Commonwealth Public Service Regulations 1913 (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902-1911.
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
Dated this nineteenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command.
JOSEPH COOK.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902-1911.
Part I.—Administration and Discipline.
Part I.—Administration and Discipline.
Division I.—Preliminary.
Division II.—Attendance of officers.
Division III.—Duties of officers.
Division IV.—Miscellaneous.
Part II.—Classification of the General Division.
Part III.—Classification of the Clerical Division.
Part IV.—Classification of the Professional Division.
Part V.—Temporary Employment.
Part VI.—Employment of Married Women.
Part VII.—Promotion and Transfer with Promotion of Officers.
C.17442––Price, 1s. 3d.
Part VIII.—Travelling and other Allowances.
Division I.—General Allowances.
Division II.—Mode of Travelling.
Division III.—Special Allowances.
Division IV.—District Allowances.
Part IX.—Life Assurance and Superannuation.
Part X.—Appointments and Transfers.
Division I.—Professional Division.
Division II.—Clerical Division.
Division III.—General Division.
Division IV.—Miscellaneous.
Part XI.—Election of Divisional Representatives.
Part XII.—Offences : Boards of Inquiry.
Part XIII.—Boards of Appeal.
Part XIV.—Directions to be observed by Candidates at Competitive Examinations.
Part XV.—Instructions for the guidance of Superintendents at Competitive Examinations.
Part XVI.—Repeal of Previous Regulations.
(2) The hours of attendance of officers in the General Division will be determined by the Commissioner from time to time, but the ordinary hours of duty for artisans, labourers, and similar classes should be, as far as practicable, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with half-an-hour off for luncheon, and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 12 noon.
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performed by each officer, the date of his birth, the date of his appointment, and the number of years he has been in the Service. The Permanent Head shall report to the Commissioner, whenever the necessity arises, what alterations, if any, are, in his opinion necessary or expedient for the more economic, efficient, or convenient working of his Department or any branch thereof. He shall further report to the Commissioner what alterations, if any, are in his opinion, necessary in the salaries, fees or allowances of any of the officers under his control; and shall also bring under the attention of the Commissioner any matter, whether in relation to any officer or to the work of any branch of his Department, with which he may think it desirable for the Commissioner to be acquainted. All such returns and reports will be filed as a record by the Commissioner.
30. (1) The Permanent Head of each Department shall report to the Commissioner whenever it is deemed advisable—
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a ) To create a new office in any Division in the Department under his control;(
b ) To abolish any office in his Department;(
c ) To raise or lower the classification or grading of any office, the duties of which have been materially changed.
(2) On receiving the report of the permanent Head, the Commissioner may make a recommendation on the subject to the Governor-General. Provided, however, that where, under section 13 (2) of the Act, the Permanent Head has assigned to the Chief Officer, either generally or in any particular cases or classes of cases, power and authority to report in respect of any of the matters specified in section 41, the Chief Officer shall himself report accordingly, and such report shall be sent to the Inspector for transmission to the Commissioner.
(2) Officers who rent Government buildings are prohibited from sub-letting any portion of same without the consent, in writing, of the Permanent Head of their several Departments.
(2) Every officer appearing before the Commissioner, an Inspector, a Board of Inquiry, or a Board of Appeal (whether summoned or attending voluntarily) shall answer all questions asked him pertinent to the inspection, inquiry, or investigation, and shall produce all official or public books, documents, or writings in his control which he is required to produce.
(3) No officer shall be compelled to answer any question tending to incriminate him.
(a) publicly comment upon the administration of any Department of the Commonwealth; or(
b ) use for any purpose other than for the discharge of his official duties information gained by or conveyed to him through his connexion with the Public Service.
(a) solicit gifts or presents, or(
b ) issue addresses, complimentary cards, or other communications, intended or likely to induce the public to make gifts or presents to them.
The Secretary to the Prime Minister’s Department.
The Secretary to the Department of External Affairs.
The Secretary to the Attorney-General’s Department.
The Secretary to the Department of Home Affairs.
The Secretary to the Department of the Treasury.
The Comptroller-General of Customs.
The Secretary to the Department of Defence.
The Secretary to the Postmaster-General’s Department.
Deputy Postmaster-General in each State.
Collector of Customs for each State.
(2) In the undermentioned Departments, the Secretary, until otherwise determined, may exercise the powers conferred, and shall perform the duties imposed by the Act or by these Regulations on the Chief Officer:—
The Prime Minister’s Department.
The Department of External Affairs.
The Attorney-General’s Department.
The Department of Home Affairs.
The Department of the Treasury.
The Department of Defence.
(3) In the case of the Departments referred to in sub-regulation (2) of this Regulation any reference in these Regulations to a Chief Officer shall, unless inconsistent with the context, be taken to refer to the Permanent Head.
(4) In the case of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of Trade and Customs, the Permanent Head shall, as regards the officers of the central staffs of these Departments, be taken to be the Chief Officer.
(2) The circumstances of individual officers will receive due consideration, but, while attention will be given to objections of a personal or private nature, in view of a proposed transfer, it is to be understood that private considerations must give place to the interests of the Service.
