Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Commonwealth of Australia.

Department of Home Affairs,

Melbourne, 22nd October, 1903.

REPEAL OF REGULATION UNDER COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902, AND SUBSTITUTION OF NEW REGULATION THEREFOR.

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IS Excellency the Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by section 80 (L) of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902, been pleased to approve of the repeal of Regulation 199, made on the 15th December, 1902, under the provisions of the aforesaid Act, and of the substitution of a new Regulation, as hereunder, such Regulation to take effect on and from the 1st November, 1903:—

199. Every applicant for appointment as telegraph messenger must be between the ages of thirteen and fifteen years at date of examination. Every applicant nominated for appointment as telegraph messenger must be not less than thirteen nor more than fifteen years of age at his last birthday previous to appointment, and must cease to be so employed when he attains the age of eighteen years, unless in the meantime he has been transferred or promoted to some other position in the service for which he has qualified by passing the required examination.

JOHN FORREST,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.