period during which he shall have drawn the pay of his rank or rating.
(3) In the case, of a member being temporarily incapacitated from resuming his calling or trade, the District Naval Officer may, on the recommendation of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, approve of payment of compensation for injuries at the prescribed rates, for a period not exceeding thirty (30) working days, and may also approve payment of medical expenses incurred, provided the amount does not exceed £3 3s., and that the medical charges do not include fees for certificates necessary to support the claim for compensation.
(4) The Naval Board may approve of the amount of compensation payable in each case at the rates prescribed in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, for any period up to the maximum period of six months, and the actual cost of medical expenses.
Compensation for permanent or partial incapacity exceeding six months.
221.—(1) In the case of incapacity extending beyond a period of six months, the compensation recommended shall be fixed by the Naval Board in accordance with the following scale, being proportionate to the degree and period of disability of the member:—
(a) Maximum amount.
(b) Three-quarters of the maximum amount.
(c) One-half of the maximum amount.
(d) One-quarter of the maximum amount.
(e) One-eighth of the maximum amount.
(f) One-sixteenth of the maximum amount.
(2) The maximum amount shall only be awarded in cases of total disability to earn a livelihood, and shall not exceed three years’ pay, including any allowance in cash or kind for quarters, clothing, and rations received, allowed, or valued at, in the Naval Financial Regulations for the member’s rank or rating in the same branch of the Permanent Sea-going Forces. In the case of partial disability extending beyond a period of six months, the compensation recommended shall be fixed in accordance with the scale, being proportionate to the degree and period of disability of the member.
(3) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in regulation 220, and sub-regulation (1) hereof, if in the opinion of the Board of Survey, the injury sustained or the disease contracted is due to the member’s default or misconduct, no compensation shall be payable.
Widows and children.
222.—(1) Compensation may be recommended by the Court appointed to inquire into the case of the widow and children of a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve who is killed when on duty, or who dies of any injury received, or disease contracted due to the Service, provided that the death, injury, or disease was not due to the member’s default or misconduct.
(2) The amount of compensation awarded shall not exceed three (3) years’ pay, including any allowance in cash or kind for quarters, clothing, and rations received, allowed, or valued at, in the Naval Financial Regulations for the member’s corresponding rank or rating in the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going).
(3) No claim for compensation under this regulation shall be considered unless it is made within twelve (12) months after the death of the member.
Senior Naval Cadet.
223.—(1) A Cadet in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve shall not be eligible for compensation under these Regulations; but, in exceptional cases, the Naval Board may approve of the payment of compensation for injuries received on duty or for medical attendance in connexion therewith.
(2) The amount allowable for compensation shall not exceed the total loss of wages up to a maximum of Six (6) shillings per diem, incurred as the direct result of such injuries, together with the actual cost for medical attendance, exclusive of fees for certificates necessary to support the claim for compensation, borne by the Cadet.
Charges not admissible.
Claims for payment of any fees for certificates necessary to support claims for compensation under these Regulations shall not be allowable.
Section 5.—Compensation for Injuries, &c., on Service under Proclamation.
225. Claims for compensation for death, for injuries received, or for disease contracted while on service under Proclamation in time of war or emergency, shall be dealt with as follows:—
(a) In the event of death from injury of, or of serious injury being received by a member of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve while serving, the District Naval Officer shall, at the earliest opportunity, assemble a Board of Inquiry to investigate the causes leading to same, but such Board shall not make any recommendation as to compensation.
(b) The procedure to be followed when a member receives injury or contracts disease while on service, in regard to the Board of Inquiry or Medical Board of Survey, is prescribed in regulation 149.
Where the finding of the Board indicates that the member is likely to be incapacitated for two months, or for a shorter period, the District Naval Officer may approve of the member being retained on full pay until declared again fit for duty.
If, in the opinion of the Board, the injuries are of such a nature as to be likely to necessitate the member’s absence from duty beyond a period of two months, the District Naval Officer shall direct the member to immediately lodge an application on the prescribed form for War Pension under the Commonwealth War Pensions Act, and, pending the receipt of notification of the granting of a pension, the member may, subject to the approval of the Naval Board, be retained on full pay.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraphs (a) and (b) if, in the opinion of the Court of Inquiry or Medical Board of Survey, the injury sustained, or the disease contracted, is due to the default or misconduct of the member, the District Naval Officer shall order his discharge as from the day following that upon which he ceased to perform duty, provided that where the member continues on duty after the injury was sustained, or disease contracted, he shall be discharged on the date following that upon which the Board’s finding was given.
Section 6.—Medical Retainers and Fees.
D.N.M.O.’s and S.D.N.M.O.’s retaining fees.
The retaining fees of a District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall be in accordance with the following scale:—
227.—(1) A District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall be paid his retainer monthly in arrear.
(2) When a District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer is granted leave of absence for a period not exceeding three (3) months, payments on account of retainer shall continue to be paid to the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, as the case may be, and not to the medical practitioner performing the duties as his locum tenens in accordance with the provisions of regulation 159.
