Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Home Affairs,

Melbourne, 22nd December, 1903.

REPEAL OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION No. 149—TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES—AND SUBSTITUTION THEREFOR OF A NEW REGULATION.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 80 of the Public Service Act 1902, has been pleased to approve of the repeal of Public Service Regulation 149, made on the 15th December, 1902, and amended by Executive Minute, dated 17th April, 1903, and the substitution therefor of a new Regulation, as set forth in the accompanying Schedule; such new Regulation to take effect on and from the 1st January, 1904.

GEORGE TURNER,

For Minister of State for Home Affairs.

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Public Service Regulation No. 149.

149. “The following shall be the scale of travelling allowances:—

Division.	Salary.		Daily Allowance.	Daily Allowance after 1 week’s residence in same place.			Hourly Rate.
	From	To
Officers of the Administrative Division	£	£	s.	d.	s.	d	1-24th of daily rate for each hour when officer is absent for more than one-fourth of a day.
	..	..	17	6	15	0.
Officers of other Divisions	Over £600		17	6	15	0
Clerical and Professional Divisions	501	600	14	0	12	0
	301	500	12	0	10	0
	300 and under		10	0	8	6
	Over 300		12	0	10	0
General Division	201	300	10	0	8	6
	111	200	8	0	6	0
	110 and under		7	0	5	0

Provided, however, that the travelling allowances payable to officers of the Public Service stationed in Western Australia shall be at the following rates:—

Officers receiving £500 a year and upwards.....................................................	15s.	per diem.
Officers receiving £300 a year and under £500 a year .........................................................................	12s. 6d.	„
Officers receiving £200 a year and under £300 a year................................................	10s.	„
Officers receiving less than £200 a year......................................................................	8s.	„

with an additional allowance of 25 per cent. on these rates when an officer is travelling in the gold-fields districts, and a deduction of 25 per cent when an officer is stationed for any period in excess of ten days in any one place.

Provided, further, that the minimum travelling allowance to officers acting as Members of Boards of Inquiry and Appeal shall be at the rate of 12s. per diem, excepting in the cases of such officers travelling in Western Australia, where the minimum allowance shall be at the rate of 12s. 6d. per diem.”