Crown Employees Appeal Board Act 1944 (NSW)

CROWN EMPLOYEES APPEAL BOARD ACT.

Act No. 15, 1944.

with. [Assented to, 20th April, 1944.]

An Act to provide for the constitution of a Crown Employees Appeal Board and to define its powers, authorities, duties and functions; to confer on such Board juris- diction to hear and determine certain appeals by certain employees of the Crown; to amend the Police Regulation (Appeals) Act, 1923, as amended by subsequent Acts; and for purposes connected there-

BE i t enacted b y the King 's Most Excellent Majesty, lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South b y a n d with t he advice and consent of t he Legis­	Wales in Par l iament assembled, and b y the author i ty of
t h e same, as follows :—

P A R T I .

PRELIMINARY.

1. ( 1 ) This Act m a y be cited as the " C r o w n

Employees Appea l B o a r d Act, 1 9 4 4 . "

( 2 ) This Act is divided into P a r t s as follows:—

P A R T I . — P R E L I M I N A R Y — 5 5 . 1 , 2 .

P A R T I I . — C R O W N EMPLOYEES A P P E A L BOARD—

ss. 3 - 8 .

P A R T I I I . — A P P E A L S — s s . 9 - 1 3 .

P A R T	IV .—PECULATIONS—s. 14.
P A R T	V . — A M E N D M E N T OF POLICE REGULATION

( A P P E A L S ) A C T , 1 9 2 3 — s . 1 5 .

S C H E D U L E S .

2 . (1) I n this Act, unless the context or subject

m a t t e r otherwise indicates or requ i res—

"Assoc ia t ion of e m p l o y e e s " means any association

which is regis tered as an indus t r ia l union of employees under the Indus t r i a l Arb i t r a t ion Act,

1 9 4 0 - 1 9 4 3 , and the name of which appea r s in the
F i r s t Schedule to this Act or which is added to such Schedule in pursuance of this Act.

" B o a r d " Boa r d const i tuted under this Act .

means the Crown Employees Appea l

" C h a i r m a n " means the cha i rman of the Board .

" E m p l o y e r " means an employing au thor i ty in

whose service an officer is employed and, in relat ion to officers of the classes re fe r red to in p a r a g r a p h s ( a ) , (b) and (e) of the definition of "Officer ," means the Publ ic Service Board .

" E m p l o y i n g a u t h o r i t y " means any person whose

name appears in the Second Schedule to this Act or is added to such Schedule in pursuance of this Act.

"Officer"

"Off icer" means any person—

(a)	who is an officer within the meaning of the Public Service A c t ;
(b)	who, being an employee within the meaning of the Publ ic Service Act, has been continuously employed as such an employee for a per iod of not less
than one y e a r ;
(c)	who is a member of the police force within the meaning of the Police Regu­ lat ion Act, 1899-1943;
(d)	who is permanently employed in the
service of an employing au tho r i t y ;
(e)	who is employed (otherwise than per­ manent ly) in the service of an employ­ ing au thor i ty and who has been con­ t inuously employed in the service of tha t employing au thor i ty for a per iod of not less than one y e a r ;
(f)	who is employed (otherwise than in any of the capaci t ies re fer red to in p a r a g r a p h s (a) to (e ) , both inclusive, of this definition, or as an officer or employee of the Depa r tmen t of Rail­ ways o r of the Depa r tmen t of Road T r a n s p o r t and T r a m w a y s or as an officer of ei ther House of Par l ia ­ ment or as a person employed in ei ther of the Depa r tmen t s of the Legis la ture under the separa te con­
t ro l of the P re s iden t or Speaker or

under thei r joint control) in the service of the Crown by any person other than the Public Service Board or an employ­ ing au thor i ty and who has been con­ t inuously so employed for a per iod of not less than one y e a r ;

but a person who, by the t e rms of his employ­ ment , is employed only dur ing the absence on leave of an officer, shall not, by reason only of parasrranh (b) or p a r a g r a p h (e) or p a r a g r a p h (f) of this definition, be deemed to be an officer.

" P r e s c r i b e d "

" P r e s c r i b e d " means prescr ibed by this Act or by

the regulat ions .

" P u b l i c Service A c t " means the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts .

" P u b l i c Service B o a r d " means the Public Service

Board consti tuted under the Public Service Act.

" R e g u l a t i o n s " means regula t ions made under this

Act.

" S e c r e t a r y " means the secre tary to the Board.

