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

STATUTORY RULES.

1912. No. 51.

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 20th day of February, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.

DENMAN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

KING O’MALLEY,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

Regulation No. 48 made under the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 is repealed, and a new Regulation in the following terms is made in lieu thereof :—

Chief Officers of Departments.

48. The offices held by the following persons shall constitute the holders thereof ex officio Chief Officers of Departments:—

Deputy Postmaster-General in each State,

Collector of Customs for each State.

In the undermentioned Departments, the Secretary, until otherwise determined, may exercise the powers conferred and shall perform the duties imposed by the Act or by these Regulations on the Chief Officer:—

The Department of External Affairs.

The Attorney-General’s Department.

The Department of Home Affairs.

The Department of the Treasury.

The Department of Defence.

And in the case of these Departments any reference in these Regulations to a Chief Officer shall, unless inconsistent with the context, be taken to refer to the Permanent Head.

In the case of the Postmaster-General’s Department and the Department of Trade and Customs, the Permanent Head shall, as regards the officers of the central staffs of these Departments, be taken to be the Chief Officer; and in the case of the Department of the Prime Minister, the Secretary to the Prime Minister shall be taken to be the Chief Officer.

 

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