Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 111.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1932.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1932, in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the said Act, and subject to the approval of the Governor-General, hereby makes the following Regulations.

Dated this fifth day of October, 1933.

W. J. CLEMENS

Commissioner.

Approved in Executive Council this eleventh day of October, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR

for the Prime Minister.

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Amendments of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 212, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulations 75, 76, 77, 78 and 79 are repealed, and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Basis of calculation of allowances.

“75a.—(1.) For the purpose of calculating any allowance payable to an officer under this Part, the maximum salary of the position occupied by the officer shall not be deemed to be affected or varied by the provisions of the Financial Emergency Act 1931-1933, or to have been varied since the 1st July, 1926, by the provisions of Regulation 106a.

(2.) Where any allowance under this Part is payable for less than a day, the allowance shall be at an hourly rate of one twenty-fourth part of the daily rate or one hundred and sixty-eighth part of the weekly rate, as the case may be.

 

Rates of travelling allowances.

75.—(1.) Subject to these Regulations, the following shall be the scale of travelling allowances for all officers and temporary employees:—

Where Maximum Salary of Position is.	Allowance Capital Cities.						Allowance other than Capital Cities.
	First Fourteen Days’ Residence.		After Fourteen Days’ Residence.				First Fourteen Days’ Residence.		After Fourteen Days’ Residence.
			Married Officer.		Unmarried Officer.				Married Officer.		Unmarried Officer.
Per day.		Per week.		Per week.		Per day.		Per week.		Per week.
s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.	s.	d.
£312 and under..............	12	0	42	0	30	0	10	6	35	0	25	0
£313 to £480..................	14	6	50	0	35	0	12	0	42	0	30	0
£481 to £708..................	17	0	63	0	40	0	14	6	50	0	35	0
£709 to £999..................	20	0	70	0	45	0	17	0	63	0	40	0
£1,000 and over.............	*		*		*		*		*		*

* As may be determined from time to time by the Board.

(2.) The minimum travelling allowance payable to officers acting as members of an Appeal Board or a Board of Inquiry shall be at the rate of 14s. 6d. a day.

(3.) Where allowance has been paid under this regulation for eight weeks’ residence in one locality, the Chief Officer shall submit the case to the Board for review. No such allowance shall be continued beyond three months without the concurrence of the Board, and if upon review, the Board considers the amount excessive, it shall be discontinued or reduced to such amount as the Board thinks fit.

(4.) No allowance, other than for expenses necessarily incurred, shall be paid under this regulation, in any case where an officer is not required to be absent from his head-quarters over night.

Allowances to officers performing relieving duties or working within defined districts.

76.—(1.) Officers regularly employed on relieving duties and members of country line parties (other than camping parties) shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 75, be granted an allowance on the following scale:—

Where Maximum Salary of Position is.	Where the period of continuous residence at a temporary station is—
	Less than one week.		One week or more.
			Married Officers.	Unmarried Officers.
				First week.	After first week.
Per day.		Per week.	Per week.	Per week.
s.	d.	s.	s.	s.
£312 and under..........................	10	6	35	35	25
£313 to £480.............................	12	0	42	42	30

(2.) An officer temporarily transferred to perform duty at another station or stations, involving absence from home for a period of not less than six weeks shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 75, be paid an allowance as prescribed in the last preceding sub-regulation provided—

(a) that the Officer is informed in writing before leaving his head-quarters of the allowance to be paid; and

(b)that a period of not less than three weeks elapses between the time of first arrival in and time of ultimate departure from any town.

(3.) Officers whose place of work is variable within a specified district, shall, subject to the provisions of sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 75, be paid an allowance as prescribed in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, provided—

(a) that the officer is informed in writing before leaving his head-quarters of the allowance to be paid; and

(b) that a period of not less than two weeks elapses between the time of first arrival in and time of ultimate departure from any town.

(4.) If, in any case, it is proved to the satisfaction of the Permanent Head or the Chief Officer that the allowance paid under this regulation is insufficient to meet extra expenses necessarily incurred, the Permanent Head or the Chief Officer may increase the allowance.

(5.) This regulation shall not apply to officers required temporarily to perform duty in a capital city.

Allowances payable where officers travel by steamer or railway.

77.—(1.) When officers travel by steamer or by railway, and the fare paid includes subsistence, one-quarter of the ordinary rates to which those officers would be entitled shall be allowed:

Provided that, where an officer is travelling by a steamer owned or chartered by the Commonwealth Government, the rate of allowance shall be determined by the Permanent Head or the Chief Officer, but such allowance shall not exceed one-quarter of the ordinary rate.

(2.) Where an officer is provided with subsistence and lodging, the Chief Officer shall determine what allowance, if any, shall be granted, but any allowance granted shall not exceed one-quarter of the amount specified in the scale of travelling allowances, according to the period of residence in the same place.

(3.) Where an officer is provided with subsistence without lodging, or is provided with lodging without subsistence, the Chief Officer may reduce the prescribed travelling allowance, but the allowance shall not be reduced by more than one-third in any case where lodging only is provided, and by not more than two-thirds where subsistence only is provided.

Allowances to be in addition to cost of conveyance.

78. All travelling allowances shall be in addition to cost of conveyance. The period for which travelling allowance may be claimed shall be computed from time of departure of to time of arrival on return of the train, steamer, or other conveyance by which officers travel:

Provided that in the case of an officer travelling on permanent transfer to whom the provisions of regulation 119 are applicable the period shall be computed to time of arrival at the place to which he has been transferred.

Additional allowance to officers moving from temporary stations.

79. Where an officer in receipt of a weekly rate of allowance is required to leave his temporary head-quarters for a period of less than one week, he shall be paid, in respect of such absence, travelling allowance as prescribed and in addition an amount to meet continuing expenses necessarily incurred, but not exceeding the amount which would have been paid had he remained at his temporary station.”

2. Regulation 79a is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the figure “(4.)”, and inserting in its stead the figure “(3.)”.

Definition married officer.

3.After regulation 80 the following regulation is inserted:—

“80a. For the purpose of payment of travelling allowance, a married officer shall be deemed to include any unmarried officer or a widower who is maintaining a home or supporting dependent relatives in circumstances which, in the opinion of the Board, justify his inclusion.”.

4. Regulation 81 is amended by omitting therefrom the words “, as a rule,”.

5. These Regulations shall commence on the 12th October, 1933.

  

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