(2) (a) If any indust r ia l union of employees regis­ satisfies the Governor tha t of the members of such union a substant ia l number a re officers within the meaning of th is Act, the Governor may amend the F i r s t Schedule to this Act by inser t ing therein the name of such union. tered under the Indus t r i a l Arb i t ra t ion Act, 1940-1943,

(b) If the reg is t ra t ion of any association as an

indus t r i a l union of employees is cancelled by the Indus­ t r ia l Commission of New South Wales the Governor may amend the F i r s t Schedule to this Act by omit t ing there­ from the name of such association.

(c) The Governor may amend the Second •Schedule to this Act by inser t ing there in the name of •any person who, under the au thor i ty of any Act, employs persons on behalf of the Crown.

(d) The Schedules as so amended shall be the

Schedules to this Act.

P A R T I I .

CROWN EMPLOYEES A P P E A L BOARD.

3. (1) There shall be a Crown Employees Appea l Board , which shall have and may exercise and discharge the powers , au thor i t ies , duties and functions conferred and imposed upon the Boa r d by or under this Act.

(2) The B o a r d shall consist of a chai rman and members nominated as provided in this Act.

(3) A t s i t t ings of the B oa rd three members shall be present , of whom—

(a)	one shall be the	c h a i r m a n ;
(b)	one shall be an employer s ' r ep resen ta t ive ;	and

(c) one shall be an officers' representa t ive .

(4)

(4) S i t t ings of the Board shall be a r r a n g e d by the

cha i rman .

In a r r a n g i n g such si t t ings the cha i rman shall, as f a r

as pract icable, ensure tha t the employers ' r epresen ta t ive is the member or a l te rna te member nominated by the employer in whose service the appel lant is employed, and t h e officers' representa t ive is the member or a l t e rna te member nominated by the association of employees of which the appel lant is a member or of an associat ion of employees of which he is eligible for membership.

(5) A t s i t t ings of the Board each member (includ­ ing the cha i rman) shall have one vote and the decision of the major i ty in number of the members shall be the decision of the Board .

(6) Each member of the Board , other than the
cha i rman, and each a l te rna te member shall be entit led
t o receive such fees and allowances as may be prescribed.
Any such member or a l te rna te member shall, notwith­
s tand ing the provis ions of any Act or of any rule or
regula t ion made under any Act, be enti t led to receive

remunera t ion under this section, in addi t ion to any

r e m u n e r a t i o n to which he is otherwise entitled.

4. (1) The cha i rman shall be appoin ted by the Governor and shall be—

(a)	a judge of the Supreme Court who shall be so appoin ted on the nominat ion of the Chief
J u s t i c e ; or
(b)	a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales who shall be so appointed on the nominat ion of the P re s iden t of t ha t Commis­ s ion; or
(c)	a person who is eligible for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Cour t or as a member of the Indus t r i a l Commission of New South Wales .

(2) (a) Where the person appointed cha i rman holds the qualification refer red to in p a r a g r a p h (a) of subsection one of this section he shall re ta in his office a s a judge of the Supreme Court , and any per iod dur ing which he serves as cha i rman shall be computed as p a r t of his service as such judge for the purposes of section twelve of the Supreme Cour t and Circuit Cour ts Act , 1900-1941.

(b)

(b) W h e r e the person appointed cha i rman

holds the qualification refer red to in p a r a g r a p h (b) of subsection one of this section he shall re ta in his office a s a member of the Indus t r i a l Commission of New Sou th Wales, and any period dur ing which he serves as chair­ man shall be computed as p a r t of his service as such member for the purposes of section fourteen of t h e

Indus t r i a l Arb i t r a t ion Act, 1940-1943.

(c) W h e r e the person appointed cha i rman

holds the qualification refer red to in p a r a g r a p h (c) of subsection one of this section the following provisions- shall have effect:—

(i) On appoin tment the cha i rman shall take t h e

oath of allegiance and the judicial oath. This p a r a g r a p h extends to any such pe r son

appointed to act t emporar i ly as chairman.

(ii)    The cha i rman shall, subject to this p a r a g r a p h , hold office dur ing good behaviour, shall have t he same rank, t i t le, s ta tus and precedence and the same salary, pension and other r igh ts as a puisne judge of the Supreme Court , and shall be removable from office in the same manner only as a judge of the Supreme Court is by law liable to be removed from his office.

(iii)   Such salary and pension shall be paid out of

moneys provided by Par l i ament .

