Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1913. No. 151.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902-1911.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1911 to come into operation forthwith.

Such Regulations shall supersede the Provisional Regulations (Statutory Rules, 1913, No. 34) under the said Act made on the 31st day of January, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

Dated this 30th day of May, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

FRANK G. TUDOR,

For the Prime Minister.

Regulations 113, 114, 115, 116, and 116a made under the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 are repealed, and new Regulations in the following terms are made in lieu thereof:—

113. The Professional Division shall be divided into six classes. Officers in Class A (except those paid a specified rate by virtue of any Act) shall be paid such salaries as are recommended by the Commissioner from time to time and are appropriated by Parliament, provided that the minimum salary payable to officers in Class A shall be £648 per annum, and the maximum salary shall be £1,250 per annum. Each of the remaining classes shall be subdivided as shown in the schedule in the following Regulation, and the rate of salary of an officer in a subdivision of any class shall be that assigned to such subdivision in such schedule.

114. Officers other than those in Class A shall be classified as under:

Class.	Annual Salary of Subdivision of Class.
	First Subdivision.	Second Subdivision.	Third Subdivision.	Fourth Subdivision.	Fifth Subdivision.	Sixth Subdivision.	Seventh Subdivision.	Eighth Subdivision.
£	£	£	£	£	£	£	£
B..........	528	546	564	582	600	..	..	..
C..........	432	450	468	480	504	..	..	..
D..........	336	354	372	390	408	..	..	..
E..........	216	240	264	288	312	..	..	..
F...........	72	96	114	132	150	168	186	204

C.7290.—Price 3d.

115. Except in the cases of persons appointed under Section 31 of the Act, all new appointments to the Professional Division shall be made to the First Subdivision of Class F, and the rate of salary at which a person is first appointed to such subdivision shall be £ 72per annum. Provided that any officer in Class F of twenty-one years of age or over may be paid salary at the rate of £126 per annum, but the payment of such salary shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of seniority or future advancement.

116. Every officer in Class F who has been twelve months in the Service shall be eligible to receive an annual increase of salary in accordance with the prescribed classification, provided that such increase has been approved by the Commissioner upon report from the Chief Officer as to the conduct, diligence, and general efficiency of the officer.

116a. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, the classification of an officer in any subdivision of a class prior to the issue of the Regulation shall not, until approved by the Commissioner, entitle an officer to salary other than that received by the officer at the date of this Regulation.

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