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

STATUTORY RULES.

1908. No. 93.

 

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 13th day of August, One thousand nine hundred and eight.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. H. KEATING,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

Amendment of Public Service Regulation 267A.

267A. (1). Where it appears to a Board of Inquiry that it is undesirable, by reason of the officer charged being stationed in a remote locality, or by reason of expense, inconvenience, or delay, to require the officer or any particular witness to attend before the Board to give evidence, the Board may, by order in writing under the hand of the Chairman, appoint some fit and proper person to take the evidence of the officer or witness.

(2). The person so appointed shall take the evidence of the officer or witness on oath or affirmation, and for the purpose of so doing shall have all the powers of the Chairman of the Board.

(3). Any party to the Inquiry, entitled to be represented before the Board, shall be entitled to be represented before any person taking evidence in pursuance of this Regulation.

(4). The evidence so taken shall be certified under the hand of the person taking it and forwarded to the Board, and considered by it in connexion with the Inquiry.

 

By Authority: J. Kemp, Government Printer, Melbourne.

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