(iv)   The chairman shall retire on the day upon which he a t ta ins the age of seventy years , un­

less he is g ran ted re t i r ing leave, in which case

ho shall re t i re on the expira t ion of such leave.

(v)   The chairman shall not be capable of accepting or holding any other office or any o ther place of profit within the S ta t e except any such judicial office as may be conferred upon him by or under any law of the S ta te .

(3) If the cha i rman is p revented by any cause

from a t tend ing to his duties as such the Governor m a y appoin t some person qualified to be appointed as chair­ man to act t emporar i ly as chai rman, and such person, while so acting, shall have all the powers of the cha i rman.

5. (1) The members of the Board who a re employers ' r epresen ta t ives shall be the members nominated by the employers and the members of the Board who are the officers' representa t ives shall be the members nominated by the associations of employees.

(2) Each employer and each association of em­

ployees shall nominate one member of the Board and

one a l te rna te member.

Dur ing the absence from any cause of a member so nomina ted or du r ing any vacancy in the office of any such member the a l te rna te member may act as a mem­ ber of the Board , and while so act ing shall have all the powers and author i t ies of a member .

(3) E v e r y such nominat ion shall be in or to the effect of the prescr ibed form and shall bo lodged with the sec re ta ry together wi th the following documents, namely :—

(a) a wr i t t en s ta tement signed by the person

nominated and signifying his consent to such

nomina t ion ;

(b) the oath or affirmation referred to in subsection four of this section sworn or made by the person nominated.

No such nominat ion shall take effect unless and unt i l i t and the documents re fe r red to in this subsection have been so lodged.

( 4 ) E v e r y person nominated as a member or

a l t e rna t e member under this section shall, before assum­ ing office, take an oath or make an affirmation in the prescr ibed form tha t he will faithfully and impar t ia l ly

d i scharge the duties of his office.

(5) (a) A person nominated by the Public Service B o a r d unde r this section shall be ei ther a member of t h e Public Service Bo a r d or an officer.

(b) A person nominated by any employing

a u t h o r i t y shall be ei ther an officer, or—

(i)   where the employing authority is a corporate body, a member of the corpora te body; or

(ii)   where the employing authority is a corporation

sole or an individual , the person const i tu t ing

the corporat ion sole or the individual .

(c)

(c) A person nominated unde r th i s section by

an associat ion of employees shall be an officer.

6. (1) (a) The first nominat ion of members a n d a l t e rna te members shall be lodged within	one	m o n t h
after the commencement of this Act.

(b) The persons so nominated shall assume- office on the da tes upon which their respect ive nomina­ t ions take effect and, subject to this Act, shall hold office unt i l the thir ty-f irs t day of December, one t housand nine hundred and forty-seven.

(2) (a) Subsequent nominat ions of members and
a l t e rna te members shall be lodged in the month of

November in the yea r one thousand nine hundred a n d

forty-seven and in each th i rd year thereaf ter .

(b) The p e r s o n s so nominated shall a s s u m e

office on the first day of J a n u a r y next following the d a t e of lodgment of the nominat ion and shall, subject to this Act, hold office for a per iod of th ree yea r s .

(3) (a) A nominat ion to fill a casual vacancy in the office of a member or a l te rna te member shall b e lodged within one month af ter the occurrence of t h e vacancy.

(b) The person so nominated shall assume office
on the da te upon which his nominat ion takes effect and ,

subject to this Act, shall hold office for the balance of

his p redecessor ' s t e rm of office.

(4) If no nominat ion or no effective nominat ion of a member or a l te rna te member is, within the prescr ibed t ime, lodged by an employer who is requi red by this Act to lodge such nominat ion, the Governor m a y appo in t any person eligible for nominat ion by such employer t o be a member or a l te rna te member .

The member or a l t e rna te member so appoin ted shal l ,

for all purposes of th is Act, be deemed to have been nominated by such employer, and shall be an employers represen ta t ive .

(5) If no nominat ion or no effective nominat ion of a member or a l t e rna te member is, within the prescr ibed t ime , lodged by an associat ion of employees which i s requi red by this Act to lodge such nominat ion, the Governor m a y appoin t an officer to be a member o r

a l t e rna te member .

T h e

The member or a l te rna te member so appoin ted shall,
for all purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been

nominated by such association of employees, and shall

be an officers' representa t ive .

