Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 67.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1924.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1923-1924, 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 amondments of the Regulations, such amendments to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of June, 1927.

C. B. B. WHITE	Board
Chairman.
W. J. SKEWES	of
Commissioners
	J. P. McGLINN

Approved in Executive Council this sixth day of July 1927.

(Sgd.) STONEHAVEN

Governor–General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

for Prime Minister.

 

Amendments of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

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

Allowance to Telegraph Messengers for performance of certain duties.

1. The following regulation is inserted before regulation 88:—

87a. Subject to the approval of the Board, a Telegraph Messenger who is employed for the greater portion of his time on duties of a Postman, or on work of corresponding character and importance, may while performing such duties, be granted an allowance, not exceeding such amount as raises his total remuneration to that of a Postman of similar age.

C.7622.—Price 3d.

 

2. Regulation 104 is amended—

(a) by inserting in the table in sub-regulation (1), after the office “Accountant, Federal Capital Commission,” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.
	Minimum.	Maximum.
Inspector-General of Forests..........................................	£ 1,000	£ 1,200

(b) by omitting from the third column of the table in sub-regulation (1), opposite the office “Crown Solicitor,” the figures “1,200,” and inserting in their stead the figures “1,250.”

(c) by inserting in the table in sub-regulation (1), after the office“Director, Serum Laboratories,” the following particulars:—

Office.		Salary.
		Minimum.	Maximum.
£	£
Director, Division of Epidemiology...............................		1,050	1,250
Director, Division of Tuberculosis and Venereal Disease		1,050	1,250
Director, Division of Maternal and Child Welfare...........		1,050	1,250

3. Regulation 105a is amended by omitting paragraph (b).

4. Regulation 105b is amended by inserting in the table after the office of Clerk, Administrative and Accounts Branch, Department of Works and Railways, the following particulars:—

Office.	Branch.	Department.	Salary from 1st July, 1924.		Salary from 1st July, 1926.		—
			Minimum.	Maximum.	Minimum.	Maximum.
£	£	£	£
Clerk	Pensions and Maternity Allowances (Maternity Allowances), New South Wales	Treasury	294	366	304	382	(1 position)
Examiner, Grade 2	Pensions and Maternity Allowances (Pensions), Victoria	Treasury	294	366	304	382	(1 position)

5. Regulation 105c is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the words “Smoky Bay” and inserting in their stead the word “Cook.”

 

6. Regulation 106 is amended:—

(a) by inserting in Table “E,” after the office “Assistant (Correspondence),” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£
Assistant (Records)—
Under 17 years.....................................	..	84	..
At 17 years.....................................	..	96	..
At 18 years.....................................	..	108	..
At 19 years.....................................	..	132	..
At 20 years.....................................	..	156	..
Adult......................................................	212	260	8

(b)by inserting in Table “F,” before the office “Checker (Female), Loans,” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£
Assistant (Female), Superannuation Fund Management Board—
Under 17 years.................................	..	84	..
At 17 years....................................	..	96	..
At 18 years....................................	..	108	..
At 19 years....................................	..	126	..
At 20 years....................................	..	150	..
Adult................................................	166	184	6

(c) by adding at the end of Table “F,” the following particulars:—

Office.		Salary from 1st July, 1924.			Salary from 1st July, 1926.			Remarks.
		Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual.)
£	£	£	£	£	£
Pensions and Maternity Allowances Branches.
Assistant (Female), Central Staff—
Under 17 years......................		..	90	..	..	84	..
At 17 years......................		..	90	..	..	96	..
At 18 years......................		..	102	..	..	108	..
At 19 years......................		..	120	..	..	126	..
At 20 years......................		..	144	..	..	150	..
Adult.......................................		162	180	6	166	184	6
Assistant (Female), Maternity Allowances—
Under 17 years......................		..	90	..	..	84	..
At 17 years......................		..	90	..	..	96	..
At 18 years......................		..	102	..	..	108	..
At 19 years......................		..	120	..	..	126	..
At 20 years......................		..	144	..	..	150	..
Adult.................................		156	168	6	160	172	6

 

Office.	Salary from 1st July, 1924.			Salary from 1st July, 1926.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£	£	£	£
Pensions and Maternity Allowances Branches—continued.
Assistant (Female) (Records, &c.).	210	246	6	214	250	6
Assistant (Female) (Registers, &c.)	192	222	6	196	226	6
Assistant (Inquiries, &c.), Queensland—
Under 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	84	..
At 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	96	..
At 18 years.....................	..	102	..	..	108	..
At 18 years.....................	..	120	..	..	132	..
At 20 years.....................	..	144	..	..	156	..
Adult.....................................	202	250	8	212	260	8
Assistant (Inquiry, &c.), Western Australia .........	244	276	8	252	284	8
Assistant (Maternity Allowances) Victoria and Queensland—
Under 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	84	..
At 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	96	..
At 18 years.....................	..	102	..	..	108	..
At 19 years.....................	..	120	..	..	132	..
At 20 years.....................	..	144	..	..	156	..
Adult....................................	202	250	8	212	260	8
Assistant (Maternity Allowances, &c.), Tasmania...............................	244	276	8	252	284	8
Assistant (Recording, &c.),	244	276	8	252	284	8
Assistant (Registers, &c.), South Australia.........	244	276	8	252	284	8
Assistant (Registers, &c.), Western Australia—
Under 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	84	..
At 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	96	..
At 18 years.....................	..	102	..	..	108	..
At 19 years.....................	..	120	..	..	132	..
At 20 years.....................	..	144	..	..	156	..
Adult....................................	202	250	8	212	260	8
Assistant (Stores, &c.)—
Under 17 years.....................	..	..	..	..	84	..
At 17 years.....................	..	..	..	..	96	..
At 18 years.....................	..	..	..	..	108	..
At 19 years.....................	..	..	..	..	132	..
At 20 years.....................	..	..	..	..	156	..
Adult.....................................	..	..	..	212	260	8
Checker (Female)—
Under 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	84	..
At 17 years.....................	..	90	..	..	96	..
At 18 years.....................	..	102	..	..	108	..
At 19 yearns...................	..	120	..	..	126	..
At 20 years.....................	..	144	..	..	150	..
Adult ....................................	162	180	6	166	184	6
Inquiry Officer, Grade 1.............	276	312	12	282	318	12
Inquiry Officer, Grade 2.............	288	324	12	294	330	12
Senior Assistant (Filing).............	244	276	8	252	284	8
Senior Checker...........................	244	276	8	252	284	8
Senior Checker (Female)............	192	222	6	196	226	6

