Export Payments Insurance Corporation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE EXPORT PAYMENTS INSURANCE CORPORATION ACT 1956–1970.*

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 Export Payments Insurance Corporation Act 1956–1970.

Dated this thirteenth day of July, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister State for Shipping and Transfer acting for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

 

Amendments of the Export Payments Insurance Corporation Regulations

Definitions.

1. Regulation 2 of the Export Payments Insurance Corporation Regulations is amended by inserting before the definition of “commercial cause” the following definition:—

“‘Acting Commissioner’ means a person holding office as Acting Commissioner under section 10 of the Act;”.

2. Regulation 4 of the Export Payments Insurance Corporation Regulations is repealed and the following regulations are inserted in its stead:—

Minimum amount for guarantees.

“4. For the purposes of paragraph (c) of sub-section (2.) of section 13a of the Act, the amount is One thousand dollars.

Salary for the purpose of s. 18.

“5. For the purpose of sub-section (2.) of section 18 of the Act, the amount is Eleven thousand eight hundred and twenty-two dollars.

Travelling allowance.

“6.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding regulation, where the Commissioner or an Acting Commissioner is necessarily absent from Sydney overnight in the course of performing his duties, travelling allowance is payable to him at the rate of Twenty-one dollars per day,

“(2.) Travelling allowance payable under this regulation is in addition to, and does not include, the cost of conveyance.

Allowance in respect of service outside Australia.

“7.—(1.) Where the Commissioner or an Acting Commissioner performs duties outside Australia and the Territories of the Commonwealth, he is entitled to be paid such allowances as he would be entitled to be paid if he were an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth and were included in the Second Division.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1970.

  Statutory Rules 1965, No. 144, as amended by Statutory Rules 1966, No. 20.

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“(2.) The Commissioner or an Acting Commissioner who is entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of a period under the last preceding sub-regulation is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under regulation 6 of these Regulations.

Entertainment allowance.

“8.—(1.) The Commissioner is entitled to be paid an allowance, called ‘entertainment allowance’, at the rate of One thousand dollars per year for the purpose of enabling him to meet expenses of entertaining necessarily incurred by him in the performance of the duties of his office.

“(2.) An Acting Commissioner is entitled to be paid, in respect of a period of office, entertainment allowance at the rate of One thousand dollars per year.”.

Application.

3. The allowances provided for in regulations 6 and 7, and in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 8, of the Export Payments Insurance Corporation Regulations as amended by these Regulations are payable in respect of service in the office of the Commissioner on and after the seventeenth day of June, 1970.

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