7. (1) A member of the B oa r d (other than the chair­ m a n ) or an a l te rna te member shall be deemed to have vacated his office if—

(a)	he becomes bankrupt, compounds with his credi­ tors or makes an ass ignment of his es ta te for thei r benefit; or
(b)	he becomes an insane person or patient or an incapable person within the meaning of the Lunacy Act of 1898; or
(c)	he is convicted in New South Wales of a felony or of a misdemeanour which is punishable by impr isonment for twelve months or upwards , or is convicted elsewhere than in New South W a l e s of an offence which, if committed in New South Wales , would be a felony or a misdemeanour which is punishable as aforesa id ; or
(d)	he resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the sec re ta ry ; or

(e) he d ies ; or

(f)	he ceases to be an officer or, as the case may be, to hold the office by v i r tue of which he was nomi­
na ted as member or a l te rna te member ; or

(g) he is removed from office by the Governor.

(2) A member of the Board (other than the chair­ m a n ) or an a l te rna te member may be removed from office by the Governor if, wi thout ju s t cause, he neglects or refuses to sit as a member of the B oa r d a t any s i t t ing a t

Act , to a t tend as an employers ' representa t ive or an	which he is required, by notice given p u r s u a n t to th is	officers' representa t ive as the case m a y be.
8. (1) The Governor may appoin t and employ a secre­ t a r y and such other officers and employees as may be necessary for the execution of this Act.
(2) I t shall be the duty of the secre tary to convene all s i t t ings of the Board and to keep a record of all p ro­ ceedings and decisions of the Board .

P A R T

P A R T I I I .

APPEALS.

9. This P a r t shall commence upon a day to be appoin ted by the Governor and notified by proclamat ion published in the Gazette.

10.      (1) Notwi ths tanding any th ing contained in any

other Act, an officer, deeming himself to be adversely affected by any decision or de terminat ion of the na tu re re fe r red to in this subsection made af ter the commence­ ment of this P a r t by the employer or o ther the person in whose service he is employed, may appeal to the Board

agains t such decision or de terminat ion .

The decisions and de terminat ions in respect of which an appea l to the B o a r d shall lie under this Act shall be any decision or de terminat ion—

(a)	for the promotion or appointment to any per­ manen t office of an officer other t han the officer who, according to the rules governing promot ion in the service in which those officers a re em­ ployed, is next in senior i ty for the promot ion or appo in tmen t ;
(b)	for the reduction in rank, position, grade or p a y of the officer;

(c) for the dismissal of the officer;

(d)	for the imposition of a fine or forfeiture of pay in respect of any offence of which the officer is held to be gui l ty ;
(e)	requi r ing the officer to r e s ign :

P rov ided tha t no appeal shall lie from any decision or de terminat ion of the na tu r e re fer red to in p a r a g r a p h (a)

of this subsection—

(i)   where the salary attached to the office to be filled

exceeds one thousand pounds pe r a n n u m ; or

(ii)   where the office to be filled has been declared, p u r s u a n t to the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts, to be in the

Special  Divis ion: 

P rov ided fu r ther t ha t an appea l from any decision or de te rmina t ion for the dismissal of an officer shall not be allowed where the B oa r d is satisfied t ha t the volume of work of the employer had diminished, and tha t as a

consequence

consequence of such diminution a reduct ion of staff had become necessary, and tha t the pa r t i cu la r dismissal was made only for the purpose of reducing the staff and was not made for any discipl inary or puni t ive purpose .

(2) Notice in wr i t ing of any decision or deter­ minat ion of the na tu r e re fe r red to in subsection one of th is section shall be served on the officer or each of the officers affected thereby as soon as pract icable af ter the decision or de terminat ion is m a d e :

P rov ided tha t where the employer or other the person in whose service any such officer is employed is unable to effect service of such notice within a period of fourteen days af ter the decision or de terminat ion was made, such employer or person may apply to the chair­ man for d i rec t ions ; and upon such applicat ion the cha i rman may give direct ions as to the manne r of serving such notice or may dispense wi th service of the notice.

(3) A decision or de terminat ion of the n a t u r e re ­

fe r red to in subsection one of this section shall not be carr ied into effect unt i l the expira t ion of the t ime for lodging an appeal unde r this Act, and, if an appeal is lodged within tha t t ime, shall not be car r ied into effect until the appeal is de te rmined:

Provided tha t where the cha i rman has , under sub­
section two of this section, dispensed with service of the

notice, any such decision or de terminat ion may be car r ied

into effect a t any t ime thereaf ter .

