Commonwealth Public Service Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 237.

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS (TWENTIETH AMENDMENT 1920).

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 Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventeenth day of November, 1920.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

for Prime Minister.

 

Amendment of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

1. Regulation 49a of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (2) thereof and inserting the following sub-regulation in its stead:—

“(2) In the absence of any such determination the seniority of officers shall be determined as follows:—

(a) the seniority of officers in the fourth and higher classes of the Clerical Division and in Class E and higher classes of the Professional Division shall be determined according to class, sub-division of class, and date of entrance into sub-division;

(b) the seniority of officers in the fifth Class of the Clerical Division and in Class F of the Professional Division shall be determined by date of appointment to the division; and

(c) the seniority of officers in the General Division shall be determined—

(i) In cases where officers are occupying positions similarly designated and where advancement in salary is by prescribed regular increments—by date of appointment to position;

(ii) In cases where officers are occupying positions similarly designated and advancement in salary is not by prescribed regular increments—by salary paid and date of receipt of such salary;

 

(iii) In cases where officers are occupying positions differently designated—by the Commissioner, having regard to the relative value of positions, length of service therein, and such other factors as the Commissioner deems necessary to consider in order equitably to determine the seniority.”;

and

“(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (3) thereof after the word “age”, the word “or marriage”.

Seniority of officers transferred from General Division.

2. Regulation 142a of the Public Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“142a. The seniority of officers transferred from the General Division shall be determined by the Commissioner.”.

  

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