Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No. 49.

  

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1947.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1947, in pursuance and exorcise 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 twenty-fourth day of March, 1948.

W. E. DUNK,

Chairman.

 

I, the Governor-General, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby approve the following Regulations.

Dated this fourteenth day of April, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

JOHN J. DEDMAN

For Prime Minister.

 

Amendments of the Commonwealth Public Service

Regulations. 

Test of qualifications for certain officers.

1. Regulation 112a of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations :—

" (8) An officer shall not be transferred, or promoted to the office of Research Officer, Grade 1 (£414-£522), unless ho has completed a degree course at a University approved by the Board in subjects considered suitable by the Board and, in the opinion of the Permanent Head or the Board, as the case may be, has the ability to undertake independent research work or research work which, in the opinion of the Board, is of similar responsibility.

 

*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette ,1948.

 Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 44, 72, 78 and 110 ; 1936, Nos. 5, 55, 76, 88, 106, 116, 143 und 154 ; 1937, Nos. 11, 25, 54, 60, 74, 78, 87, 100, 103 and 118 ; 1938, Nos. 35, 41, 79, 105, 110 and 113 ; 1939, Nos. 4, 36, 52, 62, 65, 105, 154, 167 und 168 ; 1940, Nos. 23, 74, 110, 143 und 247 ; 1941, Nos. 30, 42, 127, 148, 158, 168, 191, 224, 284 und 310 ; 1942, Nos. 45, 167, 174, 182, 225, 320, 465, 466 and 552 ; 1943, Nos. 271, 272 and 301 ; 1944, Nos. 6, 132, 138 and 143 ; 1945, Nos. 15, 35, 115, 118 and 124 ; 1946, Nos. 22, 68, 120, 124 and 153 ; and 1947, Nos. 1, 2, 122, 123, 146, 147, 158 and 163 ; and 1948, No. 32.

1409.—Price 3d. 12/15.3.1948.

"(9) An officer shall not be transferred or promoted to the office of Research Officer, Grade 2 (£522-£594), unless he has the qualifications specified in the last preceding sub-regulation and, in addition, has, in the opinion of the Board, the ability to establish lines of research within a defined field of responsibility and the capacity to supervise and direct the work of one or more Research Officers, Grade 1.

“ (10) An officer shall not be transferred or promoted to the office of Senior Research Officer (£558-£672), unless he has completed a degree course at a University approved by the Board in subjects considered suitable by the Board and has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he is capable of supervising and directing the work of a group of research officers or carrying out research or investigation work of an important policy character which, in the opinion of the Board, is appropriate to the status of Senior Research Officer.".

The Second Schedule.

2. The Second Schedule to the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting, after the designation of the office of " Radio Inspector, Assistant " and the conditions of advancement relating thereto, the following designation of office and conditions of advancement :—

“ Research Officer, Assistant, £300-£414 (1) He shall be paid not loss than £366 per annum, if he has completed a degree course at a University approved by the Board in subjects considered suitable by the Board and if the Board is satisfied, upon a report by the Permanent Head, that he has demonstrated that he has special aptitude and ability for research work. (2) He shall not be advanced beyond £366 per annum unless he has completed a degree course at a University approved by the Board in subjects considered suitable by the Board and the Board is satisfied, upon a report by the Permanent Head, with his aptitude and ability for research work.".