Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1904. No. 53.

Made by His Excellency the Governor-General in Council under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902, to come into operation as from the 21st August, 1904.

AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION No. 104.

(Issued as Provisional Regulation, Statutory Rule No. 26.)

104. The number of each Class of Officers in each grade shall be maintained as nearly as possible in the proportions that are from time to time determined for each State by the Commissioner, and the rates of pay shall be as shown in the Schedule hereunder :—

Department and Office.		Mini-mumYearly Rate of Pay.	Scale of Additions.			Maximum Yearly Rate of Pay.	Remarks.
			Amount.	At intervals of not less than—	Number
£	£
All Departments.
Blacksmith....................................................		132*	..	..	..	156
Blacksmith's Striker.....................................		110*	..	..	..	120
Caretaker —Grade I....................................		..	..	..	..	132
Do.	do. II...................................	..	..	..	..	144
Do.	do. III..................................	..	..	..	..	156
Do.	do. IV.................................	..	..	..	..	168
Do.	do. V...................................	..	..	..	..	180
Carpenter—Grade I............		120*	..	..	..	132
Do.	do. II...................................	144*	..	..	..	156
Do.	Foreman..............................	162*	..	..	..	180
Do	Ship....................................	144*	..	..	..	156
Engine-driver		132*	..	..	..	156
Do.	and Fitter.............................	144*	..	..	..	168
Do.	Foreman..............................	172*	..	..	..	180
Farrier...........................................................		132*	..	..	..	156
Fireman........................................................		110*	..	..	..	120
French Polisher............................................		132*	..	..	..	156
Labourer.......................................................		110*	..	..	..	120
Do.	Foreman..............................	144	£6	One year	2	156
Messenger—Grade I....................................		42	1st year, £8	One year	4	84
2nd „ £10
3rd „ £12
4th „ £12
Do.	do. II...................................	..	..	110
Do.	Senior.................................	120	£6	One year	2	132
Do.	Ministerial...........................	144	£6	One year	4	168
Office Gleaner (Male)..................................		60	1st year, £12	..	4	110
2nd „ £12
3rd „ £12
4th „ £14
Painter..........................................................		132*	..	..	..	144
Do.	and Writer...........................	144*	..	..	..	156
Do.	Foreman..............................	..	..	..	..	162
Plumber and Gasntter...................................		132*	..	..	..	162
Plumber's Labourer......................................		110*	..	..	..	120
Saddler.........................................................		132*	..	..	..	144
Do.	and Harnessmaker..............	132*	..	..	..	156
Do.	Do. Assistant......................	120*	..	..	..	132
Sailmaker—Grade I.....................................		110*	..	..	..	120
Do.	do. II...................................	132*	..	..	..	156
Storeman—Grade I......................................		110	1st year, £4	One year	3	126
2nd „ £6	Half in each grade.
3rd „ £6
Do.	do. II...................................	126	£6	One year	2	138
Tipstaff.........................................................		144	£6	One year	4	168
Typist...........................................................		60	£12	One year	5	120
Watchman—Grade I....................................		..	..	..	..	110	Half in each grada
Do.	do. II...................................	114	£6	One year	1	120
Trade and Customs.
Boatman.......................................................		114	£6	One year	132
Boy on Launch.............................................		42	1st year, £12	One year	4	84	An officer occupying this position shall be transferred to other duties upon reaching the age of 21 years.
2nd „ £12
3rd „ £12
4th „ £6
Coxswain.....................................................		132	£6	One year	3	150
Detective (Revenue).....................................		132	£6	One year	3	150
Storeman—Foreman....................................		144	£6	One year	2	156

* No additions to pay are provided for in these cases. Salaries between the minimum andmaximum shown will be fixed by the Commissioner from time to time in accordance with the work performed.

  These positions have been divided into Grades, with fixed salaries, to meet the differing circumstances in regard to responsibility and importance in each State, and no addition to salary is provided for an officer so long as he holds such position.

C. 9485.—Price 3d.

Schedule—Rates op Annual Salaries of General Division Officers—continued.

