Civilian Staff (Other than Government Factories) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 202.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-18, to come into operation forthwith, unless otherwise specified.

Dated this seventeenth day of December, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. K. BOWDEN,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Regulations for Civilian Staff (other than Government Factories) under Defence Act, Section 63.

Amendment.

Regulation 3 is amended by deleting—

“Return of Overtime and Sunday Pay Secretary Within seven days after month.”

shown under heading “Monthly”, and inserting under heading “quarterly” the following:—

“Return of Overtime and Sunday Pay Secretary Within seven days after quarter.”

Regulation 25 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

(4) Except with the approval of the Secretary this regulation shall not apply to officers or employees in receipt of a salary in excess of £450 per annum.

To have effect as from 15th November, 1924.

C.19213.—Price 3d.

 

Regulations 47 and 48 are cancelled and the following regulations inserted in lieu thereof—

47.—(1) The following days or any days prescribed under the law of any State to be observed in lieu thereof in that State shall be observed as holidays, namely—

First day of January.

Twenty-sixth day of January.

Christmas Day and the following day.

Good Friday and the following Saturday and Monday.

The anniversary of the birthday of the Sovereign.

The twenty-fifth day of April and any day proclaimed by the Governor-General or required by any Act to be observed in lieu of any of the said days.

(2) Whenever any of the said days, except the twenty-fifth day of April, falls upon a Sunday, the next following Monday shall be observed as a holiday in lieu of such Sunday.

(3) In addition to the days mentioned in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation there may be observed as public holidays or half-holidays such additional days or half-days, not exceeding in the whole, four days in any one calendar year as are authorized by the Minister.

(4) In addition to the days herein before named any specified day or half-day proclaimed by the Governor-General as a holiday or half-holiday in the public offices of the Commonwealth or in any part thereof may be observed as a holiday or half-holiday in the locality in respect of which the holiday or half-holiday is proclaimed.

(5) The Minister or the Secretary may require an office or any part thereof to be kept open in the public interest for the whole or any portion of a holiday observed in pursuance of sub-regulation one, two or four of this regulation and may require the attendance and services of any officer or employee during that holiday, but in that case the officer or employee shall be granted an amount equal to a day’s salary calculated in the manner prescribed in regulation 48 if a full day’s attendance has been required and a proportionate amount if less than a full day’s attendance has been required.

Provided that no proportionate payment shall be less than one half-day’s salary calculated in the manner prescribed in regulation 48.

Provided further that the payment of any amount in consequence of the attendance and services of an officer or employee on any holiday granted in pursuance of sub-regulations one, two or four of this regulation shall if the salary of the officer or employee concerned exceeds £450 be subject to the approval of the Secretary.

(6) Where the attendance and services of any officer or employee are required during any holiday or half-holiday authorized under the provisions of sub-regulation (3) of this regulation, that officer or employee shall be granted a period off duty in lieu of the holiday or half-holiday or portion of a holiday so worked and the period off duty shall be added to the officer’s next ensuing recreation leave.

Provided that no period off duty in respect of work performed on any holiday shall be less than one half-day.

 

Provided further that the allowance of any period off duty in consequence of the attendance and services of an officer or employee on any holiday granted in pursuance of sub-regulation (3) of this regulation shall if the salary of the officer or employee concerned exceeds £450 be subject to the approval of the Secretary.

To have effect as from 15th November, 1924.

48.—(1) A day’s salary for the purpose of payment for duty performed on a holiday shall be calculated by multiplying the hourly rate of salary by the number of hours in an ordinary day’s duty for the day on which the holiday occurs and one half-day’s salary shall be half a day’s salary so calculated.

(2) The hourly rate of salary shall be calculated in accordance with the following formula—

(3) For the purpose of sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation salary shall include allowance for the performance of higher duties.

To have effect as from 15th November, 1924.

Regulation 49 is cancelled.

To have effect as from 15th November, 1924.

The following new regulation is inserted after regulation 67—

67a. There shall be published annually in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette a list showing all permanent employees of the General Division under these Regulations.

Regulation 74 (1) is cancelled and the following inserted in lieu thereof—

Classification of Employees—General Division.

74.—(1) The classification of employees of the General Division shall be as follows, with limits of pay as shown therein:—

Table “A.”

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments.
£	£	£
Assistant—
Junior......................................................	95	149	..	Under 18—£95
At 18—£107
At 19—£125
At 20—£149
Assistant—
Adult, male..............................................	204	239	1 of 5
5 of 6
Adult, female...........................................	166	202	6
Assistant, Senior—
Adult, male..............................................	251	275	6
Adult, female...........................................	214	236	6
Caretaker—
Grade III. ................................................	227	239	6	Advancement to next grade is not of right.
Grade II. .................................................	245	263	6
Grade I. ..................................................	281	317	13*
Gardener......................................................	227	233	6

 

Table “A”—continued.

