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

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 217.

PROVISIONAL REGULATION 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, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as “A Provisional Regulation.”

Dated this 30th day of October, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

ANDREW FISHER.

 

Regulations 149 and 153, made under the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 are repealed, and a new Regulation in the following terms is substituted in lieu thereof:—

149. The following shall be the scale of Travelling Allowances:—

Salary.			Daily Allowance.				Daily Allowance after one Week’s Residence in same Place.				Hourly Rate.
From	To	One twenty-fourth of daily rate for each hour when officer is absent for more than one-fourth of a day
£	£		s.	d.	s.	d.
Over 600......................			17	5	15	0
501	600.......................		14	0	12	0
301	500.......................		12	0	10	0
201	300.......................		10	0	8	0
200 and under......................			8	0	6	0

Provided—

(a) That the allowances payable to officers stationed in Western Australia, when travelling within that State, shall be at the following rates:—

Salary.				Daily Allowance.				Hourly Rate.
From	To	One twenty-fourth of daily rate for each hour when officer is absent for more than one-fourth of a day
£	£		s.	d.
501 and upwards...........................				15	0
301	500................................		12	6
300	and	under.............................		10	0

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.

  

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(b) 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 the cases of such officer travelling in Western Australia, where the minimum allowance shall be at the rate of 12s. 6d. per diem.

(c) That in the case of officers transferred temporarily from their head-quarters to take up duty at another station for a period of two weeks or over, the Chief Officer may direct that a reduced allowance be paid after the first week of residence, provided that no allowance shall be reduced below the rates in the following scales:—

Salary.	Allowance per Week.
£	s.	d.
£310 and over....................................................................................................	2	2	0
Over £156 and under £310..................................................................................	1	10	0
From £110 to £156.............................................................................................	1	6	0
Under £110........................................................................................................	1	0	0

(d) That in the case of officers regularly employed on relieving duties, the following shall be the scale of allowances:—

Salary.	Allowance per Week					—
£	s.	d.	Where officer’s residence at his temporary station is less than one week he shall be paid the daily rate prescribed in the foregoing part of this Regulation
£310 and over...............................	2	2		0
Over £156 and under £310.............	1	12		0
From £110 to £156........................	1	5		0
Under £110...................................	1	0		0

(e) That the rate of allowance to sorters and senior sorters on Travelling Staffs shall be as follows:—

s.	d.
For first six hours........................................................	1	6
For each hour thereafter...............................................	0	2½

(f) That the rate of allowance to officers relieving in suburbs shall be as follows:—

Salary.	Allowance per Day.
s.	d.
£310 and over.............................................................	2	0
Under £310.................................................................	1	6

Provided that allowance shall not be paid unless the office at which the officer is relieving is further from his home than his ordinary station.

 

(g) That in the case of officers who are required to camp in the performance of their work, the allowance shall be on the following scale:—

(1) When supplied by Department with camp equipment and cook, at the rate of...........................................................................................	£1 per month.
(2) When supplied by Department with camp equipment only.......	2s. per diem.

(h) That in the case of officers whose duties include construction or maintenance work or work of a similar character, travelling allowance shall not be paid, unless specially approved by the Commissioner, in any case where the officer is not required to be absent from his head-quarters over night.

(i) That in the case of officers supervising contracts who are required to camp on the work, and are supplied with camp equipment and meals, no allowance shall be paid whilst so engaged. If meals are not supplied, allowance of 25s. per week shall be paid.

(j) That the rate of allowance to patrol lineman employed outside the metropolitan areas be 30s. per week.

 

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