STATUTORY
RULES.
1927. No. 43.
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REGULATIONS
UNDER THE DAIRY PRODUCE EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1924.
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 Dairy Produce Export Control
Act 1924, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated
this 13th day of May, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-seven.
(Sgd.) STONEHAVEN
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister
of State for Markets and Migration.
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Dairy
Produce Export Control (Staff) Regulations.
Short
title.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Dairy Produce Export Control
(Staff) Regulations.
Definitions.
2. In
these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—
“The
Act” means the Dairy Produce Export
Control Act 1924;
“The
Board” means the Dairy Produce Control Board constituted under the Act;
“The
London Agency” means the agency in London of the Board.
“The
Secretary” means the Secretary of the Board.
Salaries
of officers.
3. The limits of salaries of officers appointed by the Board shall be
in accordance with Tables A, B, and C of the schedule to these Regulations.
Increments.
4. Increments shall be paid to an officer as the Board determines, but
not in any case beyond the maximum of the limits of salary fixed in respect of
his office.
Employment
subject to good behaviour.
5. All officers appointed under the Act shall hold office, during the
pleasure of the Board, subject to good behaviour and compliance with these
Regulations.
Office
hours.
6. (1) Except where otherwise determined by the
Board, the hours of attendance to be observed in the offices of the Board
shall, subject to these Regulations, be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with an interval
of one hour for luncheon, except on Saturdays, when the hours of attendance shall
be from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.
(2) Where the nature of the duties
of any officer does not permit of attendance as prescribed inthe last preceding sub-regulation,
other hours of duty may be determined by the Board.
Duty
after office hours.
7. The Secretary may,whenever
necessary, require officers to perform work after the usual office hours.
Recording
and payment of overtime.
8. (1) The Secretary if satisfied as to the
necessity therefor, may sanction the working of overtime.
(2) Overtime shall be recorded and
paid to officers subject to the provisions of these Regulations.
(3) The hourly rate of overtime,
based on time and a half, shall be calculated in accordance with the following
formula:—
(4) The minimum rate of payment
shall beone shilling per hour, and overtime
shall be calculated to the nearest quarter of an hour of the total amount of
time to be claimed.
(5) Officers in receipt of a salary
exceeding £450 per annum shall not be entitled to receive overtime payment.
(6) Payment of overtime shall be
calculated on the basis of all time worked in excess of 44 hours per week.
Meal
allowance.
9. Where an officer is required to remain on duty after 6p.m., and such attendance necessitates
his obtaining a meal away from home, he shall be granted a meal allowance of
three shillings.
Absence
from duty during office hours.
10. (1) Except by express permission of the
Secretary, an officer shall not be allowed to leave his office during office hours.
(2)At the descretion of the Secretary leave for such absence may be
granted with or without pay.
Recreation
leave.
11. The Board may grant recreation leave to officers of the Board on
the completion ofeach period of
twelve months’ employment for any period or periods not less than twelve
working days, and not more than eighteen working days in the whole in each
year.
Absence
from duty in case of illness or emergency.
12. (1) If an officer is prevented by illness or
other emergency from attending his duty, he shall immediately report the fact
to the Secretary.
(2) On production of satisfactory
evidence as to illness, an officer may be granted leave of absence with pay forsuch
period as the Board determines.
(3) Where sick leave is granted on
account of illness without the production of evidence satisfactory to the
Board, such leave shall be without pay.
Rate
of travelling allowances.
13.Officers appointed under the Act shall be paid
travelling allowances in accordance with Table D of the schedule to these
Regulations.
Secretary
to report to Board as to certain matters.
14. The Secretary shall report to the Board, whenever the necessity
arises, any alterations which are, in his opinion, necessary or expedient for
the more economical, efficient and convenient working of his office, and any
alterations which are in his opinion necessary in the salaries or allowances of
any of the officers under his control; and shall bring under the notice of the
Board any matter in relation to any officer or to the work of his office, with
which he thinks it desirable that the Board should be acquainted.
Officers
of London Agency.
15. For the purpose of the application of these Regulations to
officers of the London Agency, the powers and functions vested by these
Regulations in the Board may, subject to any resolution of the Board, be
exercised by the London Agency, and the powers and functions conferred by these
Regulations on the Secretary may, subject to any such resolutions, be exercised
by the Secretary of the London Agency.
THE
SCHEDULE.
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Table
A.
Office. | Salary. |
Minimum. | Maximum. |
£ | £ |
Secretary to Board.................................................................... | 600 | 1,000 |
Secretary to London
Agency..................................................... | 400 | 600 |
Table
B.
Office. | Salary. |
Minimum. | Maximum. |
£ | £ |
Accountant.............................................................................. | 400 | 500 |
Clerk— |
Under 21 years....................................................................
| 104 | 250 |
Adult..................................................................................
| 260 | 375 |
Messenger............................................................................... | 52 | 104 |
Table
C.
Office. | Salary. |
Minimum. | Maximum. |
Typiste (female) and
shorthand writer— | £ | £ |
Under 21 years....................................................................
| 104 | 169 |
Adult..................................................................................
| 170 | 220 |
Table
D.
Office. | Travelling
Allowances—Rate per day calculated from the day of departure to day of
return, inclusive. |
£
| s. | d. |
Secretary to Board........................................................................... | 2
| 2 | 0 |
Other officers of the
Board............................................................... | 1
| 5 | 0 |
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