W h e r e a decision or de terminat ion is made by the

employer or other the person in whose service an officer

is employed for the dismissal of the officer, such officer	shall not, unless the Board so determines on an appea l
under this Act, be enti t led to any sa lary , wages or allow­ ances in respect of the period from the da te the decision or de terminat ion was made unti l the da te upon which it is car r ied into effect, or, as the case may be, the da te upon which the appeal is determined.

( 4 ) Where unde r any law or any award or indus­

t r ia l agreement (whether enacted or made before or af ter the commencement of this P a r t ) an officer has a r ight of appeal to any t r ibunal or au thor i ty (including the employer or other the person in whose service he is

employed)

employed) aga ins t any decision or de terminat ion of the na tu r e refer red to in subsection one of this section, he m a y exercise ei ther tha t r ight of appeal or the r ight of appeal conferred by subsection one of this section.

W h e r e the officer lodges an appeal unde r such law, award , or indus t r ia l agreement no appeal shall lie under this section, and where the officer lodges an appeal under this section no appeal shall lie under such law, award or

indus t r ia l agreement .

(5) This section shall not apply to and in respect of an officer who is a member of the police force within the mean ing of the Police Regulat ion Act, 1899-1943.

11.      (1) E v e r y appea l to the Board shall be ini t ia ted

by notice in wr i t ing lodged with the secretary.
(2) E v e r y such notice shall be in the prescr ibed form, and shall be lodged in quadrupl ica te with the secre­ t a r y within th i r ty days af ter the appel lant has been noti­ fied of the decision or de terminat ion appealed against .

(3) Upon receipt of such notice the secre ta ry
shall forward one copy to the employer in whose service

the appel lant is employed and shall notify the chai rman.

The chai rman shall a r r a n g e a s i t t ing of the Board and

shall fix the date and place for the hear ing of the appeal , a n d shall cause notice thereof to be given to the em­ p loye r s ' r epresen ta t ive and the officers' representa t ive .

The secre tary shall give to the appel lant and the em­ ployer not less than seven d a y s ' notice of the da te and place so fixed.

the cha i rman of the B oa r d shall have the powers ,	any appeal under this Act the members of the Board and 12. (1) F o r the purpose of hear ing and de termining
au thor i t ies , protect ions and immunit ies conferred on commissioners and the cha i rman of a commission respectively by Division 1 of P a r t I I of the Royal Com­ missions Act, 1923, as amended by subsequent Acts .
The provisions of the Royal Commissions Act, 1923, as amended by subsequent Acts , with the exception of sec­ t ion th i r teen and Division 2 of P a r t I I , shall, mu ta t i s mutand is , apply to and in respect of any such appeal and to any witness or person summoned by or appea r ing before the Board .

(2)

(2) Upon applicat ion made by or on behalf of the appel lan t the cha i rman may direct tha t all or any of the official pape r s , correspondence or r epor t s of the employer re la t ing to the decision or de terminat ion aga ins t which the appeal is made, shall be open to the inspection of the appel lan t or his representa t ive at the hea r ing or at such t ime pr ior there to as he may a r r a n g e with the employer.

(3) The decisions of the B oa r d shall be upon the real mer i t s and justice of the case and it shall not be bound to follow strict legal precedent .

(4) The appel lant may be represented before the

B o a r d by a bar r i s te r , solicitor or agent .

( 5 ) The employer shall be entit led to be repre­

sented before the Board and may be so represented by a

ba r r i s t e r or solicitor or by an officer.

13. (1) The decision of the Board on any appeal
under this Act shall be final and shall be given effect to

by the employer or other the person in whose service the

appe l lan t is employed.

(2) No decision or proceeding of the Board shall be vi t ia ted by reason only of any informali ty or want of form or be liable to be challenged, appealed against , reviewed, quashed or called in question by any court of

jud ica tu re on any account whatsoever .

(3) No wri t of prohibit ion or cer t iorar i shall lie in respect of any decision or proceeding of the Board re la t ing to any appeal under this Act.

P A R T IV.

REGULATIONS.

14. (1) The Governor may make regulat ions not in­ consis tent with this Act prescr ibing all ma t t e r s which by th is Act a re required or permi t ted to be prescr ibed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescr ibed for c a r r y i n g out or giving effect to this Act.

(2) The regulat ions shall—

(a) be published in the Gazet te ;

(b) take effect from the date of publication, or from a la ter date to be specified in the regu la t ions ; and

(c)

(c) be laid before both Houses of Parliament within four teen s i t t ing days af ter publication, if P a r l i a ­ ment is in session, and if not, then within four­ teen s i t t ing days af ter the commencement of the next session.