(3) Fees as prescribed in the scale for services rendered during the absence of the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, may, however, be paid direct to the medical practitioner acting as locum tenens for a District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer.
(4) When the period of leave granted is in excess of three (3) months, the medical practitioner acting as relief for, and performing the duties of, District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall be appointed “Acting” District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer respectively, and be paid the retainer and fees appertaining to such position.
(5) The retainer payable for a broken period shall be calculated by multiplying the annual retainer by the number of days in the period and dividing the product by 365.
(6) Retaining fees shall not be payable when a District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer is—
(a) called out in time of war or national emergency for service with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going), or
(b) required to serve, during peace time, with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) at sea-going rates of pay.
In such cases, however, stoppages of retaining fees shall be made in respect of a complete month or months only.
(7) Any broken periods of less than a month which may be due to, and occur immediately prior or subsequent to, service with the Permanent Naval Forces (Sea-going) shall entitle the District Naval Medical Officer or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer concerned to payment of retainer as for a full month, notwithstanding the number of days included in the broken period.
Fees for medical attendance.
228.—(1) In addition to the retaining fee payable under regulation 226, a District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer shall be entitled to receive fees for duties performed as shown hereunder:—
s.
d.
(a) Provisional medical examination of recruits for, or re-enrolment in the Permanent Naval Forces or Royal Australian Fleet Reserve
7
6
(b) Medical examination of candidates for commissions in the Permanent Naval Forces and Royal Australian Naval Reserve
10
6
(c) Medical examination of recruits for the Citizen Naval Forces, and of boys liable for training as Senior Naval Cadets
2
6
(d) Medical examination of recruits for, or re-enrolment of recruits in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve
7
6
(e) Medical examination of candidates (civil) for permanent employment in the Department
7
6
(f) Medical attendance on members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve Staff, visit to or from patient
7
6
(g) Attendance on Medical Boards and Surveys.....................
20
0
(h) Examination or attendance at examination in time of war or national emergency of—(i) ranks and ratings of any Naval Reserve Force about to be called out for service;(ii) persons about to be enlisted for service in any Naval Reserve Force; and(iii) ranks and ratings while still serving but about to be demobilized or discharged for reasons other than sickness or injury;Per candidate (provided that the payment in respect of any one day shall not exceed the maximum of 40s.)
7
6
(i) Examination for rating or advancement of the Sick Berth Staff.........
20
0
(j) Medical examination and report in cases of injury of employees of the Department. (This shall not include medical attendance)
10
6
(k) Medical examination and report in cases of sickness (other than injury) of employees of the Department. (This shall not include medical attendance)
10
6
(l) Medical attendance on members of the Permanent Naval Forces left behind at his port from one of H.M.A. Ships, or sick on leave (per visit)
7
6
(m) Medical attendance on members of the Royal Australian Naval Reserve—
(i) at the Naval Staff Office..............................
7
6
(ii) at the Medical Officer’s surgery........................
7
6
(iii) at the patient’s home...............................
7
6
(n) Making arrangements for admission of a patient into a Civil Hospital....
7
6
(o) Visiting patients in Hospital and making report...................
7
6
(p) Attendance on board H.M.A. Ships..........................
10
6
(q) Physical examination and report, at Medical Officer’s surgery, of trainees who are applying for leave of absence, or exemption on medical grounds
7
6
s.
d.
(r) Visit to trainees with reference to leave of absence, and reporting on same.
7
0
(s) Medical attendance and reports on special cases other than above (minimum). (The remuneration shall be determined by the Naval Board according to the special circumstances of the case)
10
6
(t) Medical attendance on members of the crew of a vessel under the direction of the Department
7
6
(u) Medical attendance on board a vessel under the direction of the Department
10
6
(w) Mileage, if distance is over 1 mile from the Medical Officer’s surgery, to be allowed each way (not payable when a conveyance is provided by the Department), per mile
1
0
Mileage shall not be payable for travelling to and from the Naval Staff Office. If the Medical Officer has two surgeries, the distance is to be reckoned from the more central surgery.
(x) Inoculation, if approved by the Naval Board during epidemics, per capita.
2
6
(y) Attendance at continuous training ashore, target rifle practice, and on other occasions as required—
(i) for each whole day.................................
40
0
(ii) for each half-day (or less), and.........................
20
0
(iii) for each night’s attendance for instructional purposes when authorized by the Naval Board
20
0
(2) Fees payable under the above schedule of charges include the work of rendering any official report made in connexion with such medical attendance or examination, and shall be paid monthly.
Fees for other Medical Officers.
229.—(1) Any Medical Officer maybe required by the District Naval Officer or the Sub-District Naval Officer to attend at annual continuous training, target rifle practice, and on other occasions as required, for which he shall receive £2 for each whole day, £1 for each half-day or less, and £1 for each night’s attendance for instructional purposes when authorized by the Naval Board.
(2) Where a Medical Officer is called upon to assist a District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer, or to perform the duties of District or Sub-District Naval Medical Officer when that Officer, or his substitute, is not available, he shall receive pay according to the scale of charges laid down in these Regulations.
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