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

STATUTORY RULES.

1919. No. 204

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-18.

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 1903-18, to come into operation as from 1st August, 1919.

Dated this ninth day of August, 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 1 by deleting the definition of “Board of Business Administration.”

Amend definition of Chief Officer by omitting all words after “College” in the fourth line.

Cancel regulation 2a.

Delete regulation 2b and substitute the following in lieu thereof:—

2. The Secretary shall be responsible for the general administration of persons employed in a civil capacity under section 63 of the Act, and shall advise the Minister on all matters relating thereto, provided that, with the approval of the Minister, he may delegate any of his powers or duties to another officer.

Delete regulation 2c (a) and substitute the following in lieu thereof:—

2a (a). There shall be a Staff Committee consisting of two members nominated by the Minister (one of whom shall be Chairman), one member nominated by the Adjutant-General, and one member nominated by the Public Service Commissioner.

Amend regulation 2d by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or “and” as the case may require,” and renumber the regulation 2b.

Amend regulation 2e by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or by” and “as the case may be,” and renumber the regulation 2c.

Amend regulation 36 by deleting the scale of travelling allowance shown therein and inserting the following in lieu thereof:—

Salary.	Daily.		Daily allowance after one week’s residence in same place.		Hourly Rate.
s.	d.	s.	d.
Over £600.............	17	6	15	0	One twenty-fourth of daily rate for each hour when officer or employee is absent for more than one-fourth of a day.
From £501 to £600	14	0	12	0
From £301 to £500	12	0	10	0
£300 and under......	10	0	8	6

Administrative officers may be paid travelling allowance at the rate of 20s. per day for the first week and 17s. 6d. per day thereafter.

Amend regulation 36 (b) by deleting the scale of rates shown therein and insert the following in lieu thereof:—

Salary.	Allowance per Week.
£	s.	d.
£500 and over..........................................	2	12	6
Over £310 and under £500........................	2	2	0
Over £156 and under £310........................	1	10	0
Under £156..............................................	1	5	0

Amend regulation 74(1) Table “B” by deleting the words “Messenger Orderly” and inserting the words “Inquiry Officer” in lieu thereof.

Amend regulation 79 by omitting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may require”.

Amend regulation 81b by deleting the words “The Board of Business Administration.”

Amend regulation, 81c by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may require” wherever they appear in this regulation.

Amend regulation 81d by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may require.”

Amend regulation 81e by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration.”

Amend regulation 82 by deleting the word “the” before “employee” in the third line, and substituting therefor the word “an”, and also by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may require”.

Amend regulation 108 by deleting the words “six months” wherever they appear in this regulation, and inserting the words “three months” in lieu thereof.

Amend regulation 108a by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may be”.

Amend regulation 112 by omitting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may require.”

Amend regulation 113, clause 1, by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration.”

Amend clauses 2 and 3 of regulation 113 by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration or” and “as the case may require” wherever they appear in these clauses.

Amend clause 4 of regulation 113 by deleting the words “the Board of Business Administration.”

  

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