If ei ther House of Pa r l i amen t passes a resolu­ tion of which notice has been given a t any t ime within fifteen s i t t ing days af ter such regula t ions have been laid before such House disallowing any regula t ion or p a r t thereof such regula t ion or p a r t shall thereupon cease to have effect.

P A R T V.

A M E N D M E N T OF POLICE REGULATION ( A P P E A L S ) A C T , 1 9 2 3 .

15.      ( 1 ) The Police Regula t ion (Appeals ) Act, 1 9 2 3 ,

as amended by subsequent Acts , is amended—

(a) (i) by omit t ing from section two the definition of " B o a r d " and by inser t ing in lieu thereof the following definition:—

" B o a r d " means the Crown Employees

Appea l Boa rd const i tuted unde r the Crown Employees Appea l Board Act ,

1 9 4 4 .

(ii)   by omitting from the same section the

definition of " S e c r e t a r y " ;

(b) by omitting sections three, four and five;

(c) ( i) by inser t ing in subsection one of section six af ter the word " t r a n s f e r " the words " o r if dissatisfied with any decision of t h e Commissioner made or given af ter t he commencement of the Crown Employees Appea l Board Act, 1 9 4 4 , in r ega rd to t he g ran t ing or refusal of leave of absence on full p a y for any per iod of absence occasioned by any wound or in jury received, without his own default or wilful act, on

any

any of the dai ly or other periodic journeys re fe r red to in section 10A of the Police Regula t ion (Superannua t ion) Act, 1906-

1944, which wound or in jury is not

received—

(a)	du r ing or af ter any substant ia l inter­ rup t ion of, or subs tant ia l deviat ion from, any such journey made for a reason unconnected wi th his d u t y ; or
(b)	during or after any other break in any such journey which, having r ega rd to all the circumstances, is not reasonably incidental to any such j o u r n e y . "

(ii)   by omitting from the same subsection the

words " g i v e notice of appea l f rom such

decision in the prescr ibed m a n n e r : Such notice of appeal shall be given within th i r ty days after such decision becomes known to h i m " and by inser t ing in lieu thereof the words " a p p e a l to the Boa rd aga ins t such dec i s ion" ;

(iii)   by omitting subsections two to eight both inclusive of the same section and by insert­ ing in lieu thereof the following sub­ section :—

(2) The provis ions of sections eleven to th i r teen both inclusive of the Crown

Employees Appea l B oa r d Act, 1944, shall apply to and in respect of any appea l made

to the Boa rd under this section.

(d) by omit t ing sections seven to nine, both

inclusive.

(2) The Police Regulat ion (Appeals) Act, 1923,

as amended by subsequent Acts and by this Act, m a y be

cited as the Police Regulat ion (Appea l s ) . Act, 1923-1944.

(3) This section shall commence upon the day appointed and notified pu r suan t to section nine of this Act .

Where ,

Where , on the day so appointed and notified, any notice of appea l has been given under section six of the Police Regulat ion (Appeals ) Act, 1923, as amended by subse­ quent Acts , such appeal shall be heard and decided as if the amendments made by subsection one of this section h a d not been enacted.

S C H E D U L E S .

F I R S T SCHEDULE.

Public Service Association of New South Wales.
New South Wales Public Service Professional Officers Association.
Professional Officers Association of New South Wales.
Public School Teachers' Federation of New South Wales.

The Amalgamated Hospitals, Homes and Laboratories Employees'

Association of New South Wales.

The Trained Mental Nurses Association of New South Wales.

New South Wales Dredge and Maritime Services Board Employees'

Association.

Fire Brigades Association of New South Wales.
Fire Brigades Officers' Association, New South Wales.

Maritime Services Board of New South Wales Clerical and General

Officers' Association.

The Hunter District Water Board Employees' Association.

The Metropolitan Board of Water Supply and Sewerage Employees'

Association.

The Institute of Inspectors of Schools of New South Wales.

Police Association of New South Wales.

SECOND SCHEDULE.

The Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board.

The Hunter District Water Board.

The Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission.

The Milk Board.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales.
The Commissioner for Main Roads.
The Maritime Services Board of New South Wales.
The Metropolitan Meat Industry Commissioner.
The Comptroller-General of Prisons.

The Inspector-General appointed under the Lunacy Act of 1898,

as amended by subsequent Acts.

The Commissioner of Police.

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