STATUTORY RULES.
1932. No. 142
REGULATIONS
UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905-1930.
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 Census and
Statistics Act 1905-1930, to come
into operation forthwith.
Dated
this ninth day of December, 1932.
Governor-General.
By His
Excellency’s Command,
For Treasurer.
CENSUS
REGULATIONS.
Short Title.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the
Census Regulations.
Repeal.
2. The Census Regulations, being Statutory
Rules 1930, No. 127, as amended to the date of the commencement of these
Regulations, are hereby repealed.
Census Day.
3. The Census which would but for the Census and Statistics Act 1930,
have been taken in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one shall be
taken in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three.
Definitions.
4. In these Regulations, unless the contrary
intention appears—
“Census Day” means 30th June, 1933.
“Schedule”means the Householder’s Schedule
mentioned in the Act and includes any personal card or slip supplementary
thereto.
“Territory” means the Territory for
the Seat of Government and the Northern Territory.
“The Act” means the Census
and Statistics Act 1905-1930, as amended from time to time.
2971.
Delegation of Powers of Statistician.
5.—(1.) The Statistician may, by writing
under his hand, delegate any of his powers or functions under these Regulations
(except this power of delegation) in relation to any matters or class of
matters or to any particular State or Territory, so that the delegated powers
may be exercised by the delegate with respect to the matters or class of
matters specified or the State or Territory defined in the instrument of
delegation.
(2.) Every delegation by the Statistician shall be
revocable in writing at will, and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of
any power or function by the Statistician.
Deputy Supervisors.
6. For each State and Territory there shall
be an officer called the Deputy Supervisor, who shall be appointed by the
Minister on the recommendation of the Statistician, and shall hold office from
the date of appointment until the thirty-first day of December, 1933, or until
the termination of the appointment by the Minister, whichever first happens.
7. The following persons shall be eligible
for appointment as Deputy Supervisor for a State, namely:—
(a)
the Commonwealth Electoral Officer for the State;
(b)an
officer of the Bureau of Census and Statistics;
(c)the State
Statistician; or
(d) any other person
approved by the Minister.
8. The following persons shall be eligible
for appointment as a Deputy Supervisor in a Territory, namely:—
(a)
the Administrator;
(b)
the Government Resident, or
(c)
any other person approved by the Minister.
9. Subject to the Act and the Regulations
for the time being in force, and to the directions of the Statistician, it
shall be the duty of each Deputy Supervisor—
(i) to
make all necessary arrangements for the taking and collection of the census in
the State or Territory for which he is appointed;
(ii) to
obtain an accurate record of the population of that State or Territory; and
(iii)
to promptly forward to the Commonwealth Statistician such record, together with
such summaries or reports relative thereto as may be directed by the
Commonwealth Statistician.
10.—(1.) Each Deputy Supervisor shall, in
addition to any emolument which he is otherwise receiving, receive such payment
as the Minister, on the recommendation of the Statistician, approves.
(2.) A Deputy Supervisor shall, before entering upon
his duties or exercising any power under the Act or these Regulations, sign, in
the
presence of a
witness an undertaking in accordance with the following form:—
Commonwealth of Australia.
Census
and Statistics Act
1905-1930.
UNDERTAKING OF DEPUTY SUPERVISOR.
I,................................................................ ,
of............................................................... ,
undertake,
in connexion with the taking of the Census in the year 1933, that I will
faithfully and with due despatch perform the duties of Deputy Supervisor of
Census under the Census Regulations within the State/Territory of and I do solemnly and sincerely promise
that I will carry out, in every particular, all instructions supplied to me by
the Commonwealth Statistician, and that I will not desert from my duty,
or will not refuse or neglect, without just excuse, to perform the duties of
the office of Deputy Supervisor or wilfully or without lawful authority alter
any document or form under the above-named Act or the Regulations thereunder,
or wilfully sign any untrue document or form, or, except as allowed by the said
Act or Regulations, divulge the contents of any form filled up in pursuance of
the said Act or any information furnished in pursuance of the said Act.
Signature...............................................
Date......................................................
Witness..........................................................................
Address of Witness.........................................................
Census Divisions.
11. Each State shall, for the purposes of
census collection, be divided into Census Divisions, which shall, where
practicable and suitable, coincide with the Commonwealth Electoral Divisions.