(3) Should any officer object to a change of station or of work, on the grounds that it will involve him in pecuniary loss, or that the change is not to a position of equal importance, he may
apply, through the Chief Officer and Inspector, to the Commissioner for permission to decline the transfer; and if the Commissioner finds that the objection is well founded, permission may be granted without prejudice to the officer’s right of futurepromotion or appointment: Provided that he shall have no grounds of appeal against loss of seniority should another officer be appointed to the position, and should the Commissioner determine that it is of higher status than the position occupied by the officer objecting to transfer.
(4) Where officers of the same class or grade desire to exchange positions, the Chief Officer, with the concurrence of the Inspector, may approve thereof; notification of such exchange shall be made by the Chief Officer to the Permanent Head and by the Inspector to the Commissioner.
(2) On the occurrence of a suitable vacancy, any such application shall be brought under review by the Chief Officer, and if the officer is otherwise eligible the length of his service in the remote locality shall be held to entitle him to special consideration.
(3) On the report of the Permanent Head, the Commissioner will determine the particular places to which this Regulation shall apply, and the periods of residence which shall entitle an officer to special consideration as regards transfer.
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a ) in the public interest;(
b )to meet the convenience of the Department, or in the ordinary course of promotion;
(c) on account of illness, due to causes over which the officer has no control, provided a medical certificate be furnished to the effect that a change is needed to restore health;(
d )after a residence of three years or over in an extreme climate, or in a locality where the necessaries of life are exceptionally dear; or(
e ) to fill vacancies occurring at places described in the last preceding sub-clause—
the actual cost of conveyance of such officers, as well as that of their wives and children, will be paid by the Department.
Officers’ Salaries. | Maximum Amount Allowed. | Maximum Weight Allowed. |
£ | tons. | |
Under £200............................................................ | 25 | 2½ |
£200 and under £400............................................. | 35 | 3½ |
£400 and under £600............................................. | 40 | 4 |
£600 and over........................................................ | 50 | 4½ |
(2) In providing for cost ofremoval only necessary household furniture and effects shall be taken into consideration.
(3) Where exceptional circumstances can be shown to exist, a reasonable amount in excess of the maximum under these Regulations may be authorized by the Chief Officer.
(2) The Chief Officer may, in lieu of cost of removal, authorize payment of an amount less than the maximum prescribed for removal expenses, to compensate for loss in any case where an officer elects to dispose of his furniture and effects instead of removing them to his new station.
(3) An officer shall not be entitled to any compensation from the Government for losses or damages arising from removal.
(4) Furniture, where practicable, shall be removed by railway if the cost be not greater than by other means of conveyance.
(5) Vouchers must be produced for all sums paid.
(2) Increments shall be payable from the first day of the month following the date they accrue, provided that any increase in salary accruing through an officer reaching twenty-one years of age shall be paid from the officer’s twenty first birthday.
(3) Where an officer receives no increase of pay on transfer, the time served in his former office may be counted in reckoning the interval for increment.
(4) All departmental recommendations for increments shall be forwarded by the Chief Officer to the Inspector for transmission to the Commissioner.
(5) Where an increment has been deferred, the Commissioner may determine that, for purposes of seniority and future advancement the increment shall be deemed to have been granted from the date on which, but for such deferment, it would have become due:
Provided that where an increment has been deferred owing to misconduct or inefficiency, the provisions of this paragraph shall not apply unless the officer’s conduct, diligence, and efficiency during the ensuing twelve months be reported as satisfactory.
Provided that the Commissioner may, if he deems such a course expedient, add to or otherwise alter such committee so as to include other officers or persons more conversant with the duties of the position.
the Commissioner. The report shall specify the officer or officers to be employed and the probable duration of the overtime, and the Chief Officer or other approved officer, if satisfied as to the necessity therefor, may sanction the working of overtime.
(2) In emergent cases the Officer in Charge may directly authorize the working of overtime, but in such cases a report shall immediately be made to the Chief Officer.
(3) In any case where it is necesssary for an officer to work beyond the usual hours to meet some emergency, and it is not practicable to obtain prior authority, the officer shall immediately upon the completion of the work report the circumstances, and the Chief Officer, if satisfied as to the necessity for the work, shall authorize the recording of the excess time as overtime.
(4) At the end of each calendar month the Officer in Charge shall furnish the Chief Officer with a return of all overtime worked during the month, together with claims of officers for payment at the prescribed rates. No claim for overtime payment shall be recognised unless accompanied by the authority of the Chief Officer or by a certificate from the Officer in Charge that the overtime has been worked by direction.
(5) Payment of claims for overtime shall be made only on the approval of the Chief Officer.
(6) A return shall be forwarded to the Permanent Head quarterly showing overtime worked by each officer in each branch, sub-branch, or sub-office during the preceding quarter, the amount paid therefor, and briefly the reasons for requiring the overtime to be worked.
(7) Overtime shall be recorded and paid subject to the provisions of this Regulation and to the following conditions:—
(a) In the case of officers whose hours of attendance are defined by Regulation or otherwise, and who work ordinarily for eight hours a day or less, overtime shall be time worked in excess of eight hours a day.(
b ) In the case of officers whose hours of attendance are defined by Regulation or otherwise, and whose regular term of daily duty exceeds eight hours a day, overtime shall be time worked on any day in excess of the regular hours of duty, provided also that in any case, except where otherwise prescribed, time worked in excess of forty-eight hours per week shall be regarded as overtime.(
c )In the case of officers employed between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., overtime shall be time worked in excess of seven hours a day, except where otherwise prescribed.(
d )In cases of shift duties, officers may be employed for more than forty-eight hours in any one week, or for more than seven hours between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., without being entitled to overtime payment. In such cases, overtime shall be time worked beyond the ordinary shift hours, or where, in a complete rotation of shifts, an officer may be required to exceed an average of eight hours per shift, overtime shall be the time in excess of such average.
