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

STATUTORY RULES.

1910. No. 122.

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 as from the 1st day of January, 1911, as a Provisional Regulation.

Dated this 29th day of November, One thousand nine hundred and ten.

DUDLEY,

Governor‑General.

By His Excellent Command,

KING O'MALLEY,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Regulation No. 104 made under the provisions of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 is repealed, and a new Regulation in the following terms is substituted therefor :—

104. The General Division shall be arranged in grades as set forth in the following schedule. Except where otherwise provided the limits of salary to be paid an officer occupying any office designated in such schedule shall be those prescribed therein in respect to such office. The Governor‑General may from time to time, upon the recommendation of the Commissioner, create any office in the General Division not designated in the following schedule and fix the grade in which the officer occupying such position shall be placed, or may raise the grading of any office, and thereupon the schedule shall be deemed to have been amended by the inclusion of the office so created or raised.

Schedule.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
I.	26	6	52	Telegraph Messenger
7 13 (Annual)	Junior Mechanic*.............................. Messenger............................................ Telephonist..........................................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year's service at the maximum

* To apply to all officers at present designated as Junior Instrument Fitter, and to all officers at present designated Instrument Fitter in receipt of salary below £132.

C.17094.—Price 3d.

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
II.	60	12	110	Boy on Launch
12	Female Assistant (Printing)
12	Lift Attendant
14	Mail Boy
(Annual)	Messenger
Postal Note Sorter
Telephonist
Assistant ........................................................ Batteryman..................................................... Groom.............................................................. Junior Mechanic*.......................................... Labourer.......................................................... Letter Carrier................................................... Mail Driver...................................................... Office Cleaner................................................. Typist................................................................ Watchman.......................................................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after two years' service at maximum, provided that Junior Mechanics may, after reaching the age of 21, and upon evidence by examination of efficiency, be advanced to Grade IV. as Mechanics
III.	120	6 (Biennial)	126	Groom Labourer Office Cleaner Watchman Assistant ...................................................... Batteryman................................................... Blacksmith's Striker..................................... Boatman........................................................ Fireman.......................................................... Junior Mechanic*........................................ Letter Carrier................................................. Lineman......................................................... Magazine Storeman..................................... Mail Driver.................................................... Monitor.......................................................... Pole Dresser................................................... Searcher and Watchman............................ Senior Messenger......................................... Storeman....................................................... Typist..............................................................	To be advanced to next higher grade after two years' service at maximum
6 (Annual)	Postal Assistant*

* To apply to all officers at present designated as Junior Instrument Fitter, and to all officers at present designated Instrument Fitter in receipt of salary below £132.

  To apply to all officers at present designated as Assistants, Postal Assistants, or Porters.

‡ To apply only to officers who are so designated subsequent to the issue of this Regulation.

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
IV.	132	6 (Annual)	138	Assistant Armourer............................................................ Mechanic ║............................................................ Senior Assistant............................................................ Senior Postal Assistant............................................................	To be advanced to next higher grade after one year's service at maximum
6	Assistant ............................................................
(Biennial)	Batteryman............................................................ Blacksmith's Striker............................................................
Boatman............................................................
Caretaker............................................................
Fireman............................................................ Junior Mechanic*............................................................ Letter Carrier............................................................ Lineman............................................................ Monitor............................................................ Pole Dresser............................................................ Postal Assistant‡............................................................	After at least two years' service at maximum may be granted a further increment of £6, and after an additional two years' service a further increment of £6
Searcher and Watchman............................................................
Senior Messenger............................................................
Storeman............................................................
Typist............................................................
V.	144	6	156	Assistant Armourer
(Annual)	Blacksmith
Caretaker
Carpenter
Carpenter, Ship
Coxswain
Engine Driver
Farrier
Foreman Batteryman
Foreman Labourer
Foreman Storeman
Foreman (Mail Branch)
French Polisher
Groom, in charge
Lineman (in charge of office)
Machinist

* To apply to all officers at present designated as Junior Instrument Fitter, and to all officers at present designated Instrument Fitter in receipt of salary below £132.

  To apply to all officers at present designated as Assistants, Postal Assistants, or Porters.

