Civilian Staff Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1938. No. 8.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1934.*

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 1903-1934.

Dated this second day of February, 1938.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of Civilian Staff Regulations. 

Regulation 117b of the Civilian Staff Regulations is repealed, and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Variations of salary on account of variations in cost of living.

“117b.—(1.) For the purposes of this regulation the term ‘index number’ means the weighted average retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth, as shown in the ‘Court’ series of retail price index numbers published from time to time by or at the direction of, the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.

(2.) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year is less than 81.7, salaries payable in pursuance of regulations 116, 117, 117a and 119c of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in the month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be reduced by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:—

Index Number Groups.	Amount of Decrease in Salary.
	Adult Males.	Adult Females.	Officers under 21 years of Age
£	£	£
Per annum.	Per annum.	Per annum.
79.4 to 81.6......................................................	6	4	3
77.1 to 79.3......................................................	12	8	6
74.8 to 77.0......................................................	18	12	9
72.5 to 74.7......................................................	24	16	12
70.2 to 72.4......................................................	30	20	15
67.9 to 70.1......................................................	36	24	18

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1938.

  Statutory Rules 1926, No. 209, as amended by Statutory Rules 1928, Nos. 19, 36, 58 and 86; 1929, Nos. 38, 79 and 102; 1930, Nos. 29, 50, 75, 100 and 139; 1931, Nos. 15, 48, 49 and 60; 1932, Nos. 11, 37, 113 and 126; 1933, Nos. 9, 51, 59 and 86; 1934, Nos. 5, 105 and 144; 1935, No. 106; 1936, Nos. 28, 43, 117, 130 and 152; 1937, Nos. 15 and 79.

187.—12/12.1.1938.—Price 3d.

 

(3.) If the index number falls below 67.9 salaries shall be further reduced on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for each fall of 2.3 points in the index number salaries shall be reduced by £6 per annum in the case of adult males, £4 per annum in the case of adult females and £3 per annum in the case of officers under 21 years of age.

(4.) Where the index number for the six months ending on the thirty-first day of March or the thirtieth day of September in any year exceeds 83.9, salaries payable in pursuance of regulations 116, 117, 117a and 119c of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in the month of July or the month of January (as the case may be) next following, be increased by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the said index number falls:—

Index Number Groups.	Amount of Increase in Salary.
	Adult Males.	Adult Females.	Officers under 21 years of Age
£	£	£
Per annum.	Per annum.	Per annum.
84.0 to 86.2......................................................	6	4	3
86.3 to 88.5......................................................	12	8	6
88.6 to 90.8......................................................	18	12	9
90.9 to 93.1......................................................	24	16	12
93.2 to 95.4......................................................	30	20	15
95.5 to 97.7......................................................	36	24	18

(5.) If the index number rises above 97.7 salaries shall be further increased on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for every rise of 2.3 points in the index number salaries shall be increased by £6 per annum in the case of adult males, £4 per annum in the case of adult females and £3 per annum in the case of officers under 21 years of age.

(6.) The following amounts shall be added to salaries payable in pursuance of regulations 116, 117, 117a and 119c of these Regulations after variation, if any, has been made in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation:—

Per annum.
£
Adult males........................................................................................	16
Adult females.....................................................................................	11
Officers under 21 years of age.............................................................	8

(7.) The amounts referred to in sub-regulation (6.) of this regulation shall be deemed for all purposes to be part of salary.

(8.) The first adjustment of salaries under this regulation shall be made as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in January, 1938, and shall be based on the index number for the six months ended on the thirtieth day of September, 1937, which shall be deemed to be 70.6.”.

 

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