12. Each Territory may, for the purposes of
census collection, be divided into Census Divisions, in such way as is approved
by the Statistician.
Enumerators in Charge of Census Divisions.
13. For each Census Division there shall be
an officer called an Enumerator, who, in relation to that division, shall carry
out such duties in connexion with the taking and collection of the census as
are prescribed, or as are assigned to him by the Statistician.
14. Where a Census Division coincides with a
Commonwealth Electoral Division, the Commonwealth Divisional Returning Officer
for that Electoral Division, or such other person as the Statistician approves,
shall be the Enumerator for that division.
15. Where a Census Division does not coincide
with a Commonwealth Electoral Division, such person as the Statistician
approves shall be the Enumerator for that division.
16. Each Enumerator shall, in addition to any
emolument which he is otherwise receiving, receive such payment as the
Minister, on the recommendation of the Statistician, approves.
17. Each Enumerator shall hold office from
the date of appointment until the 30th September, 1933, or until the
termination of the appointment by the Statistician, whichever first happens.
18. Each Enumerator shall, before entering
upon his duties or exercising any power under the Act or these Regulations,
sign, in the presence of a witness, an undertaking in accordance with the
following form:—
Commonwealth of Australia.
Census
and Statistics Act
1905-1930.
UNDERTAKING BY ENUMERATOR.
I,................................................................. ,
of............................................................... ,
undertake,
in connexion with the taking of the Census in the year 1933, that I will
faithfully and with due dispatch perform the duties of Enumerator under the
Census Regulations within the Census Division of............ in the State/Territory of............................................................. ,
and I do solemnly and sincerely promise that I will carry out, in every
particular, all instructions supplied to me by the Commonwealth Statistician,
or by the Deputy Supervisor of the said State/Territory, and that I will not
desert from my duty, and will not refuse or neglect, without just excuse, to
perform the duties of the office of Enumerator, or wilfully, or without lawful
authority, alter any document or form under the above-named Act, or the
Regulations thereunder, or wilfully sign any untrue document or form, or, except
as allowed by the said Act or Regulations, divulge the contents of any form
filled up in pursuance of the said Act, or any information furnished in
pursuance of the said Act.
Signature
Date
Witness............................................................
Address of Witness............................................
Census Subdivisions.
19. Each Census Division within a State shall
be divided into Census Subdivisions, which shall, wherever practicable and
suitable, coincide with the Commonwealth Electoral Subdivisions in the Census
Division, provided that, at the discretion of the Statistician, two or more
Commonwealth Electoral Subdivisions may be grouped to form a Census
Subdivision, or an existing Commonwealth Electoral Subdivision may be divided
into two or more Census Subdivisions.
20. Census Divisions within Territories may
be divided into Census Subdivisions at the discretion of the Statistician.
Sub-Enumerators in Charge of Census Subdivisions.
21. For each Census Subdivision there shall be
an officer called a Sub-enumerator who, in relation to that subdivision, shall
carry out such duties in connexion with the taking and collection of the Census
as are prescribed or as are assigned to him by the Statistician.
22. Where a Census Subdivision coincides with
a Commonwealth Electoral Subdivision, a person who holds the position of
Commonwealth Electoral Registrar or who has acted as Assistant Returning
Officer for that subdivision, or such other person as the Deputy Supervisor in
charge, on the recommendation of the Enumerator in charge, approves, shall be
appointed Sub-enumerator of that subdivision.
23. Where a Census Subdivision does not
coincide with a Commonwealth Electoral Subdivision, such person as the Deputy
Supervisor in charge, on the recommendation of the Enumerator in charge,
approves, shall be appointed Sub-enumerator of that subdivision.
24. Each Sub-enumerator shall, in addition to
any emolument which he is otherwise receiving, receive such payment as the
Minister, on the recommendation of the Statistician, approves.
25. Each Sub-enumerator shall hold office
from the date of appointment until the 30th September, 1933, or until the
termination of the appointment by the Deputy Supervisor in charge, whichever
first happens.
26. Each Sub-enumerator shall, before
entering upon his duties or exercising any power under the Act or these
Regulations, sign in the presence of a witness an undertaking in accordance
with the following form:—
Commonwealth of Australia.