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments.
£	£	£
Inquiry Officer............................................	281	347	12*
Labourer......................................................	204	227	1 of 5
3 of 6
Messenger...................................................	77	149	..	Under 17— £77
At 17— £95
At 18—£107
At 19—£125
At 20—£149
Messenger—
Adult.......................................................	204	239	1 of 5
5 of 6
Senior......................................................	245	263	6
Ministerial...............................................	245	317	4 of 6
4 of 12*
Telephonist—
Female.....................................................	83	140	..	Under 18—£83
At 18—£101
At 19—£128
At 20—£140
Adult, female...........................................	166	190	6
Telephonist—
Male........................................................	101	158	..	Under 18—£101
At 18—£113
At 19—£134
At 20—£158
(To be paid salary of £204 per annum if retained in position after reaching 21 years of age.)
Senior......................................................	227	245	6
Typist..........................................................	95	149	..	Under 18—£95
At 18—£107
At 19—£125
At 26—£149
Typist—
Adult, male..............................................	204	233	1 of 5
4 of 6
Adult, female...........................................	166	202	6
Senior, male.............................................	245	263	6
Watchman....................................................	204	227	1 of 5
4 of 6
Ordnance and Store Staffs.
Armourer—
Grade II. .................................................	239	263	6	Advancement to next grade is not of right.
Grade I. ..................................................	275	267	6
Armourer, chief—
New South Wales and Victoria...............	323	347	12
States other than New South Wales and Victoria............................................................	299	323	12
Laboratory Foreman....................................	299	335	12*
Storeman, Assistant....................................	233	239	6	(To apply to employees previously designated Storemen except where otherwise determined.)
Storeman.....................................................	251	269	6
Storeman, Senior.........................................	275	287	6
Storeholder—
Grade II. .................................................	299	335	12	Advancement in next grade is not of right.
Grade I. ..................................................	341	381	..

 

Table “A”—continued.

Office.	Salary.				Remarks.
	Minimum.		Maximum.	Increments.
£		£	£
Rifle Range Staff.
Inspector—
Grade II. ..................................................	341		395	18*
Grade I. ...................................................	409		479	1 of 16*
3 of 18*
Range Assistant—
Grade II. ..................................................	227		233	6
Grade I. ...................................................	233		245	6
Ranger..........................................................	251		263	6
Range Superintendent..................................	293		329	12*
Range Clerk.................................................	281		347	12*
Inspection Staff.
Assistant Inspector.......................................	418		521	16*
Chief Examiner, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow	347		371	12
Proof Master, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow	347		371	12
Overlooker, Small Arms Factory, Lithgow.	305		341	12
Officer in charge at Proof Ground, Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray..............	347		371	12
Overlooker, Small Arms Ammunition Factory, Footscray.................................................	203		329	12
Viewer.........................................................	269		287	6
Examiner of Stores—
Grade III. .................................................	257		269	6	Advancement to next grade is not of right.
Grade II. ..................................................	281		317	12*
Grade I. ...................................................	323		347	12*
Royal Australian Navy.
Hydrographic Branch Staff.
Chart Corrector............................................	323		347	12*
Tradesmen.
Artisan.........................................................	To be paid the rate determined by Arbitration Court, Public Service Arbitrator, or Wages Board for similar employment in the locality of the work.
Blacksmith...................................................
Blacksmith’s Striker....................................
Carpenter......................................................
Carpenter-in-Charge.....................................
Printer..........................................................
Saddler.........................................................
Saddler-in-Charge........................................
Sailmaker.....................................................
Sailmaker-in-Charge....................................

* Increments will be granted annually, except in cases marked “*” where advancement will be as determined from time to time by the Secretary.

The minimum and maximum rates shown indicate the limits of pay for each position, and the amount of increment shown is the amount which ordinarily will be granted, but in special circumstances an employee may be paid at any rate of pay within the limits prescribed for his position.

To have effect as from 21st September, 1924.

 

Regulation 75 is amended by deleting the figures “£272” and inserting the figures “£280”.

To have effect as from 28th April, 1924.

Regulation 75 is amended by deleting the figures “£280” and inserting the figures “£289”.

Regulation 76 (1) is amended by inserting the figures “£204” in lieu of the figures “£195” and deleting all the words after the words “per annum”.

Regulation 76 (2) is amended by inserting the figures “£204” in lieu of the figures “£195” and by deleting the portion reading “or £208 as the case my be”.

Regulations 94 (2), (3) and (4) are cancelled and the following inserted in lieu thereof:—

“94.—(2) Officers, other than those in Class A1, shall be classified as under:—

Class.		Subdivisions.
		1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.	12.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
A2	..	750	850	950	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
B	..	656	680	704	728	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
C	..	575	593	602	620	638	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
D	..	467	485	503	521	539	557	..	..	..	..	..	..
E	..	371	389	407	413	431	449	..	..	..	..	..	..
F	..	119	137	161	221	239	257	275	293	311	329	347	365

(3) Officers in Classes C, D, E, and F, may be granted annual increments from subdivision to subdivision as set out in the preceding regulation.”

Re-number sub-regulations 5, 6 and 7 “4, 5, 6” respectively.

To have effect as from 21st September, 1924.

Regulation 106b is amended by adding after the second paragraph the following—

“In addition to the foregoing, civilian employees employed under the regulations for the employment of persons under section 41 of the Naval Defence Act shall, upon the commencement of this regulation, become and be deemed to be employees of the General Division under these Regulations with classification therein corresponding to their previous classification under the regulations for the employment of persons under section 41 of the Naval Defence Act.

“The period of service for any such civilian employee under the regulations for the employment of persons under section 41 of the Naval Defence Act shall, for the purpose of determining any rights to which he is entitled under these Regulations which are based on the length or nature of his employment under these Regulations be included as if that period were part of his period of employment under these Regulations.”