Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in Connexion with the Department of Defence (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1919 No. 105.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903–1918.

Regulations for the Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in Connexion with the Department of Defence—Amendments.

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 1903–1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 7th day of May, 1919.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

Acting Minister of State for Defence.

 

Regulations for the Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in connexion with the Department of Defence.

Amendments.

Amend regulation 25(2) as follows:—

Delete the words “six and three-quarter” in third and fourth lines and insert the word “seven” in both places.

Amend regulation 26 as follows:—

Insert after the word “and” in the third line the following words:—“may approve of payment but”.

Omit the words “covering approval” and insert the word “information.”

Amend regulation 49 by adding the words—“but not less than half a day’s pay at double rate shall be allowed for any attendance on a holiday.”

Amend regulation 68 as follows:—

After the word “Force” in paragraph (2) insert “or any expeditionary force raised under the Defence Act 1903–18.”

After paragraph (3) add the following:—

(4) “Members of the Defence Force of any age, but not exceeding sixty-five years, who occupy positions designated in regulation 74.”

Amend regulation 76 (2) by omitting “£150” and inserting “£156”.

Repeal paragraph (2) of regulation 77.

 

Amend regulation 81c by omitting the words “after inquiry” and inserting the words—“after such inquiry as may be determined by the Board of Business Administration or the Secretary.”

Amend regulation 82 by omitting the words “after inquiry,” and inserting the words “after such inquiry as the Minister may determine.”

Amend regulation 101 as follows:—

By omitting from paragraph (4) the words “the first day of the month succeeding.”

By inserting after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:—

(5) Officers of the Fourth and Fifth Classes may be paid a war bonus under the conditions and subject to the provisions of the award of the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration relating to the Commonwealth Public Service Clerical Association as varied by the Court on 8th November, 1918.

Amend regulation 110 as follows:—

After the word “probation” in first line, insert the words “by the Secretary”, and omit the words “Governor-General” in the third line, and insert the word “Secretary.”

Amend regulation 112 as follows:—

Omit the words “after inquiry” and insert the words “after such inquiry as the Minister may determine.”

Amend regulation 113 as follows:—

Omit the words “after inquiry” from paragraph (2), and insert the words “after such inquiry as the Board of Business Administration or the Secretary may determine.”

 

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