(e) In the cases of officers performing telephonists’ duties, or such duties combined with any other work, between the hours of 8 p.m. and 8 a.m., overtime shall be time worked in excess of forty-four hours per week. This provision shall apply only to officers who are required to be in constant attendance at the switch-board during their term of duty, and to whom the provisions of the preceding paragraph would not apply.(
f ) Notwithstanding anything contained in parts (a ), (b ), (c ),(d) and (e ) hereof, in the cases of the following classes of officers, overtime shall be time worked in excess of the hours shown hereunder:—Clerical Assistants, Sorters, Postal Assistants, and other officers employed wholly or mainly on indoor
work whose hours of duty, owing to varying condition of business, are not fixed within prescribed daily limits:—
| 44 hours per week. |
| 42 hours per week. |
| 40 hours per week. |
| 46½ hours per week |
| 48 hours per week. |
Telegraphists— | |
| 42 hours per week |
| 39 hours per week. |
| 39 hours per week. |
Provided that where officers are required to work in alternating weeks or longer periods above and below the hours specified, overtime shall be the aggregate time worked during such alternating periods in excess of the hours specified above multiplied by the number of weeks covered by such periods.
(g) In cases where an officer who has ceased work for the day is recalled to duty, such duty shall be recorded as overtime, and shall include the time necessarily occupied in travelling to the place of duty and returning therefrom.
(h) In cases where an officer is required to perform, outside his usual hours, work for some Department other than that to which he is attached, such work not being compensated for by allowance or payment of similar nature, time thus worked beyond the usual hours shall be regarded as overtime.
(i) In cases where officers are required to work on a Saturday, or some other day in lieu thereof, for portion of a day only, time worked in excess of the usual hours of duty on such day shall be regarded as overtime, provided that in any case where the usual hours of duty on such day are less than four hours, overtime payment shall only be made for time worked in excess of four hours. This provision shall only apply to cases where overtime is computed on a daily basis.(
j ) In any case where an officer, in consequence of having worked overtime, is released from ordinary duty, there shall be deducted from any payment to be made for overtime the value, computed at the ordinary rate of pay of the time during which he has been released from duty.(
k ) When overtime is computed on a weekly basis, and a half-holiday, holiday, or holidays occur in any week, and the attendance of the officer on such half-holiday, holiday, or holidays is not required, a deduction at the rate of one-twelfth for a half-holiday, and one-sixth for each holiday, shall be made from the number of hours to be worked before overtime can be claimed. A similar deduction shall be made in the case of absences on authorized leave.
(l) In any case not covered by the foregoing, the Commissioner may determine the conditions under which overtime shall be recorded and paid.(
m ) Officers not working under close supervision, or whose hours of duty cannot be definitely determined, such as Inspectors, Postmasters, Detectives, Patrol Officers, Caretakers (in residence), Boatmen, Messengers, and Watchmen, shall not be entitled to claim overtime except as prescribed in clause (h ) of this Regulation, or in such cases as may be specially approved by the Commissioner, nor shall officers stationed at Lighthouses nor any officer in receipt of salary exceeding £400 per annum be so entitled.
Officers receiving £500 a year and over, 2s. 6d.; over £200 a year and under £500 a year, 2s.; £200 a year and under, 1s. 6d.
A meal allowance shall not be granted when overtime pay is given, but when the amount of the meal allowance would exceed the amount of overtime pay, the meal allowance may be granted instead of overtime pay.
Provided that to payment shall be made under this Regulation unless the time in excess is more than half an hour daily, or in any case where the officer is paid relieving or other allowance consequent upon his temporary transfer.
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(2) In cases where the officer is on duty on seven or more consecutive days, in consequence of having to work on the Sunday, he shall be allowed one and a half day’s pay for a full day, and a proportionate amount for less than a full day.
(3) In cases where the officer is on duty on not more than six consecutive days, in consequence of haying to work on the Sunday, he shall be allowed half a day’s additional pay for a full day and a proportionate part for less than a full day:
Provided that in all cases where an officer resides on the premises where his duties are performed, and his attendances for work on Sundays are intermittent, or for brief periods, he shall not be entitled to claim any additional pay for those attendances, except in such cases as may be approved for payment by the Commissioner. In any such case, the minimum payment for attendance shall be 2s.
(4) Where in any Department of the Public Service the performance of Sunday duty is necessitated by the public requirements, every officer called upon for such duty shall be liable therefor under the conditions herein; provided, however, that any officer possessing conscientious scruples against Sunday duty may apply for permission to furnish a substitute.
(5) This Regulation shall not apply to officers stationed at lighthouses.
(2) An officer required as a witness on behalf of the Commonwealth shall not be entitled to receive any witness fee, but shall be granted leave with pay and in cases where the officer is required to travel he may be allowed his ordinary travelling allowance.
