Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1906. No. 46.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902.

I, THE GOVERNOR GENERAL, in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that the following Regulations under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902, should, on account of urgency, come into immediate operation, and make the Regulations come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this sixteenth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and six.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

LITTLETON ERNEST GROOM,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

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Salary of an Officer upon Transfer—General Division.

Public Service Regulation 102 is amended to read as follows:—

102. In the case of an officer transferred or promoted in any office or grade in the General Division, his relative seniority with the officers employed in such office or grade shall be determined by the salary paid to him, and by the length of time during which he has received such salary. The salary to be paid to such officer upon transfer or promotion, shall be not less than that received immediately prior to his removal, provided that, if the Commissioner so direct, it shall not exceed the maximum rate for his new office or grade.

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Grading of Line Repairers.

Public Service Regulation 104 is amended to provide for the grading of the position of Line Repairer as under:—

Department and Office.	Minimum Yearly Rate of Pay.	Rates of Additions.			Maximum Yearly Rate of pay.	Remarks.
		Amount.	At intervals of not less than—	Number.
£	£	£
Postmaster-General
Line Repairer—	Not to exceed half in Grade II.
Grade I............		111	6	One year	1	120
Grade II...........		...	...	...	...	120

C.6311.—Price 3d.

Travelling Allowances.

Public Service Regulation 149 it amended to read as follows:—

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

Division.	Salary.		Daily Allowance		Daily allowances after one week’s residence in same place.		Hourly rate.
	From	To
£	£	s.	d.	s.	d.	1-24th of daily rate for each hour when officer is absent for more than one-fourth of a day.
Officers of the Administrative Division	...	...	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
	200 and under		10	0	8		6
General Division...........................	Over 300		12	0	10		0
	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 Clerical, Professional, and General Divisions of the Public Service stationed in Western Australia shall be at the following rates:—

Division	Salary.		Daily Allowance.		Hourly rate.
	From	To
Clerical and Professional Divisions	£	£	s.	d.	1-24th of daily rate for each hour when officer is absent for more than one fourth of a day
	501 and upwards		15	0
	301	500	12	6
	300 and under		10	0
General Division..........................	Over 300		12	6
	200	300	10	0
	Under 200		8	0

with an additional allowance of 25 per cent. on these rates when an officer is travelling in the goldfields 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.

 

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