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

STATUTORY RULES.

1908. No. 67.

 

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 29th day of May, One thousand nine hundred and eight.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. H. KEATING,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

 

Regulation 168 of the Regulations under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902 is repealed, and the following new Regulation substituted therefor:—

168. The following shall be the scale of allowances which may be paid to officers living in localities where the climatic conditions are severe, or where the cost of living is exceptionally high:—

Scale.	Ratio of Allowance to Salary.			Minimum.	Maximum.
	On first £ 100 or portion thereof.	On second £ 100 or portion thereof.	On portion of Salary above £ 200.
per cent.	per cent.	per cent.	£	£
I.	10	5	2½	5	20
II.	15	7½	5	10	30
III.	20	10	5	15	35
IV.	25	12½	5	20	45
V.	30	15	5	25	50
VI.	40	20	5	30	...
VII.	50	25	5	40	...

Officers in the State of Western Australia who do not receive a District Allowance under the foregoing scale may be paid a Special Allowance equal to 5 per cent. of their salary.

C.6728.—Price 3d.

Provided that in cases where, in computing on the above scale the annual amount of District Allowance, the result involves fractional parts of a pound up to and including ten shillings, the nearest lesser amount in pounds shall be that allowed, where the fractional part exceeds ten shillings, the nearest greater amount in pounds shall be allowed.

In localities where these allowances do not, in the opinion of the Permanent Head, fairly compensate the officer for extremely severe and costly conditions of living, the rates in the foregoing scale may be increased by the Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor-General.

District Allowances are not payable to officers while temporarily relieving in a District Allowance locality; but the Commissioner may, under special circumstances, increase the prescribed travelling allowance payable to an officer while relieving in such a locality.

 

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