Department and Office.				Minimum Yearly Rate of Pay.	Scale of Additions.			Maximum Yearly Rate of Pay.	Remarks.
					Amount.	At intervals of not less than—	Number.
Defence.				£	£
Armourer —Grade I.......................................				..	..	..	..	160
Do.	do. II................................			..	..	..	..	180
Do.	do. III...............................			..	..	..	..	200
Do.	do. IV..............................			..	..	..	..	220
Do.	do. V................................			..	..	..	..	240
Armourer, Assistant—Grade I........................				120	£6	One year	2	132
Do.	do. II................................			138	£6	One year	3	156
Storeman—Foreman—Grade I.......................				144	£6	One year	2	156
Do.	do. do. II..........................			162*	..	..	..	200
Do.	Magazine.........................			120*	..	..	..	200
Wheeler and Carpenter....................................				132*	..	..	..	156
Postmaster-General.
Assistant..........................................................				60	1st year, £12	One year	4	110
2nd  „  £12
3rd  „  £12
4th  „  £14
Do.	Senior..............................			114	£6	One year	2	126
Batteryman.......................................................				114	£6	One year	2	126	Half the total number to be-in the " Assistant " Grade.
Do	Foreman...........................			144*	..	..	..	168
Despatching Officer........................................				174	£6	One year	1	180
Detective..........................................................				186*	..	..	..	208	If only one officer employed, position will be in Clerical Division; if more than one officer is employed, the Senior will be in the Clerical Division.
District Supervisor (Country)..........................				..	..	..	..	..	See " Telephone."
Do.	(City and Suburbs)..........			..	..	..	..	..	See " Instrument Fitter, Senior."
Foreman—Mail Branch...................................				144	£6	One year	2	156
Groom.............................................................				..	..	..	..	110
Do. in Charge..................................................				120*	..	..	..	132
Instrument Fitter (c)—Grade I........................				114	£6	One year	3	132	(c) Including Testers. One-third in Grade I. ; one-third in Grade II.; and one-third in Assistant Grade.
Do			do. II.......................	138	£6	One year	3	156
Do.			Senior.....................	162	£6	One year	3	180	Including City and Suburban Supervisors and Chief Tester.
Instrument' Fitter—Foreman —
Grade I................................		..	..	..	..	204
Do.		do. II................................		..	..	..	..	216
Do.		do. III................................		..	..	..	..	228
Do.		do. IV................................		..	..	..	..	240
Letter-carrier (d)—Grade I..............................				114	£6	One year	2	126	(d) Including Stamper. One-third in Grade I., one-third in Grade II., and one-third in Assistant Grade.
Do.	do. II................................			132	£6	One year	1	138
Line Repairer...................................................				110	1st year, £4	..	2	120	Including Line Repairers assisting and in gangs.
2nd  „  £6
Do.	Senior..............................			132	£6	One year	4	156	Including Cable Jointer.
Do.	in charge of Office...........			132	£6	One year	4	156	With allowance for acting as-Postmaster.
Line Foreman..................................................				156	£6	One year	1	162
Line Inspector —Grade I...............................				..	..	..	..	170
Do.	do. II................................			..	..	..	..	180
Do.	do. III...............................			..	..	..	..	204
Do.	do. IV..............................			..	..	..	..	240
Do.	do. V................................			..	..	..	..	276
Do.	do. VI..............................			..	..	..	..	300
Messenger, Telegraph......................................				26	1st year, £6	..	3	52
2nd  „  £7
3rd  „  £13
Mechanician —Grade I..................................				..	..	..	..	204
Do.	do. II................................			..	..	..	..	228
Do.	do. III...............................			..	..	..	..	252
Do.	do. IV..............................			..	..	..	..	276
Do.	do. V................................			..	..	..	..	300
Do.	do. VI..............................			..	..	..	..	324
Do.	do. VII.............................			..	..	..	..	348

* No additions to pay are provided for in these cases. Salaries between the minimum and maximum shown will be fixed by the Commissioner from time to time in accordance with the work performed.

  These positions have been divided into Grades, with fixed salaries, to meet the differing circumstances in regard to responsibility and importance in each State, and no addition to salary is provided for an officer so long as he holds such position.

Schedule—Rates of Annual Salaries of General Division Officers—continued.

