Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1928. No. 104.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1924.

THE President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon them by the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1924, and subject to the approval of the Governor-General, hereby make the following amendment of Regulation, such amendment to come into operation as from the first day of January, 1928.

Dated this 19th day of September, 1928.

LITTLETON E. GROOM

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

JOHN NEWLANDS

President of the Senate.

Approved in Executive Council this twenty-seventy day of September, 1928.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR

for Prime Minister.

 

Amendment of the Commonwealth Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulation.

The Regulation contained in Statutory Rules 1928, No. 12, is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

(1) Subject to the approval of the Prescribed Authority, any person who, by reason of the removal of a parliamentary department was compulsorily transferred to Canberra, or was appointed to a position in a parliamentary department before the twentieth

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day of October, 1927, may be paid, until otherwise determined by the Prescribed Authority, 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.		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.	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	39	26
£401 to £600...........................................	63
£601 to £1,000........................................	69
£1,001 and upwards	75

(2) Subject to the approval of the Prescribed Authority, 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 Prescribed Authority, a special allowance in accordance with the following scales:—

Scales of Allowance.

A.		B.
Salary of Officer.	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 Prescribed Authority 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 Prescribed Authority 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 Prescribed Authority, an officer appointed, transferred, or promoted to an office involving residence in 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.

(7) For the purposes of this Regulation “Prescribed Authority” in relation to any approval, determination or opinion required to be given made or formed—

(a) in respect of an officer of the Senate—means the President of the Senate;

(b) in respect of an officer of the House of Representatives—means the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

(c) in respect of an officer of the Parliamentary Library, the Parliamentary Reporting Staff or of the Joint House Department—means the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

 

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