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Australian Naval Reserve
"22. The Australian Naval Reserve consists of officers appointed to, and of sailors enlisted in, that Reserve and of such officers as are transferred to that Reserve from the Permanent Naval Forces or the Naval Emergency Reserve Forces.".

Discharge on expiration of period of engagement
67. Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (3) "full time naval" after "continuous"; and
     (b) by inserting in sub-section (4) "full time naval" after "continuous".

Discharge prior to expiration of period of engagement
68. Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "Citizen Naval Forces" and substituting "Australian Naval Reserve";
     (b) by inserting in paragraph (1) (c) "full time naval" after "continuous"; and
     (c) by omitting from sub-section (2) "Citizen Naval Forces" and substituting "Australian Naval Reserve".

69. Section 31 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Service of the Permanent Naval Forces
"31. Members of the Permanent Naval Forces are bound to render continuous full time naval service.".

Service of the Naval Emergency Reserve Forces
70. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) "serve continuously" and substituting "render continuous full time naval service";
     (b) by inserting in sub-section (2) "full time naval" after "continuous"; and
     (c) by inserting in sub-section (3) "full time naval" after "continuous" (first occurring).

Service of the Australian Naval Reserve
71. Section 32a of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-sections (1) and (2) and substituting the following sub-sections:
    "(1) Subject to this, section, members of the Australian Naval Reserve are not bound to render continuous full time naval service.
    "(2) The regulations shall fix, or make provision for fixing, training periods in respect of the Australian Naval Reserve, or different training periods in respect of different parts, or different classes of members, of that Reserve.
    "(2a) Members of the Australian Naval Reserve are bound to render, in each training period, naval service, other than continuous full time naval service, for such periods as are fixed by or in accordance with the regulations, unless exempted by or in accordance with the regulations from the obligation to render the whole or a part of that service.
    "(2b) The regulations—
         (a) may make provision for different periods of naval service with respect to different parts, or different classes of members, of the Australian Naval Reserve; and
         (b) may make provision for exempting—
            (i) a particular member of the Australian Naval Reserve; or
            (ii) members within a specified class of members of the Australian Naval Reserve,
          from the obligation to render, during a training period, the whole or part of the naval service that