(3) Officers subpoenaed or called as witnesses on behalf of a State Government shall be granted any necessary leave with pay and shall not be entitled to retain any portion of the witness fees received, but must pay such fees to the Receiver of Revenue to be credited to Miscellaneous Receipts:
Provided that if the officer is required to travel he may deduct from any payments received the expenses necessarily incurred in travelling. A statement of the fees received and any deductions made therefrom shall be forwarded to the Chief Officer with the receipt from the Receiver of Revenue.
(4) An officer subpoenaed or called as a witness in any other circumstances may be granted leave, but such leave shall be without pay, and any fees received as a witness may be retained by the officer.
(a) accept or continue to hold an office in or under the Government of any State or in or under any public or municipal corporation; or(
b ) accept or continue to hold or discharge the duties of or be employed in a paid office in connexion with any banking, insurance, mining, mercantile, or other commercial business, whether the same be carried on by any corporation, company, firm, or individual; or(
c ) engage in or undertake any such business whether as principal or agent; or(
d ) engage or continue in the private practice of any profession; or
(e) accept or engage in any paid employment other than in connexion with the duties of his office or offices under the Commonwealth:
Provided that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prevent an officer from becoming a member or shareholder only of any incorporated company or of anycompany or society of persons registered under any Act in any State or elsewhere:
Provided also that an officer who at the proclamation of the Act performs any service for a State may continue to do so under arrangements then existing until the terms and conditions under which such service shall be performed in future are determined by the Governor-General by agreement with the Governor in Council of the State in which the officer is employed or otherwise.
(2) All applications for permission to engage in the performance of work outside the Public Service shall be made to the Chief Officer, who shall forward same, with his report, through the Inspector to the Commissioner.
(2) The Chief Officer in each Department in each State shall make such arrangements as will allow each officer in his Department leave of absence annually for recreation, as provided in the foregoing regulation; but if it is found impracticable to grant such leave in any year or for any other sufficient reason the Chief Officer may permit the leave to be taken in the following year, in addition to the leave for such year. Provided that in other cases, leave not taken during the year it accrues shall lapse.
(2) The Chief Officer, in cases of sickness or ill-health, may, on production of satisfactory evidence, provisionally grant extended leave, not exceeding three months, in accordance with the following schedule; but a schedule of all leave granted under this Regulation shall be submitted monthly for the approval of the Minister, who may in any case disallow the leave so granted:—
Length of Service in State and Commonwealth. | Period for which leave may be granted, on— | –––– | |
Full pay | Half-pay. | ||
Months. | Months. | ||
Under five years | 1 | 2 |
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Over five years and under ten | 2 | 1 | |
Over ten years................ | 3 | ... | |
Commissioner for submission to the Governor-General, and such leave, or any part thereof, shall be subject to disallowance by the Commissioner:—
Length of Service in State and Commonwealth | Period for which leave may be granted on— | |||
Half-pay | Third pay | Without Pay. | — | |
Mths. | Mths | Mths | ||
Under five years......................... | 1 | 6 | 8 |
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Over five years and under ten ..... | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Over ten years............................ | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
(2) The second or any subsequent triennial period will commence on the date of first absence on sick leave following the date upon which the previous triennial period expired, and for the three years thus commencing the full amount of leave provided in the Schedules according to length of service may again be allowed.
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a ) Should an officer in a remote district not avail himself of leave in any year, it may be granted to him in a subsequent year in addition to the leave for that year, but the accumulated leave shall not exceed forty-eight days, exclusive of Sundays. This provision shall apply to all officers stationed in localities where, under ordinary conditions of conveyance, the time occupied on the journey from such places to the chief city of the State is in excess of three days, or where, in the opinion of the Chief Officer, the conditions are such as to warrant the granting of such leave.(
b )In very exceptional cases special circumstances may be taken into consideration, such as excessive distance of a locality from the chief city of the State, unusually trying nature of climatic conditions, &c., and leave of absence for recreation may be allowed to accumulate for three consecutive years.(
c )The Chief Officer may, in very exceptional cases, in addition to leave as above specified, grant such reasonable time for travelling, not exceeding two weeks, as circumstances warrant.
(2) Where any person has become transferred from any position of a permanent nature in the Naval or Military Forces of the Commonwealth, or of a State, to the Public Service of the Commonwealth, either directly or through the Public Service of the State, his service in the Naval or Military Forces shall, for the purpose of furlough, be reckoned as service in the Public Service.
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(2) Or in lieu of such leave the Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, grant to the officer a sum equivalent to the pay for such period of leave, or, in the event of the death of any officer who was eligible for but had not been granted the leave prescribed herein, may authorize payment to the dependents of such deceased officer of a sum equivalent to the pay of such officer for the period of leave which he could have been granted under this Regulation.
First day of January,
Commonwealth Day,
Christmas Day and the following day,
Good Friday and the following Saturday and Monday,
the anniversary of the Birthday of the Sovereign, 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 days specified in sub-regulation (1) of this Regulation falls upon a Sunday the next following Monday shall be observed as a holiday in the public offices in lieu of such Sunday.
PART II.—Classification of the General Division.
(2) The granting of an increment under this Regulation shall be discretionary, and conditional on the good conduct, diligence, and efficiency of the officer concerned, and on the value of the work justifying the increase of salary, regarding which a report must be furnished by the Chief Officer of the Department to the Inspector for transmission to the Commissioner.
