Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in Connexion with the Department of Defence Under Section 63, Sub-sections 1 and 2 of the Defence Act 1903 Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1919. No. 158.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

Regulations for the Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in Connexion with the Department of Defence under Section 63, Sub-sections 1 and 2, of the Defence Act 1903-1918.

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 Regulation under the Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation from 1st January, 1919.

Dated this nineteenth day of June, 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.

Amend regulation 47 (1) by deleting the words “Eight Hours’ Day.”

Cancel regulation “47 (3) and substitute the following therefor:—

“3. In addition to the public holidays prescribed in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation, the following public holidays or any holidays prescribed under the law of any State to be observed in lieu thereof in that State, may be observed in the localities under which they are respectively shown:—

New South Wales.

Sydney.	Other Centres.
Prince of Wales’ Birthday.	Prince of Wales’ Birthday.
Eight Hours’ Day.	Eight Hours’ Day (in localities where proclaimed by State Government).
Local Show Day.
Annual Sports or Picnic or Race Day (as selected by Chief Officer).

Victoria

Melbourne.	Other Centres.
Eight Hours’ Day.	Eight Hours’ Day (in localities where proclaimed by State Government).
Agricultural Show Day.	Day following Boxing Day.
Melbourne Cup Day.	Local Show Day.
Day following Boxing Day.	Annual Sports or Picnic or Race Day (as selected by Chief Officer).

 

Queensland.

Brisbane.	Other Centres.
St. Patrick’s Day.	St. Patrick’s Day.
Eight Hours’ Day.	Eight Hours’ Day.
Exhibition Day.	St. George’s Day.
St. Andrew’s Day.	St. Andrew’s Day.

South Australia.

(Throughout whole State and Northern Territory.)

King’s Accession Day.

Prince of Wales’ Birthday.

Eight Hours’ Day.

Proclamation Day.

Western Australia.

(Throughout whole State.)

Easter Tuesday.

Prince of Wales’ Birthday.

Proclamation Day.

Day following Boxing Day.

Tasmania.

(Throughout whole State.)

Easter Tuesday.

First Monday in November.

Day following Boxing Day.

Cancel regulation 47 (4) and substitute the following in lieu thereof:—

“In addition to the days hereinbefore named, any specified day or half-day, proclaimed by the Governor-General as a holiday or half-holiday in the. Public Offices of the Commonwealth or in any part thereof, may be observed as a holiday or half-holiday in the locality in respect of which the holiday or half-holiday is proclaimed.”

 

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