Australian Wool Board Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1953. No. 42

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WOOL USE PROMOTION ACT 1945-1952.*

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 WoolUsePromotionAct 1945-1952.

Dated this first

day of May , 1953.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

   

Minister of State for Commerce and Agriculture.

 

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Amendments of the Australian Wool Board Regulations.

Travelling expenses.

1. Regulation 4 of the Australian Wool Board Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) Where a member travels a distance of not less than fifteen miles from his place of residence to the place where a meeting of the Board or of a Committee of the Board is held, or to the place where the business of the Board referred to in the last preceding regulation is transacted, he shall be paid, in addition to any fee paid under the last preceding regulation—

(a) an allowance at the rate of Three pounds three shillings per day to cover travelling expenses reasonably incurred by him in attending that meeting or in engaging on that business; or

(b) if payment of allowance at the rate specified in the last preceding paragraph is insufficient to cover those travelling expenses—the amount of those travelling expenses.”.

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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on                                                                                       . 1953.

  Statutory Rules 1945, No. 15, as amended by Statutory Rule 1948, No. 103; 1950, Nos. 6, 8, 9 and 82; and 1951, No. 143.

5190.—Price 3d. 9/7.4.1953.

2 Regulation 8 of the Australian Wool Board Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Salaries of officers.

“8.—(1.) An officer who occupies an office specified in column 1 of the Schedule to these Regulations is entitled to the annual salary, or salary within the limits of salary, specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that office and to the increments of salary within those limits specified in column 3 of that Schedule.

“(2.) An officer is not entitled to an increment of salary until he has received salary without the increment for not less than twelve months.

“(3. ) The salary of an officer under this regulation shall be subject to variation from time to time in accordance with the provisions of regulation 106a of the Public Service Regulations as inserted by Statutory Rules 1951, No. 77.”.

3. Regulation 9 of the Australian Wool Board Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Conditions of employment of officers.

“9.—(1.) Subject to these Regulations, officers shall be employed under the same conditions with respect to leave of absence and holidays as those prescribed in relation to officers of the Commonwealth Public Service by the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1948, or by that Act as amended, and under the same conditions with respect to attendance, performance of duties, hours of duty and overtime payment, and travelling and other allowances as those prescribed in relation to officers of the Commonwealth Public Service by the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

“(2.) Where the Board certifies that the functions and duties of an officer, or officers included in a class of officers, employed by the Board are substantially similar to those of an officer, or officers included in a class of officers, in relation to whom a determination under the Arbitration (PublicService) Act 1920-1947, or under that Act as amended, specified in the certificate makes provision with respect to a matter specified in the last preceding sub-regulation, that officer, or the officers included in that class of officers, employed by the Board shall be employed under the same conditions with respect to that matter as are prescribed by the determination.

“(3.) Where a condition of employment prescribed by sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation is inconsistent with a condition of employment prescribed by sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, the latter shall prevail and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, not apply to, or in relation to, officers.

“(4.) For the purposes of this regulation, a reference in the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1948, or in that Act as amended, the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations or a determination under the Arbitration (PublicService) Act 1920-1947, or under that Act as amended, to the Public Service Board, the Permanent Head or the Chief Officer shall be read as a reference to the Chairman of the Australian Wool Board.”.

4. The Schedule to the Australian Wool Board Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

The Schedule.

THE SCHEDULE. Regulation 8.

Column 1.	Column 2.	Column 3.
Office.	Annual salary or limits of annual salary.	Increments.
£	£
Secretary, Executive Head ............................................................................................	989–1,079	30
Accountant, Assistant Secretary...................................................................................	860–956	24
Publicity Director............................................................................................................	1,707–1,955	62
Assistant Publicity Director...........................................................................................	761–893	24
Press Officer.....................................................................................................................	1,073–1,362	58
Extension Officer.............................................................................................................	1,073–1,362	58
Assistant Extension Officer...........................................................................................	761–893	24
Cinematograph Operator...............................................................................................	682–802	24
Clerk (Male)—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	276	..
At 18 years of age......................................................................................................	318	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	372	..
At 20 years of age......................................................................................................	432	..
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	524–620	24
Clerk (Female)—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	264	..
At 18 years of age.......................................................................................................	294	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	342	..
At 20 years of age.......................................................................................................	384	..
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	419–515	24
Assistant (Female), Grade 1—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	238	..
At 18 years of age.......................................................................................................	266	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	308	..
At 20 years of age.......................................................................................................	335	..
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	365–401	1 of 24
1 of 12
Accounting Machinist (Female), Grade 1—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	246	..
At 18 years of age.......................................................................................................	274	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	316	..
At 20 years of age.......................................................................................................	343	1 of 24
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	383–467	5 of 12
Telephonist (Female)—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	246	..
At 18 years of age.......................................................................................................	274	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	316	..
At 20 years of age.......................................................................................................	343	..
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	383–431	1 of 24
2 of 12
Typist (Female), Grade 1—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	246	..
At 18 years of age.......................................................................................................	274	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	316	..
At 20 years of age.......................................................................................................	343	..
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	383–467	1 of 24
5 of 12
Typist (Female), Grade 3...............................................................................................	515	..
Junior Assistant (Male)—
Under 18 years of age................................................................................................	252	..
At 18 years of age.......................................................................................................	288	..
At 19 years of age.......................................................................................................	336	..
At 20 years of age.......................................................................................................	390	..
At 21 years of age and over......................................................................................	470–530	1 of 24
3 of 12

Salaries during a certain period.

5.—(1.) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Australian Wool Board Regulations as in force during the period which commenced on the twenty-ninth day of December, 1949, and ended on the twenty-ninth day of June, 1951, an officer of the Board who occupied an office specified in column 1 of the table in this sub-regulation during that period shall, in respect of his service during that period, be deemed to have been entitled to the annual salary, or salary within the limits of salary, specified in column 2 of that table opposite to that office and to the increments of salary within those limits specified in column 3 of that table.

Column 1.	Column 2.	Column 3.
Office.	Annual salary or limits of annual salary.	Increments.
£	£
Assistant (Female), Grade 1—
At 18 years of age ........................................................................	140	..
At 19 years of age ........................................................................	162	..
At 20 years of age ........................................................................	180	..
Accounting Machinist (Female), Grade 1—
At 18 years of age ........................................................................	148	..
At 19 years of age ........................................................................	170	..
At 20 years of age ........................................................................	188	..
Telephonist (Female)—
At 18 years of age ........................................................................	148	..
At 19 years of age ........................................................................	170	..
At 20 years of age ........................................................................	188	..
Typist (Female), Grade 1—
At 18 years of age ........................................................................	148	..
At 19 years of age ........................................................................	170	..
At 20 years of age ........................................................................	188	..
Junior Assistant (Male)—
At 19 years of age ........................................................................	192	..
At 20 years of age ........................................................................	228	..
At 21 years of age and over ...........................................................	254–290	12

(2.) The salary to which an officer of the Board is deemed to have been entitled under the last preceding sub-regulation during the period specified in that sub-regulation shall be deemed to have been subject to variation from time to time in accordance with the provisions of regulation 106a of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations as in force during that period.

Commencement.

6.—(1.) Regulation 1 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, 1952.

(2.). Regulations 2 and 4 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the thirtieth day of June, 1951.

(3.) Regulation 3 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the twenty-ninth day of December, 1949.

       

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.