Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1911. No. 95.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902.

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

Dated this ninth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and eleven.

DUDLEY,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

KING O’MALLEY,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

Regulation No, 104 made under the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 is repealed, and a now Regulation in the following terms is substituted therefor:—

104. The General Division shall be arranged in grades as set forth in the following schedule. Except where otherwise provided the limits of salary to be paid an officer occupying any office designated in such schedule shall be these prescribed therein in respect to such office. The Governor-General may from time to time, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, create any office in the General Division not designated in the following schedule and fix the grade in which the officer occupying such position shall be placed or may raise the grading of any office, and thereupon the schedule shall be deemed to have been amended by the inclusion of the office so created or raised.

Schedule.

Grade.	Minimum salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
I.	39	13	60	Telegraph Messenger
8*	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year’s service at the maximum
(Annual)		Junior Mechanic.............
Messenger......................
Telephonist.....................

* Increment in the case of Telegraph Messengers conditional as passing a test to sending and receiving telegraph messages at the rate of twenty words per minute.

    

C.8626.—Price 3d.

 

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
II.	72	12	110	Boy on Launch...............	Provided that an officer of 21 years of age or over may be paid salary at the rate of £110 per annum, but the payment of such salary under this provision shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of seniority or future advancement
12	Female Assistant (Printing)
Lift Attendant.................
14	Mail Boy........................
(Annual)	Messenger......................
Postal Note Sorter Telephonist.......................................
Assistant.........................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after two years’ service at maximum, provided that salary at the rate of £120 per annum may be paid officers 21 years of age or over, but the payment of such salary under this provision shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of seniority or future advancement
Batteryman.....................
Groom............................
Junior Mechanic*...........
Labourer........................
Letter Carrier..................
Mail Driver.....................
Office Cleaner................
Typist.............................
Watchman......................
III.	..	..	126	Groom
Labourer
Office Cleaner
Watchman
Assistant.........................	To be advanced to next higher grade after two years’ service in Grade III.
Batteryman.....................
Blacksmith’s Striker
Boatman.........................
Female Supervisor (Printing)

* Junior Mechanics may after reaching the age of 21 years, and upon evidence by examination of efficiency, be advanced to Grade IV. as Mechanics.

 

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£	To be advanced to next higher grade after two years’ service in Grade III.
III.—cont.	Fireman..........................
Junior Mechanic*...........
Letter Carrier..................
Lineman.........................
Magazine Storeman
Mail Driver.....................
Monitor..........................
Pole Dresser...................
Searcher and Watchman
Senior Messenger...........
Storeman........................
Typist.............................
Postal Assistant...............	To be advanced to next higher grade after one year’s service in Grade III.
IV.	132	6 (Annual)	138	Assistant Armourer Mechanic.......................	To beadvanced to next higher grade after one year’s service at maximum
Senior Assistant..............
Senior Postal Assistant
6 (Biennial)	Assistant.........................	After at least two years’ service at maximum may be granted a further increment of £6, and after an additional two years’ service a further increment of £6
	Batteryman.....................
	Blacksmith’s Striker
Boatman.........................
Caretaker........................
Female Supervisor (Printing)
Fireman..........................
Junior Mechanic.............
Letter Carrier..................
Lineman.........................
Magazine Storeman
Mail Driver.....................
Monitor..........................
Pole Dresser...................
Postal Assistant...............
Searcher and Watchman
Senior Messenger...........
Storeman........................
Typist.............................

* Junior Mechanics may after reaching the age of 21 years, and upon evidence by examination of efficiency, be advanced to Grade IV. as Mechanics.

 

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
V.	144	6	156	Assistant Armourer
(Annual)	Blacksmith
Caretaker
Carpenter
Carpenter, Ship
Coxswain
Engine Driver
Farrier
Foreman Batteryman
Foreman Labourer
Foreman Storeman
Foreman (Mail Branch)
French Polisher
Groom, in charge
Lineman (in charge of office)
Machinist
Magazine Storeman
Mason
Mechanic
Painter
Painter and Writer
Plumber and Gasfitter
Saddler
Saddler and Harnessmaker
Sailmaker
Senior Assistant
Senior Lineman
Senior Postal Assistant
Ship Mailman
Supervisor
Waggon Repairer
Wheeler and Carpenter
Sorter.............................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year’s service at maximum upon evidence by examination of efficiency

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Increments	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
VI.	162	6	168	Armourer
(Annual)	Caretaker
Engine-driver and Fitter
Foreman Batteryman
Foreman Carpenter
Foreman Painter
Foreman Saddler
Foreman Saddler and Harnessmaker
Foreman Sailmaker
Foreman Storeman (Defence)
Line Foreman
Plumber and Gasfitter
Senior Machinist
Sorter
Supervisor
Senior Mechanic............. Telephone Inspector	After one year’s service at maximum to advance to next higher grade
VII.	174	6	180	Armourer
(Annual)	Caretaker
Engine-driver and Fitter
Foreman Carpenter
Foreman Engine-driver
Foreman Painter
Ministerial Messenger
Senior Mechanic
Senior Sorter
Shipping Patrol Officer
Telephone Inspector
Tipstaff

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
VIII.	192	6	210	Armourer
(Annual)	Assistant Supervisor of Publications
Detective
Exchange Foreman
Foreman Mechanic
Foreman Engine-driver
Line Inspector
Mechanician
Telephone Inspector
Mail Officer...................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year’s service at maximum
IX.	216	6 (Annual)	228	Armourer Foreman Mechanic
Line Inspector
Mail Officer
Mechanician
Telephone Inspector
X.	..	..	210	Armourer
Supervisor of Publications
Foreman Mechanic
Line Inspector
Mechanician
Telephone Inspector
XI.	252	..	276	Engineer (Electric Light)	No increments will be granted in respect of positions classified in this grade; the salary of the officer to be fixed at a sum within the limits of the grade
Line Inspector.................
Mechanician...................
Telephone Inspector

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
No increments will be granted in respect of positions classified in this grade; the salary of the officer to be fixed at a sum within the limits of the grade
	XII.	282	..	318	Line Inspector.................. Mechanician..................... Overseer (Stamp Printing)

Except where otherwise provided advancement from grade to grade beyond Grade V. shall be dependent upon the occurrence of vacancies in the higher grades, or upon alteration of the classification of an office, the duties of which have materially changed.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, in any case where an increment to an officer would be deferred, owing to the provisions of the Regulation, beyond the date upon which it would have otherwise accrued, the Commissioner may grant the increment from such date.

The grade of an officer under the provisions of this Regulation shall be that corresponding to his designation, provided that any officer who is receiving at the date of this Regulation a salary less than the minimum amount of such grade, may be granted annual additions of salary of an amount to be determined by the Commissioner until the salary reaches such minimum.

Notwithstanding anything in the schedule contained in this Regulation in any case where the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, directs that an office shall be classified in any particular grade, the officer occupying such office may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner, be advanced to the minimum salary of such grade.

 

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