‡ To apply only to officers who are so designated subsequent to the issue of this Regulation.

║ To apply to all officers designated Instrument Fitters at present in receipt of £132 or over.

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
V.—	144	6	156	Magazine Storeman
cont.	(Annual)	Mason
Mechanic ║
Painter
Painter and Writer
Plumber and Gasfitter
Saddler
Saddler and Harness‑maker
Sailmaker
Senior Assistant
Senior Lineman
Senior Postal Assistant
Ship Mailman
Supervisor
Waggon Repairer
Wheeler and Carpenter
Sorter..........................................................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year's service at maximum upon evidence by examination of efficiency
VI.	162	6	168	Armourer
(Annual)	Caretaker
Engine‑driver and Fitter
Foreman Batteryman
Foreman Carpenter
Foreman Painter
Foreman Saddler
Foreman Saddler and Harnessmaker
Foreman Sailmaker
Foreman Storeman (Defence)
Line Foreman

║ To apply to all officers designated Instrument Fitters at present in receipt of £132 or over.

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
VI.— cont.	162	6 (Annual)	168	Plumber and Gasfitter
Senior Machinist
Sorter §
Supervisor**
Senior Mechanic................................. Telephone Inspector..........................	After one year's service at maximum to advance to next higher grade
VII.	174	6	180	Armourer
(Annual)	Caretaker
Engine‑driver and Fitter
Foreman Carpenter
Foreman Engine‑driver
Foreman Painter
Ministerial Messenger
Senior Mechanic
Senior Sorter ¶
Shipping Patrol Officer
Telephone Inspector
Tipstaff
VIII.	192	6	210	Armourer
(Annual)	Assistant Supervisor of Publications
Detective
Exchange Foreman
Foreman Mechanic
Foreman Engine‑driver
Line Inspector
Mechanician
Telephone Inspector
Mail Officer.........................................	To be advanced to the next higher grade after one year's service at maximum

§ To include all positions previously designated Senior Sorter.

¶ To apply to all positions previously designated Despatching Officer.

*** To include officers at present designated as Supervisor in Charge.

Schedule—continued.

Grade.	Minimum Salary of Grade.	Increments.	Maximum Salary of Grade.	Office.	Remarks.
£	£	£
IX.	216	6	228	Armourer
(Annual)	Foreman Mechanic
Line Inspector
Mail Officer
Mechanician
Telephone Inspector
X.	..	..	240	Armourer
Supervisor of Publications
Foreman Mechanic
Line Inspector
Mechanician
Telephone Inspector
XI.	252	..	276	Engineer (Electric............................... Light).................................................... Line Inspector..................................... Mechanician....................................... Telephone Inspector..........................	No increments will be granted in respect of position classified in this grade ; the salary of the officer to be fixed at a sum within the limits of the grade
XII.	282	..	348	Line Inspector..................................... Mechanician....................................... Overseer (Stamp Printing).................	No increments will be granted in respect of positions classified in this grade ; the salary of the officer to be fixed at a sum within the limits of the grade

Except where otherwise provided advancement from grade to grade, beyond Grade V., shall be dependent upon the occurrence of vacancies in the higher grades, or upon alteration of the classification of an office, the duties of which have materially changed.

Notwithstanding anything contained in this Regulation, in any case where an increment to an officer would be deferred, owing to the provisions of the Regulation, beyond the date upon which it would have otherwise accrued, the Commissioner may grant the increment from such date.

The grade of an officer under the provisions of this Regulation shall be that corresponding to his designation, provided that any officer who is receiving at the date of this Regulation a salary less than the minimum amount of such grade, maybe granted annual additions of salary of an amount to be determined by the Commissioner until the salary reaches such minimum.

Notwithstanding anything in the schedule contained in this Regulation in any case where the Governor‑General, on the recommendation of the Commissioner, directs that an office shall be classified in any particular grade, the officer occupying such office may, subject to the approval of the Commissioner, be advanced to the minimum salary of such grade.

Payment of salary of £110 under the provisions of Section 25 of the Public Service Act shall not be taken into consideration for purposes of seniority or grade advancement.

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.