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Table A.
Grade. | Minimum Salary of Grade. | Maximum Salary of Grade. |
£ | £ | |
I. | 39 | 60 |
II. | 72 | 110 |
III. | 126 | 156 |
IV. | 162 | 192 |
V. VI. | ... ... | 198 210 |
VII. | ... | 228 |
VIII. | ... | 240 |
IX. | 252 | 276 |
X. | 288 | 360 |
Table B.
Office. | Grade. | Salary. | Remarks. | ||
Minimum | Maximum | Increments (Annual.) | |||
£ | £ | £ | |||
Armourer................................................... | IV. | 174 | 186 | 6 | |
„....................................................... | v. | .. | 198 | ... | |
„....................................................... | vi. | ... | 210 | ... | |
„....................................................... | vii. | ... | 228 | ... | |
„....................................................... | viii. | ... | 240 | .. | |
„....................................................... | ix. | 252 | 276 | ||
Armourer, Assistant | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„ „................................................... | iv. | 162 | 168 | 6 |
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Assistant.................................................... | II. | 72 | 110 | 12. 12, 14 | |
„ „.......................................................... | II. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
Assistant, Senior...................................... | II. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„ „.......................................................... | iv. | 162 | 180 | 6 | |
Blacksmith............................................... | III. | ... | 156 | ||
„ „.................................................. | iv. | ... | 168 | ||
Blacksmith’s Striker................................ | III. | 126 | 150 | 6 | |
Boatman................................................... | III. | 126 | 150 | 6 | |
Boy on Launch........................................ | II | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, | |
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Caretaker ................................................. | iii | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
„ „............................................... | iv. | 162 | 180 | 6 | |
Carpenter | iv. | 168 | 186 | 6 | |
„ (Ship)………. | iii. | 156 | .. | ||
„ Foreman……. | v. | 198 | ... | ||
„ .................................. | vi. | .. | 210 | .. | |
Coxswain.................................................. | iii. | 156 | ... | ||
Inquiry Officer......................................... | vi. | ... | 210 | ... | |
„.................................. | vii. | ... | 228 | ... | |
„................................................. | viii. | ... | 240 | ... | |
Engine-driver............................................ | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Engine-driver and Fitter......................... | iv. | 174 | 180 | 6 | |
Farrier........................................................ | III | ... | 156 | ... | |
„.................................................. | iv. | ... | 168 | ... | |
Female Assistant (Printing).................... | ii. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 | |
Female Assistant (Quarantine)............. | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 | |
Female Supervisor (Printing)................. | iii. | 126 | 150 | 6 | |
Fireman..................................................... | iii. | 132 | 150 | 6 | |
Foreman Assistant (Quarantine)........... | v. | ... | 198 | ... | |
„ „ „ | vi. | ... | 210 | ... | |
Foreman (Stamp Printing) | vii. | ... | 228 | ... | |
French Polisher...................................... | iii. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Groom..................................................... | iii. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
„ (in charge) .................................... | iv. | 162 | 168 | 6 | |
Labourer................................................. | iii. | 126 | 138 | 6 | |
Foreman ......................... | iii. | 144 | 156 | 6 | |
„................................ | iv. | 162 | 168 | 6 | |
Table B
Office. | Grade. | Salary. | Increments (Annual). | Remarks. | |
Minimum. | Maximum. | ||||
£ | £ | £ | |||
Letter Carrier........................... | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 |
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„ „....................... | III. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
Lift Attendant......................... | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 |
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„ „...................... | III. | 126 | 132 | 6 | |
Lineman.................................. | III. | 132 | 156 | 6 | |
„(Senior) | IV. | 162 | 168 | 6 | |
| III. | 144 | 156 | 6 | |
„ „ | IV. | 162 | 168 | 6 | |
Line Foreman......................... | IV. | 174 | 186 | 6 | |
„ Inspector......... | V. | ... | 198 | ... |
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„ „...................... | VI. | ... | 210 |
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„ „...................... | VII. | ... | 228 | ... | |
„ „...................... | VIII. | ... | 240 | ... | |
„ „...................... | IX. | 252 | 276 | ||
„ „...................... | X. | 288 | 360 | ||
Locksmith and Gasfitter....... | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Machinist................................. | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
„ ............................... | IV. | 162 | 168 | 6 | |
„ (Senior).......... | IV. | ... | 180 | ... | |
Mail Driver.............................. | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 |
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„ „...................... | III. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
„ „ (Motor) | III. | 133 | 156 | 6 | |
„ Officer................ | V. | ... | 198 | ... |
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„ „........................... | VI. | ... | 210 | ... |
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„ „........................... | VII. | ... | 228 | … |
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„ „........................... | VIII. | ... | 240 | … | |
Mason...................................... | IV. | ... | 168 | … | |
Messenger................................ | I. | 39 | 52 | 13 |
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| II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 | |
„ Senior........... | III. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
„ Ministerial.......... | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„ „............. | IV. | 162 | 180 | 6 | |
Table B—
Office. | Grade. | Salary. | Increment (Annual) | Remarks. | |
Minimum. | Maximum | ||||
£ | £ | £ | |||
Monitor.......................................... | III. | 132 | 156 | 6 | |
Motor Mechanic ......................... | IV. | 162 | 168 | 6 | |
Notes Sorter ................................. | II | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 | |
Office Cleaner ............................. | III. | 126 | 132 | 6 | |
Overseer of Letter Carriers......... | V. | ... | 198 | ... |
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„ „............................ | VI. | ... | 210 | ... | |
Painter............................................ | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Painter and Writer ...................... | IV. | ... | 168 | ... | |
„ Foreman................ | IV. | 174 | 186 | 6 | |
Pension Receipt Sorter................ | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 | |
Postal Assistant*.......................... | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 |
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„ „ *..................... | III. | 132 | 156 | 6 | |
„ „ Senior* | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„ „ „ ...................... | IV. | 162 | 192 | 6 | |
Reader........................................... | IV. | 174 | 180 | 6 | |
Saddler and Harness-maker...... | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Sailmaker ..................................... | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Foreman ..................... | IV. | ... | 174 | ... | |
Searcher and Watchman, Assistant | III. | 126 | 138 | 6 | |
Searcher and Watchman | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 | |
Searcher and Watchman. Foreman | IV. | 174 | 180 | 6 | |
Ship Mailman.............................. | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„.................................. | IV. | 162 | 180 | 6 | |
Shipping Patrol Officer............... | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 | |
Sorter.............................................. | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„............................................ | IV. | 162 | 192 | 6 |
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Stables Manager.......................... | IX. | 252 | 276 | ||
* Designation to apply only to officers in positions where telegraphic qualifications are required.
