Commonwealth Public Service Act 1928 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE.

  

No. 41 of 1928.

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1924.

[Assented to 26th September, 1928.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1928.

(2.) The Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1924 as amended by this Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1928.

Attachment of salaries of temporary and exempt employees.

2. Section sixty-four of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1924 is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-section (3.) the words “and shall pay those sums to the judgment creditor”, and inserting in their stead the words “or may direct the deduction therefrom of such sums, and shall pay, or direct the payment of, those sums to the judgment creditor”; and

(b) by omitting sub-section (9.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—

“(9.) In this section ‘Paying Officer’ means such officer of a Department as the Chief Officer of that Department appoints as Paying Officer for the purposes of this section.

 

“(10.) The provisions of this section shall apply—

(a) to every officer in the Public Service;

(b) to every person temporarily employed under this Act; and

(c