Conduct and Management of Government Factories Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 93.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915.

Regulations for the Conduct and Management of Government Factories—Regulation 11—Amendment. Regulation 71a—Addition.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia,acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1915 to come into operation on and from the 1st January, 1917.

Dated this first day of May, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE

Minister of State for Defence.

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Regulations for the Conduct and Management of Government Factories.

Amendment and Addition.

Regulation 11 which reads as follows:—

“11. Subject to any statutory law, forty-eight hours shall be reckoned as a week’s work and the hours of attendance of officers, foremen, and employees will be determined by the Manager from time to time.”

is cancelled and the following substituted therefor:—

“11. Subject to any statutory law forty-eight hours shall be reckoned as a week’s work and the hours of attendance of officers, foremen, and employees will be determined by the Manager from time to time, provided that the Secretary may fix less than forty-eight hours as a week’s work for officers and foremen.”

The following new Regulation is inserted after Regulation 71:—

71a. Officers acting as chemists in charge of sections in the Cordite Factory may be granted allowances in addition to salaries to bring their total remuneration to £288 per annum and such officers shall not be entitled to further increase of salary until they would have become eligible for such increase in the ordinary course of progression through the sub-divisions of Class E.”

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