Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 56.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922–1924.

THE Board of Commissioners appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1924, 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 amendment of the Regulations, such amendments to come into operation as from the first day of January, 1928.

Dated this eighth day of June, 1928.

W. J. SKEWES	Board of Commissioners.
J. P. McGLINN

Approved in Executive Council this twentieth day of June, 1928.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

NEVILLE HOWSE

for Prime Minister.

 

Amendment of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

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

Regulation 97b is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Allowances to officers stationed at Canberra.

“97b. (1) Subject to the approval of the Board, an officer who, by reason of the removal or anticipated removal of his Department, is compulsorily transferred to Canberra, or who was, prior to the first day of January, 1928, transferred or promoted to fill, at Canberra, a vacancy which existed in a Department at the time of its removal to Canberra, may be paid, until otherwise determined by the Board, a special allowance in accordance with the following scales:—

Scales of Allowance.

Salary of Officer.	a.	B.	C.	d.
	Married Officer who Purchases or Builds a House at Canberra. Rate per annum.	Married Officer who Rents a House at Canberra.	Married Officer other than as Specified in a and b.	Unmarried Officer.
		Rate per annum.	Rate per annum.	Rate per annum.
£	£	£
£400 and under.............	54	£39 plus an amount, excluding fractions of a pound, equal to 20 per cent. of the annual rent paid
£401 to £600.................	63
£601 to £1,000..............	69		39	26
£1,001 and upwards......	75

1474.—Price 3d.

 

(2) Subject to the approval of the Board, an officer, other than an officer receiving allowance under sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, appointed, transferred or promoted to an office involving residence in Canberra, may be paid, until otherwise determined by the Board, a special allowance in accordance with the following scales:—

Scales of Allowance.

Salary of Officer.	A.	B.
	Married Officer who Purchases or Builds a House at Canberra.	Married Officer who Rents a House at Canberra.
	Rate per annum.	Rate per annum.
£
£400 and under	15	An amount equal to 20 per cent., excluding fractions of a pound, of the annual rent paid
£401 to £600	24
£601 to £1,000	30
£1,001 and upwards	36

(3) For the purpose of this regulation a married officer shall include a widower with dependent children and any officer maintaining dependents whose circumstances in the opinion of the Board justify inclusion.

(4.) In the preceding parts of this regulation “rent.” means the amount paid to the Federal Capital Commission as the house and ground rent for the residence occupied exclusive of rates or other charges, such rent being fixed upon the basis determined by the Federal Capital Commission for general application.

(5) In any case where an officer stationed at Canberra is paying rent other than as defined in the next preceding sub-regulation, the Board may determine the amount of allowance, if any, to be paid, provided that such amount shall not exceed 20 per cent. of the annual rent so paid, exclusive of rates or other charges.

(6) Until otherwise determined by the Board, an officer appointed, transferred, or promoted to Canberra who resides at one of the Federal Capital Commission hotels or boarding houses may be paid an allowance equal to 25 per cent. of the amount charged the officer for his board and lodging, but not exceeding £39 per annum. Such allowance shall not be paid in addition to allowance payable under sub-regulation. (1) of this regulation or under regulation 96 of these Regulations, but shall, if greater, be paid in lieu of that allowance.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.