No increments are provided in these grades. Salary within the limits of the grades will be such as may be determined from time to time by the Commissioner.
Table B—
Office. | Grade. | Salary. | Increments (Annual.) | Remarks. | |
Minimum. | Maximum | ||||
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Storeman...................................... | III. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
Foreman. | IV. | 162 | 180 | 6 | |
Supervisor ................................... | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„ .......................................... | IV. | 162 | 174 | 6 | |
„ ( | IV. | 162 | 186 | 6 | |
Supervisor of Publications........ | IX. | 252 | 276 | ||
| VI. | ... | 210 | ... | |
Telegraph Messenger.................. | I. | 39 | 60 | 13, 8 |
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Telephonist................................... | I. | 39 | 52 | 13 |
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........................................................ | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 | |
Tipstaff......................................... | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„ ....................................... | IV. | 162 | 180 | 6 | |
Typist............................................ | II. | 72 | 110 | 12, 12, 14 |
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„............................... | III. | 126 | 156 | 6 | |
Waggon Repairer........................ | III. | ... | 156 | ... | |
Watchman ................................... | III. | 126 | 132 | 6 | |
Yard Officer................................. | III. | 144 | 156 | 6 |
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„............................ | IV. | 162 | 168 | ... | |
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PART III.—Classification of The Clerical Division.
Provided that the classification of an officer in a subdivision of the Fourth Class, as existing prior to the commencement of this Regulation, shall not confer any right to advancement to the salary specified in the table in respect of such subdivision:
Provided further that, where the duties of any office included in the First Class are of such a special nature that they would not be adequately remunerated by the rates of salary specified in the table, the Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, fix the salary to be paid to the officer occupying the office at a rate not exceeding Seven hundred pounds per annum.
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First Subdivision. | Second Subdivision. | Third Subdivision. | Fourth Subdivision. | Fifth Subdivision. | Sixth Subdivision. | Seventh Subdivision. | Eighth Subdivision. | Ninth Subdivision. | |
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First Class …. | 520 | 540 | 560 | 580 | 600 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Second Class | 420 | 440 | 460 | 480 | 500 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Third Class …. | 310 | 335 | 360 | 380 | 400 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Fourth Class | 210 | 235 | 260 | 280 | 300 | ... | ... | ... | |
Fifth Class …. | 60 | 72 | 84 | 102 | 120 | 138 | 156 | 168 | 180 |
the time fixed between the date for receiving nominations and the date of election is insufficient to enable officers to vote by post.
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a ) By making a cross in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom he desires to vote.(
b ) By signing his name upon the counterfoil.(
c ) By folding up and fastening the ballot-paper so that the vote cannot be seen, and forwarding it by post, enclosed in an envelope, addressed to the Public Service Returning Officer, so that it will reach him not later than 12 o’clock noon on the day of election.
SCHEDULE.
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Voting-Paper.
Division
Election of Divisional Representative for the State of
for the above-named Division.
The Examination of Voting-Papers is fixed for half-past 4 o’clock in the afternoon of the day of 19 at
List of Candidates Nominated.
See Directions at the back of Paper.
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(Directions to be printed at back of Voting-Paper.)
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a )Every officer must make a cross in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom he desires to vote.(
b ) He must sign his name on the counterfoil.(
c ) He must fold up and fasten the ballot-paper so that the vote cannot be seen, and forward it by post in an envelope addressed to and to reach the Public Service Returning Officer for the State not later than half past 4 o’clock in the afternoon of the day of election.
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Counterfoil.
Division
Department
Divisional No.
Signature of Officer
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PART XII.—Offences: Boards of Inquiry.