 

(d) by inserting in Table “G,” after the office “Locker (Excise),” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£
Machinist (Female), Senior..........	220	238	6

(e) by inserting in Table “H,” after the office “Assistant (Staff and Industrial),” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£
Ministerial Messenger ...................		252	284	8

(f) by inserting in Table “H,” after the office “Armourer, Chief, Western Australia,” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£
Assistant (Liverpool Stores), New South Wales		252	284	8

(g) by inserting in Table “H,” after the office “Assistant (Female), Western Australia,” the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£
Assistant (Records), New South Wales—		..	..
Under 17 years................................		..	84	..
At 17 years.................................		..	96	..
At 18 years.................................		..	108	..
At 19 years.................................		..	132	..
At 20 years.................................		..	156	..
Adult...............................................		212	260	8

 

(h) by inserting in Table “I,” after the office “Stationer, StoresBranch, the following particulars:—

Office.	Salary from 1st July, 1924.			Salary from 1st July, 1926.			Remarks.
	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).	Minimum.	Maximum.	Increments (Annual).
£	£	£	£	£	£
Storeman............	234	250	8	244	260	8
Storeman, Assistant—
At 18 years.....	..	102	..	..	108	..
At 19 years.....	..	120	..	..	132	..
At 20 years.....	..	144	..	..	156	..
Adult..............	202	234	8	212	244	8
Storeman, Foreman,
Grade 1..........	288	300	12	294	306	12	Adelaide and Perth
Storeman, Foreman, Grade 2..........	300	312	12	306	318	12	Brisbane
Storeman, Foreman, Grade 3..........	312	324	12	318	330	12	Sydney and Melbourne
Storeman, Senior, Grade 1	258	266	8	268	276	8
Storeman, Senior, Grade 2	..	274	..	..	284	..

(i)by omitting from the fifth column of Table “I,” opposite the office “Telegraph Messenger,” the following words:—

“Allowance at the rate of £8 per annum may be paid to officers under 21 years of age upon qualifying in telegraphy at the rate of twenty words a minute.”

and inserting in their stead the following words:—

“Allowance at the rate of £8 per annum may be paid toofficers under 21 years of age upon passing such tests in telegraphy as are approved by the Board.”

Salaries of Fourth Division officers previously t emporarilyemployed.

7. After regulation 106a the following regulation is inserted:—

106b. (1) The following conditions shall applyto any person temporarily employed at the date of his permanent appointment to a FourthDivision position which has status similar to that of his temporary position:—

(a) If he is in receipt of pay above the minimum rate prescribed for apermanent officer of like position, he shall be appointed without diminution of pay, and shall, if not in receipt of the maximum salary of his position, be eligible for incremental advancement, subject to the usual conditions governing the granting of increments, twelve months from the date of receipt of paydrawn as a temporary employee at the time of his permanent appointment; and

 

(b) If he is in receipt of the minimum salary of the position, he shall be eligible for incremental advancement, subject to the usual conditions governing the granting of increments, on the following basis:—

(i) If he has had less than twelve months’ temporary service—increment to be granted twelve months from the date of his permanent appointment; and

(ii) If he has had twelve months’ temporary service but less than two years’ temporary service—increment to be granted from the date of completion of two years’ combined temporary and permanent service.

(2) Where a temporary employee is permanently appointed to a position in the Fourth Division and at the time of his permanent appointment or at any time during his temporary service he was employed in a position higher than that to which he is permanently appointed, his salary on appointment and incremental advancement shall be determined as if the whole of his continuous temporary service had been in the position to which he is appointed.

(3) The salary paid from 1st July, 1926, of any officer appointed to the permanent staff after 1st January, 1924, and prior to 1st July, 1926, shall be adjusted to a rate not less than that which would have been payable on 1st July, 1926, if the foregoing conditions had been in operation at the time of his permanent appointment.

(4) The salary paid from the date of appointment of any officer appointed to the permanent staff after 1st July, 1926, and prior to the date of this regulation, shall be adjusted, to a rate which would have been payable upon appointment if the foregoing conditions had been in operation at the time of his permanent appointment.

(5) No increase shall be granted under this regulation which would place an officer in a more favorable position than if the whole of his service had been on the permanent staff.

8. Regulation 119 is amended by omitting the words “the next succeeding regulation,” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “regulation 120.”

 

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