Employment of Persons under Section 41 of the Naval Defence Act Regulations (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1915. No. 249.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-12.

Regulations for the Employment of Persons under Section 41 of the Naval Defence Act.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulations under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1912 should come into immediate operation and, further, should be taken to have come into operation on and from the 1st January, 1912, and make the Regulations to come into operation accordingly as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this fifteenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and fifteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. A. JENSEN.

 

Regulations for the Employment of Persons under Section 41 of the Naval Defence Act.

Definitions.

1. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“The Act” means the Naval Defence Act 1910-1912.

“Minister” means the Minister of State for the time being administering the Naval Defence Act.

“Officer means a person who is employed, in pursuance of section 41 of the Act, in a civil capacity, and who is appointed by the Governor-General.

“Employee” means a person (other than an officer) who is employed, in pursuance of section 41 of the Act, in a civil capacity.

2. The Minister may authorize any person to engage and discharge employees.

3. The Minister may fix rates of wages to be paid employees.

 

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