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a ) a breach of the provisions of the Act or of any Regulations thereunder; or(
b ) wilful disobedience or disregard of any lawful order made or given by any person having authority to give such order; or(
c ) being negligent or careless in discharge of his duties; or
(d) being inefficient or incompetent, and such inefficiency or incompetency appears to arise from causes within his own control; or
(e) using intoxicating beverages to excess; or(
f ) any disgraceful or improper conduct,
the charge shall be made in writing. The officer charged shall be immediately furnished with a copy of the charge, and shall be required to forthwith state in writing whether he admits or denies the truth of such charge, and shall be allowed to give any written explanation with regard to the alleged offence.
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a ) The Chief Officer may reprimand or caution any officer (other than an officer of the Administrative Division).(
b )The officers hereinafter prescribed as having power to temporarily suspend officers may reprimand or caution any officer in respect of whom the power to temporarily suspend applies; such caution or reprimand shall be immediately reported to the Chief Officer, together with reasons therefor and particulars of same.
(2) In emergent cases an officer charged with any offence whatever may be temporarily suspended from duty by the Head of the Branch or Office in which such offending officer is employed or with which he is connected, or in the case of an officer of the Postmaster General’s Department by the Postal Inspector for the district in which the offending officer is employed or located, provided, however, that such liability to temporary suspension shall not extend to officers in charge of sub-branches or offices under the control of the officer so prescribed as having power to temporarily suspend. Any such temporary suspension, together with the reasons therefor, shall be immediately reported to the Chief Officer.
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a ) The officer charged shall be further suspended by the Chief Officer.(
b ) The charge shall be referred forthwith to a Board of Inquiry to be appointed by the Chief Officer, with the approval of a Public Service Inspector.
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a ) an officer of the Department in which the accused officer is employed;(
b ) an officer of any other Commonwealth Department;(
c ) the representative of the division to which the accused officer belongs :
Provided
that, instead of the officers specified in paragraphs
(2) The person so appointed shall take the evidence of the officer or witness on oath or affirmation, and for the purpose of so doing shall have all the powers of the Chairman of the Board.
(3) Any party to the Inquiry entitled to be represented before the Board shall be entitled to be represented before any person taking evidence in pursuance of this Regulation.
(4) The evidence so taken shall be certified under the hand of the person taking it and forwarded to the Board, and considered by it in connexion with the Inquiry.
(a) impose a penalty upon the officer offending; or(
b ) deprive him of his leave of absence during a specified period; or
(c) the Commissioner may, according to the nature of the offence, reduce the offending officer to a lower class or grade and salary or wages; orthe Governor-General may—
(a) dismiss the accused officer from the Public Service; or(
b ) require him to resign.
(2) In cases were a reduction in stains or salary, dismissal, or enforced resignation is recommended, such recommendation, together with all necessary papers, shall be sent to the Inspector for transmission to the Commissioner, whose decision shall be forwarded to the Permanent Head. Provided, however, that where any question of criminal prosecution by the Department is involved, such recommendation and papers shall, after being submitted to the Inspector for perusal, be forwarded by the Chief Officer to the Commissioner through the Permanent Head.
(a) conduct its inquiry without regard to legal forms and solemnities;(
b ) direct itself on the best evidence available, whether such evidence would or would not be admissible in a court of law, and may reject any evidence deemed irrelevant;(
c ) have discretion to conduct proceedings in private;
(d) report for consideration of the Governor-General in cases where the charge is found to be not proved, whether reasonable expenses, or any part thereof, shall be paid to the accused officer, and state amount of same.
(2) Where the offence is admitted or proved the officer may be deprived of pay for the whole or any portion of the period of suspension, but in any such case the recommendation of the Chief Officer shall set forth, in addition to any other punishment
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proposed, the amount of pay of which it is intended to deprive the offender, and any such deprivation shall be regarded and recorded as part of the penalty. In cases where it is found impracticable, owing to the remoteness of the locality where the alleged offenceis stated to have been committed, or for other cogent reasons, to deal with the charge promptly, an officer, on the report of the Chief Officer and the recommendation of the Commissioner, may, after a period of one month from the date of suspension, be granted half pay until the formal investigation is held, provided the suspended officer has not wilfully caused the delay.
Profession, Trade, or Calling. | Allowance for each day of actual attendance at an inquiry or of necessary absence from home in travelling to and from an inquiry. |
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| 7/ (According to amount of wages or time lost.) |
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(2) In addition to above rates, reasonable travelling expenses actually paid may be allowed, but not to exceed one shilling for every mile a witness resides from the place at which he is required to attend.
(3) The Crown will not be responsible for travelling or other expenses of any witnesses summoned by or on behalf of an officer charged with an offence, excepting in cases where the charge has been found to be not proved, and the evidence was, in the opinion of the Chairman, necessary and material.
(4) The officer conducting the case for the Department will submit the claim made by a witness for expenses to the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry, who will at the hearing fix the sum to be allowed.
(a) an officer (to be nominated by the Commissioner) of the Department in which the officer is employed;(
b ) an officer (to be nominated by the Commissioner) of any other Department; and(
c ) the representative of the division to which the officer, whose unfitness or incapability is to be investigated, belongs; or where in any State there is no representative of the division to which the officer belongs, or where the officer whose unfitness or incapability is to be investigated, is himself the representative of the division to which he belongs, an officer to be nominated by the Commissioner.