Census
and Statistics Act
1905-30.
UNDERTAKING OF SUB-ENUMERATOR.
I,........................................................... ,
of................................................. ,
undertake, in connexion with the taking of the Census in the year 1933, that I
will faithfully and with due
dispatch perform the duties of Sub-enumerator under
the Census Regulations within the Census Subdivision of.............................................................. ,
in the State/Territory of....................................... ,
and I do solemnly and sincerely promise that I will carry out, in every
particular, all instructions supplied to me by the Commonwealth Statistician,
or by the Deputy Supervisor of the said State/Territory, or by the Enumerator
for the said Census Subdivision, and that I will not desert from my duty, or
will not refuse or neglect, without just excuse, to perform the duties of the
office of Sub-enumerator, or wilfully or without lawful authority alter any
document or form under the above-named Act or the Regulations thereunder, or
wilfully sign any untrue document or form, or, except as allowed by the said
Act or Regulations, divulge the contents of any form filled up in pursuance of
the said Act, or any information furnished in pursuance of the said Act.
Signature
Date
Witness..............................................................
Address of Witness.............................................
Collectors’ Districts.
27. Each Census Subdivision within a State,
and each Census Division or Subdivision within a Territory, shall be divided
into as many Collectors’ Districts as the Statistician deems necessary.
28. The division into Collectors’ Districts
of a Census Subdivision within a State, or a Census Division or Subdivision
within a Territory, shall, as far as practicable, be so effected that no
Collectors’ District shall lie partly in one and partly in another municipal
area.
29. Two or more Collectors’ Districts may, at
the discretion of the Statistician, be grouped for the purposes of collection,
and placed in charge of the same collector.
Collectors.
30. For each Collectors’ District, or for
each group of Collectors’ Districts formed in accordance with the last
preceding regulation, there shall be an officer called a collector, who shall,
in relation to that district or group, carry on such duties in connexion with
the taking and collection of the Census as are prescribed or as are assigned to
him by the Statistician.
31. Each Collector shall, in adidtion to any
emolument which he is otherwise receiving, receive such payment as the
Minister, on the recommendation of the Statistician, approves.
32. Each Collector shall be appointed by the
Enumerator in charge of the Collector’s District, after consultation, where
possible, with the Sub-enumerator in charge, and subject to such special
instructions as he receives from the Statistician or the Deputy Supervisor in
charge.
33. Each Collector shall hold office during
the pleasure of the Statistician, but not longer than is necessary to finish
the work for which he is appointed.
34. In an emergency an Enumerator or
Sub-enumerator may appoint any person to act as a Collector, and that person
shall be deemed a Collector until such time as he is notified of the
termination of his appointment.
35. Each Collector shall, before entering
upon his duties or exercising any power under the act or these Regulations,
sign, in the presence of a witness, an undertaking in accordance with the
following form:—
Commonwealth of Australia.
Census
and Statistics Act
1905-1930.
UNDERTAKING BY COLLECTOR.
I,.......................................................... ,
of.......................................................................... ,
undertake in connexion with the taking of the Census in the year 1933, that I
will faithfully and with due despatch perform the duties of Collector under the
Census Regulations within the Census Sub-division of.................................. , in the State/Territory of......................................... ,
and I do solemnly and sincerely promise that I will carry out, in every
particular, all instructions supplied to me by the Commonwealth Statistician,
or by the Deputy Supervisor of the said State/Territory, or by the Enumerator
or Sub-enumerator in charge of my collector’s district, and that I will not
desert from my duty, or will not refuse or neglect, without just excuse, to
perform the duties of the office of Collector, or wilfully, or without lawful
authority, alter any document or form under the above-named Act, or the
Regulations there under, or wilfully sign any untrue document or form, or,
except as allowed by the said Act or Regulations, divulge the contents of any
form filled up in pursuance of the said Act, or any information furnished in
pursuance of the said Act.
Signature
Date
Witness...............................................................
Address
of witness..............................................
Householder’s
Schedule.
36. The Householder’s Schedule shall consist
of a questionnaire in relation to—
(a)
the dwelling;
(b)
each person resident in the dwelling or employed or travelling on a ship:
Provided that where the Statistician thinks fit, the
questionnaire may be supplemented by Personal Cards or Slips.
