Australian Electoral Office Regulations (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1973 No. 128

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE

ACT 1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Australian Electoral Office Act 1973.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of June, 1973.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

TOM UREN

Minister of State for Urban and Regional Development for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Services and Property,

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AUSTRALIAN ELECTORAL OFFICE REGULATIONS

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Electoral Office Regulations.

Commencement.

2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1st July, 1973.

Remuneration of Officers.

3. In respect of any period of office before 1st January, 1974, remuneration is payable to an Officer in accordance with whichever of the following rates is applicable:—

Officer	Rate of remuneration per year
s
Chief Australian Electoral Officer........................................	22,012
Deputy Chief Australian Electoral Officer...........................	17,043
Australian Electoral Officer for New South Wales ..............	17,043
Australian Electoral Officer for Victoria.............................	17,043
Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland........................	14,479
Australian Electoral Officer for South Australia..................	13,500
Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia ..............	13,500
Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania...........................	11,500

Travelling allowance of Officers.

4. Subject to these Regulations, where—

(a)  the Chief Australian Electoral Officer, or the Deputy Chief Aus­tralian Electoral Officer, is necessarily absent from Canberra overnight in the course of performing the duties of his office; or

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*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 29 June 1973.

 (b) an Australian Electoral Officer for a State is necessarily absent from the Capital City of that State overnight in the course of performing the duties of his office,

travelling allowance is payable to him at whichever of the following rates is applicable:—

Officer	Rate of travelling allowance per day
$
Chief Australian Electoral Officer...............................	25.00
Deputy Chief Australian Electoral Officer...................	25.00
Australian Electoral Officer for New South Wales.......	25.00
Australian Electoral Officer for Victoria......................	25.00
Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland ................	25.00
Australian Electoral Officer for South Australia ..........	17.65
Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia.......	17.65
Australian Electoral Officer for Tasmania....................	17.65

Other allowances payable to Officers.

5. Subject to these Regulations, an Officer is entitled to be paid such allowances, other than travelling allowance in accordance with regulation 4, as would be payable to him under the Public Service Regulations, as in force from time to time, if—

(a) in the case of the Chief Australian Electoral Officer, the Deputy Chief Australian Electoral Officer, the Australian Electoral Officer for New South Wales, the Australian Electoral Officer for Victoria or the Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland—he were an officer included in the Second Division of the Public Service; or

(b) in the case of the Australian Electoral Officer for South Australia, the Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia or the Aus­tralian Electoral Officer for Tasmania—he were an officer included in the Third Division of the Public Service.

Allowances payable to Officers in respect of service outside Australia,

6. (1)Where an Officer performs duties outside Australia and the Territories not forming part of Australia, he is entitled to be paid such allowances as he would be entitled to be paid if—

(a) in the case of the Chief Australian Electoral Officer, the Deputy Chief Australian Electoral Officer, the Australian Electoral Officer for New South Wales, the Australian Electoral Officer for Victoria or the Australian Electoral Officer for Queensland—he were an officer included in the Second Division of the Public Service; or

(b) in the case of the Australian Electoral Officer for South Australia, the Australian Electoral Officer for Western Australia or the Aus­tralian Electoral Officer for Tasmania—he were an officer included in the Third Division of the Public Service in receipt of salary at a rate equal to the rate of remuneration of the Officer prescribed by regulation 3 of these Regulations.

(2) Where an Officer is entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of a period under sub-regulation (1), he is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under regulation 4 or 5 of these Regulations.