National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 40.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

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 National Security Act 1939-1943.

Dated this twenty-third day of February, 1944.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. HOLLOWAY

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Objects.

“3. The objects of these Regulations are—

(a) to ensure that, in accordance with the principles discussed by representatives of the Commonwealth with representatives of the Electrical Trades Union of Australia and certain organizations of employers, an adequate number of skilled electrical workers will be available to meet the exceptional circumstances arising in the electrical trades out of the present war; and

(b)to regulate the employment of women in the electrical trades to which these Regulations apply,

and these Regulations shall be administered accordingly.”.

2. After regulation 5 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Application to females.

“5a. The provisions of these Regulations shall apply in respect of females as well as males.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th February, 1944.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 253, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 234 and 1943, No. 147.

6902.—Price 3d.

 

Central Dilution Committee.

3. Regulation 8 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (f) of sub-regulation (4.) the words “Controller of Technical Training” and inserting in their stead the words “Director of Industrial Training”.

Local Dilution Committees.

4. Regulation 9 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub-regulation (4.) the word “men” and inserting in its stead the word “persons”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “Controller of Technical Training” and inserting in their stead the words “Director of Industrial Training”.

Dilution may be permitted by a Local Dilution Committee.

5. Regulation 14 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (3.) before the words “basic wage” (wherever occurring), the word “male”; and

(b) by inserting in paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (3.), after the word “prescribed”, the words “for male employees”.

Wages of added tradesmen.

6.—(1.) Regulation 15 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended—

(a)by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “prescribed”, the words “for male employees”; and

(b)by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Every employer shall pay to an electrical trades apprentice serving him in the final year of apprenticeship—

(a) not less than the wage; and

(b) in respect of overtime, the rate of overtime,

so prescribed for an electrical fitter or electrical mechanic, as the case may be.”.

(2.) An apprentice referred to in sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 15 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations, as inserted by this regulation, shall not be entitled to recover payment of any amount in respect of overtime (whether worked before or after the commencement of this regulation) at a rate in excess of the rate prescribed by that sub-regulation.

7. After regulation 21 of the National Security (Electrical Trades Dilution) Regulations the following regulation is added:—

Power to make investigations and inspections.

“22.—(1.) The Secretary to the Department may authorize any Commonwealth employee to make investigations and reports in relation to the observance of these Regulations.

(2.) Subject to the general control and direction of the Chairman of the Central Dilution Committee, a Commonwealth employee so authorized may at any time during working hours enter an establishment, factory, mine, dockyard or workshop in which any electrical trade to which these Regulations apply is being carried on, and may inspect any work, material, machinery, appliance, article, book or document therein, and may interview any person employed therein.

(3.) A person shall not hinder or obstruct a Commonwealth employee so authorized in the exercise of his powers under these Regulations.”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.