37. The Householders’ Schedule and the
Personal Card or Slip shall be in such form as the Statistician deems
appropriate.
38. In addition to the particulars specified
in section 12 of the Act, the Householder’s Schedule shall include the
following:—
(a) In
relation to the dwelling:—
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(i) | Class
of dwelling (i.e., whether private house, hotel, institution, or other class
of habitation);
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(ii) | Method
of occupation (i.e., whether by owner, tenant, rent-purchaser, caretaker, or
otherwise)
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(iii) | Weekly
rent payable, or rental value per week; and
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(iv) | Number
of persons sleeping on verandahs. |
(b) In relation to each person:—
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(i) | Dependent children; |
(ii) | Condition as to orphanhood; |
(iii) | War service; |
(iv) | Income; |
(v) | Race; |
(vi) | Grade of occupation (i.e., whether
employer, wage earner, or as the case may be); |
(vii) | Industry, trade or service in which
employed; |
(viii) | Apprenticeship; and |
(ix) | Unemployment, with duration and cause of
same. |
Distribution of Schedules.
39. Prior to Census Day each Collector shall,
in accordance with his instructions, leave a Householder’s Schedule at each
occupied dwelling within the Collector’s District or Districts allotted to him.
40. Except under special instructions from
his Enumerator or Sub-enumerator, a Collector shall not leave a Householder’s
Schedule at any dwelling earlier than seven days before Census Day, nor later
than Census Day.
41. The Householder’s Schedule shall be left
with the occupier of the dwelling, or, in the absence of the occupier, with the
person apparently in charge of the dwelling. If no person is in the dwelling
when the Collector calls, a Schedule may be placed in a letter-box, put under
the door, or put in some other place where it is likely to come under the
notice of the occupier.
42. It shall be the duty of every person
(other than the occupier) who receives a Householder’s Schedule, or to whose
hands or notice a Schedule comes, to deliver it or bring it to the notice of
the occupier for whom it is intended.
Penalty: Five pounds.
43. Where a house is let, sub-let, or held in
different apartments, and occupied by different persons or families, a Schedule
shall be left for each part so let, sub-let, or held as a separate apartment.
Duty to Supply Required Particulars.
44.(a) Every occupier of
a dwelling is required to supply, to the best of his knowledge and belief, the
particulars asked for in the Householder’s Schedule, to sign the Schedule, and
to deliver it to the Collector.
(b) Any person in respect of whom particulars
are required to be furnished, who is not a member of the family of the occupier
or person in charge of a dwelling, shall furnish to the occupier or person in
charge the particulars necessary for filling up any Schedule or shall fill up
any Personal Slip personal to himself and hand it to the occupier or person in
charge.
Penalty: Ten pounds.
45. Every person who spent the night
immediately preceding Census Day in any dwelling, or who, being absent on that
night, returned
thereto on Census
Day without being counted elsewhere shall supply to the occupier the
particulars relating to himself asked for on the Schedule.
Penalty:
Ten pounds.
Householder’s Schedules for Ships.
46. In the case of a ship or vessel in any
port of the Commonwealth or in any inland waters thereof, the Schedule shall be
delivered to the master of the ship, who shall be deemed to be the occupier.
47. Where a ship or vessel is on a passage
between any two Commonwealth ports on Census Day, and a Schedule for the ship
was not left with the master before Census Day, a Schedule shall be left with
him immediately on arrival of the ship at the first port of call on or after
Census Day.
48. The master of a ship or vessel with whom
a Schedule is left, in pursuance of either of the last two preceding
regulations, shall, to the best of his knowledge and belief, fill up and supply
therein, in accordance with the instructions contained in or accompanying the
Schedule, all the particulars specified therein, and shall sign his name
thereto, and shall deliver the Schedule so filled up and signed to the
Collector authorized to receive it.
Penalty: Ten pounds.
49. Every person who spent the night
immediately preceding Census Day on the ship, or who, being absent on that
night, returned thereto on Census Day without being counted elsewhere, is
required to fill in the particulars asked for on the Personal Slip relating to
himself, and to hand the completed slip to the master of the ship, or to
furnish to the master all information necessary to enable him to fill in such
particulars.