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 Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 239.

 

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—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 on and from the first day of September, 1918.

Dated this eighteenth day of September, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEO. H. WISE,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

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—Amendments.

Regulation 2e is amended by adding the following:—

“provided that where in the Public Service Act or Regulations it is prescribed that any action shall be taken by or any power shall be vested in the Public Service Commissioner such action shall be taken by or such power shall be vested in the Board of Business Administration or by the Secretary as the case may be.”

Regulation 47 is amended as follows:—

Paragraph (3) is amended by omitting the word “shall” and inserting the words “may at the discretion of the Minister”.

Delete paragraph (4) and insert the following in lieu thereof:—

(4) The total number of days granted as holidays under this regulation shall not exceed twelve in each year, provided that in addition there may be granted any specified day or part of a day appointed by the Governor-General to be kept as a holiday or half-holiday in the public offices of the Commonwealth or in any part thereof.

Regulation 88 is amended by inserting the words “and sixpence” after the word “shilling.”

The amendment made by Statutory Rules 1918, No. 150, is hereby cancelled.

    

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