Department and Office.		Minimum Yearly Rate of Pay.	Scale of Additions.			Maximum Yearly Rate of Pay.	Remarks.
			Amount.	At intervals of not less than—	Number.
					Number.
Postmaster-General—continued.		£	£
Mail Driver..................................................		114	£6	One year	2	126	Half the total number to be in the " Assistant " Grade.
Mail Officer.................................................		192	£6	One year	6	228
Pole Dresser.................................................		..	..	..	..	126
Porter............................................................		114	£6	One year	2	126	Including Pillar Clearer and Bicycle Pillar Clearer; half to be in Assistant Grade.
Sorter (e)—Grade I......................................		138	£6	One year	2	150	(e) Including Mail Guards. Two-thirds in Grade I. One-third in Grade II.
Do.	do. II............................................	156	£6	One year	2	168
Storeman—Foreman....................................		144	£6	One year	2	156
Telphone Attendant......................................		30	1st year, £6	5	84
2nd „ £12
3rd „ £12
4th „ £12
5th „ £12
Do.	Monitor...........................................	..	..	..	..	120
Do.	Indoor Supervisor...........................................	126	£6	One year	1	132
Do.	Supervisor in charge of Central Exchange	138	1st year, £12	..	3	168
2nd „ £12
3rd „ £6
Do.	District Supervisor (Country)	156*	..	..	..	220
Do.	Exchange Foreman...........................................	260*	..	..	..	300
Waggon Repairer.........................................		132*	..	..	..	144

* No additions to pay are provided for in these cases. Salaries between the minimum and maximum shown will be fixed by the Commissioner from time to time in accordance with the work performed.

  Sorters who are in receipt of a salary less than the minimum fixed for the position shall be paid each year a sum of £6, or such lesser sum as may be necessary to bring their salaries to such minimum.

AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION No. 144.

(Issued as Provisional Regulation, Statutory Rule No. 27.)

144. Every officer in the Clerical Division shall be entitled, if of the age of twenty-one years, to a salary of One hundred and ten pounds per annum, provided he has been employed for a period of not less than three years in the Public Service, of which one year has been in such Division, and shown by passing one of the prescribed examinations mentioned in Regulations Nos. 145 and 146 that he is capable of doing the work of an office to which the salary of that amount is attached.

No officer of the Clerical Division whose salary has been increased to £110 per annum under the provisions of Section 21 (6) of the Act shall be entitled to further increases until such time as he would have received that amount in the ordinary course of progression through the Subdivisions of his class. He shall be entitled to receive the £10 increase to enable him to advance to the Fourth Subdivision of the Fifth Class twelve months subsequent to the date of his advancement to the Third Subdivision of such class, provided he is not dealt with under the provision of Section 20 of the Act.

AMENDMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS Nos. 168 AND 169.

(Issued as Provisional Regulation, Statutory Rule No. 28.)

Part V.—District Allowances.

168. The following shall be the scale of allowances which may be paid to officers living in localities where the climatic conditions are severe, or where the cost of living is exceptionally high :—

Scale.	Ratio of Allowance to Salary.			Minimum.	Maximum.
	On First £100, or Portion thereof.	On Second £100, or Portion thereof.	On Portion of Salary above £200.
per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	£	£
I.......................................	10	5	2½	5	20
II.....................................	15	7½	5	10	30
III ....................................	20	10	5	15	35
IV ....................................	25	12½	5	20	45
V......................................	30	15	5	25	50
VI ....................................	40	20	5	30	..

Provided that in cases where, in computing on the above scale the annual amount of District Allowance, the result involves fractional parts of a pound up to and including Ten shillings, the nearest lesser amount in pounds shall be that allowed ; where the fractional part exceeds Ten shillings, the nearest greater amount in pounds shall be allowed.

In localities where these allowances do not, in the opinion of the Permanent Head, fairly compensate the officer for extremely severe and costly conditions of living, the rates in the foregoing scale may be increased by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor-General.

169. The Commissioner, after report from the Inspector and the Permanent Head, and with the approval of the Governor-General, may raise or lower the classification of any district or locality, and may classify any locality where an allowance is not now granted, or may direct that any locality be removed from the classified list. The list of classified localities and all subsequent alterations therein will be published in the Commonwealth Gazette.

By Authority : Robt. S Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.