High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1972 No.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (UNITED KINGDOM) ACT 1909–1966.*

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 High Commissioner (United Kingdom) Act 1909–1966.

Dated this twenty-fifth day of May, 1972.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(J.D.M. DOBIE)

Member of the Federal Executive Council, for and on behalf of the Prime Minister.

   

Amendments of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations 

Proficiency allowance.

1.—(1.) Regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Office or temporary position	Typing speed in words per minute	Rate of allowance per annum
£
Transcription Typist......................................................... Stenographer, Grade 1...................................................... Clerical Assistant (F), Typing...........................................	40 words per minute 50 words per minute 55 words per minute 65 words per minute	33 92 150 209
Typist, Grade 2................................................................	50 words per minute	59
Stenographer, Grade 2......................................................	55 words per minute	117
Typist-in-charge (Transcription)........................................	65 words per minute	176
Steno-secretary, Grade 1...................................................
Steno-secretary, Grade 2...................................................	55 words per minute	58
Steno-secretary. Grade 3...................................................	65 words per minute	117
Supervisor (Typing).........................................................

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1972.

  Statutory Rules 1960. No. 87, as amended byStatutory Rules 1965, No. 87; 1966. No. 76; 1967, Nos. 29 and 79; 1968. Nos. 21, 103, 128 and 164; 1969, Nos. 14, 150 and 192; 1970, Nos. 91, 146, 215 and 316; 1971, Nos. 81, 110 and 154; and 1972, Nos. 22 and

14410/72—Price 8c 9/26.4.1972

(2.) Regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (2.)and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Office or temporary position	Shorthand speed in words per minute	Rate of allowance per annum
£
100 words per minute	22
Supervisor (Typing).........................................................	120 words per minute	81
Stenographer, Grade 1......................................................	130 words per minute	139
140 words per minute	198
120 words per minute	59
Stenographer, Grade 2......................................................	130 words per minute	117
140 words per minute	176
Steno-secretary, Grade 1...................................................	130 words per minute	58
Steno-secretary, Grade 2...................................................	140 words per minute	117
Steno-secretary, Grade 3...................................................

(3.) Regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Office or temporary position	Highest typing speed in words per minute	Rate of allowance per annum
£
Supervisor (Typing).........................................................	12 words per minute 16 words per minute 21 words per minute 27 words per minute	22 81 139 198
Transcription Typist......................................................... Typist-in-charge (Transcription)........................................	16 words per minute 21 words per minute 27 words per minute	59 117 176

Fourth Schedule.

2. The Fourth Schedule of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

“FOURTH SCHEDULE Regulation 24.

Annual Salaries

 

Column 1	Column 2
Office	Rate of Annual Salary or Scale of Rates of Annual Salary
£
Clerk 1..................................................................................................................................	747–828–913–1,021–1,124–1,174–1,229–1,279–1,33–31,376–1,414–1,451–1,48–91,548
		Clerk 2..................................................................................................................................	1,704–1,774–1,844–1,914
		Clerk 3..................................................................................................................................	1,973–2,043–2,112–2,182
		Clerk 4..................................................................................................................................	2,252–2,322–2,381
Clerk 5..................................................................................................................................	2,531–2,627–2,723
Clerk 6..................................................................................................................................	2,825–2,943–3,092
Clerk 7..................................................................................................................................	3,328–3,445–3,595
Clerk 8..................................................................................................................................	3,745–3,895–4,077
Clerk 9..................................................................................................................................	4,339–4,494–4,724
Clerk 10...............................................................................................................................	4,997–5,275
Clerical Assistant, Grade 1...............................................................................................	591–684–768–861–959–979–1,004–1,034–1,074–1,099
Clerical Assistant, Grade 2...............................................................................................	1,124–1,149–1,174
Clerical Assistant (F), Typing..........................................................................................
Clerical Assistant, Grade 3...............................................................................................	1,214–1,254–1,295
Clerical Assistant, Grade 4...............................................................................................	1,338–1,381–1,424
Clerical Assistant, Grade 5...............................................................................................	1,467–1,510–1,553
Stenographer, Grade 1.......................................................................................................	1,025–1,070–1,115–1,162
Stenographer, Grade 2.......................................................................................................	1,266–1,318–1,372–1,424
Steno-secretary, Grade 1...................................................................................................	1,657–1,711–1,766–1,822
Steno-secretary, Grade 2...................................................................................................	1,876–1,937–1,998–2,060
Steno-secretary, Grade 3...................................................................................................	2,121–2,182
Supervisor (Typing)...........................................................................................................	1,576–1,632–1,685–1,741
Typist, Grade 1...................................................................................................................	589–678–758–848–950–990–1,030–1,080
		Typist, Grade 2...................................................................................................................	881–983–1,023–1,063–1,113
Transcription Typist...........................................................................................................	1,047–1,092–1,137–1,184
Typist-in-charge (Transcription)......................................................................................	1,266–1,318–1,372–1,424
Machine Operator, Grade 1 (Communications)...........................................................	1,079–1,124–1,169–1,214–1,259–1,306–1,355–1,403–1,451–1,500–1,548
		Machine Operator, Grade 2 (Communications)...........................................................	1,596–1,645
		Machinist.............................................................................................................................	1,173–1,211–1,250–1,289–1,330–1,372–1,413–1,453–1,501
Photoprinter.........................................................................................................................	1,174–1,209–1,249–1,290–1,333
General Hand.....................................................................................................................	591–684–768–861–959–979–1,004–1,034–1,074–1,099
Messenger............................................................................................................................
Porter....................................................................................................................................
Storeman.............................................................................................................................
Messenger (Special Duties)..............................................................................................	1,124–1,149
Senior Messenger...............................................................................................................
Senior Porter........................................................................................................................	1,149–1,174–1,214–1,254
Senior Storeman.................................................................................................................
Engineer’s Assistant..........................................................................................................	1,124–1,149
Senior Chauffeur...............................................................................................................	1,338
Telephonist..........................................................................................................................	985–1,015–1,045–1,075–1,105–1,140
		Senior Electrician...............................................................................................................	1,338
Works Supervisor...............................................................................................................	1,467
Carpenter.............................................................................................................................
Plumber................................................................................................................................	1,214”.
Painter..................................................................................................................................

Supplementary allowance.

3. Where, during aperiod that commenced on or after the first day of January, 1972, and ended before the commencement of these Regulations, an officer or employee occupied, or performed the duties of, an office specified in the Fourth Schedule to the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations as amended by these Regulations and the total remuneration that would have been payable to the officer or employee in respect of that period if—

(a)the amendment of those Regulations effected by the last preceding regulation had come into operation on the first day of January, 1972; and

(b)the classification of that office during that period had been the rate or the scale of rates specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that office in column 1 of that Schedule,

exceeds the total remuneration paid or payable to him in respect of that period, the officer or employee is entitled to be paid an allowance of an amount equal to the excess.

Application.

4. The rates specified in regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in relation to any allowance paid or payable, in accordance with that regulation as in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations, in respect of service on or after the first day of January, 1972.

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