Provided that in any case where it appears to the Commissioner that the proper investigation of the subject-matter of the inquiry calls for special technical or other knowledge on the part of the members of the Board of Inquiry, the Commissioner may, in lieu of any one or more of the officers specified above, nominate any one or more persons who, in his opinion, possess the special knowledge required to be a member or members of the Board of Inquiry. Any two members of a Board of Inquiry may exercise all the powers of such Board.
PART XIII.—Boards of Appeal.
PART XIV.—Directions to be observed by Candidates at Competitive Examinations.
(a) Candidates are required to present themselves at the place of examination half-an-hour before the time fixed for the examination.(
b ) The examination will usually commence at 9 a.m., and close at 5 p.m. An interval of half-an-hour will be allowed in the middle of the day.(
c ) No books, manuscripts, writing materials, or blotting-paper are to be brought into the examination-room by candidates, but those who are accustomed to use any particular kind of pen may bring their own.
(d) Candidates may be permitted to leave the examination-room for a short time after giving up a paper, and before proceeding to the next; but no candidate will be allowed to quit the room until he has given up the paper on which he is engaged.
(e) Candidates are to write on one side only of their paper, to lay each sheet, when finished, close beside them with the face downwards, and to take care that no other candidate shall have any opportunity of copying from their paper.(
f ) No communication, by word or otherwise, between candidates will be allowed during examination. If a candidate wish to communicate with a superintendent, he must stand up in his place.
(g) Candidates are to prefix to each answer the number or letter corresponding with the question. They are not obliged to copy the question.(
h ) In answers to the arithmetical and other mathematical questions the details of the work must be given; no credit will be allowed for answers only.(
i ) Warning will be given ten minutes before the time fixed for giving up papers. When the papers are called for, candidates are immediately to cease writing.
(j) Questions may be answered in any order.
(k) Candidates are to fasten their papers together at the upper left-hand corner before giving them up.
(l) Any candidate detected in possession of a book or manuscript, brought with him for his assistance, or in copying from the papers of any other candidate, or in permitting his own papers to be copied, or in attempting to give or obtain assistance of any nature, will be disqualified from further competing in the examination.
(m) On the first page of each subject a candidate must write the date and place of examination; he must also place on every sheet of every subject the distinguishing number allotted to him in the circular from the Commissioner notifying the time and place of examination. On no account must he write his name or initials on any of the papers containing his answers.(
n ) Candidates must fill in and return to the superintendent the identification forms which will be handed to them for that purpose.
PART XV.—Instructions for the Guidance of Superintendents at Competitive Examinations.
(a) Examinations will usually commence at 9 a.m. each day, and close at 5 p.m.
(b) The superintendents will be supplied by the Commissioner before the examination with the names of candidates who will present themselves for examination under their supervision, and also, in a sealed envelope, with the distinguishing number allotted to each candidate. Superintendents must see that each candidate has a distinguishing number.(
c ) The examination papers will be forwarded by the examiners to the superintendents in sealed envelopes.
(d) The superintendent will also be furnished by the Commissioner with a supply of identification forms which must be signed by each candidate before he leaves the examination room. At the termination of the examination these forms must be forwarded to the Commissioner in a separate sealed parcel.(
e ) The examinations will usually be held in a public building; the rooms should be prepared the day previous to an examination, when all diagrams, maps, &c., having reference to any of the subjects of the examination must be removed from the walls. Ink, pens, blotting-paper, and ruled foolscap writing-paper will be provided.
(f) One of the superintendents at least, must be always present during the examination, to see that the candidates commit no violation of the rules either by assisting each other or by using books or memoranda. If more than one room is used, there must be a superintendent continuously in each room. No persons except the superintendents and the candidates are to be allowed in the room during the examination.
(g) Places must be allotted to the candidates so that they may, where practicable, be seated at least 5 feet apart, and the candidates should be in their seats five minutes before the time fixed for beginning work. No candidate is to be allowed to bring any writing material for use in the examination-room; he may, however, bring his own pens should he so desire.
(h) The sealed envelopes containing the examination questions are to be opened in the examination-room by the superintendents, in the presence of the candidates, just before the time fixed for beginning each paper.
(i) The examination papers, previously numbered by the examiners, are to be given out in numerical order to the candidates, and the Superintendent must see that the time allowed for each paper is not exceeded.(
j ) Ten minutes before the time fixed for giving up papers the candidates are to be warned, and on the completion of the time they are immediately to cease writing, arrange their papers in order, see that every sheet has the distinguishing mark upon it, fasten the papers together, and hand them to the superintendents, who will initial or stamp them for identification.
(k) The printed passage furnished for testing spelling by writing from dictation is to be read to the candidates by one of the superintendents. The passage should be first read over to enable the candidates, who are to listen but not to write, to catch the meaning; then it is to be read again slowly, a few words at a time, in order that the candidates may write it. Immediately after this second reading the papers are to be given up. Candidates are not to be allowed any time for final corrections.(
l ) Candidates may be permitted to leave the examination-room for a short time after having given up a paper before proceeding to the next; but no candidate is to be allowed to quit the room until he has given up the paper on which he is engaged.(
m ) Immediately after the examination, the written answers are to be sealed up bythe superintendents in the examination-room and transmitted to the examiners. Before they are thus sealed up, the superintendents must be careful to see that their initials or stamp and the distinguishing numbers of the candidates are placed upon the papers.
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PART XVI.—Repeal of Previous Regulations.
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