Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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
Dated the fifth day of March, One thousand nine hundred and thirteen.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
ANDREW FISHER.
Regulations 48, 75, 244, and 252, 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Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 are repealed, and new Regulations in the following terms are made in lieu thereof:—48. The offices held by the following persons shall constitute the holders thereof,
ex officio , Chief Officers of Departments:—Deputy Postmaster-General in each State.
Collector of Customs for each State.
In the undermentioned Departments, the Secretary, until otherwise determined, may exercise the powers conferred and shall perform the duties imposed by the Act or by these Regulations on the Chief Officer:—
The Prime Minister’s Department.
The Department of External Affairs.
The Attorney-General’s Department.
The Department of Home Affairs.
The Department of the Treasury.
The Department of Defence.
And in the case of these Departments any reference in these Regulations to a Chief Officer shall, unless inconsistent with the context, be taken to refer to the Permanent Head.
In the case of the Postmaster-General's Department and the Department of Trade and Customs, the Permanent Head shall, as regards the officers of the central staffs of these Departments, be taken to be the Chief Officer.
75. Every application for leave of absence shall be made to the Chief Officer through the officer in charge or sub-charge of the branch in which the applicant is employed. The officer in charge or sub-charge shall report as to the conduct of the applicant and as to his compliance with these regulations, and whether the leave can be granted without detriment to the work of the branch in which the applicant is employed.
C.3128.—Price 3d.
244. Any officer who has received a ballot-paper shall record his vote in the following manner:—
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a ) By making a cross in the square opposite the name of the candidate for whom he desires to vote.(
b ) By signing his name upon the counterfoil.(
c ) By folding up and fastening the ballot-paper so that the vote cannot be seen, and forwarding it by post, enclosed in an envelope, addressed to the Public Service Returning Officer, so that it will reach him not later than twelve o’clock noon on the day of election.252. All votes received prior to twelve o’clock noon on the day of election shall be counted by the Returning Officer in the presence of at least two scrutineers, and the result shall be communicated to the Commissioner, who will announce same in the
Commonwealth Gazette. Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Acting Government Printer for the State of Victoria.
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