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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 183.

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-first day of July, 1943.

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 (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended by inserting, after the definition of “the Minister”, the following definition:—

“‘tradesman’ means a person employed in any of the classifications specified in notices published in pursuance of regulation 5 of these Regulations;”.

Local Dilution Committees.

2. Regulation 9 of the National Security (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (4.), after paragraph (d), the following paragraph:—

“(da)to determine whether an added tradesman is suitable to be employed on work involving supervision of the work of other tradesmen, and to direct the termination of the employment on that work of an added tradesman who the Committee determines is not suitable to be so employed;”; 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”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 22nd July, 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 102, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 255, 277 and 283; and 1943, No. 143.

4193.—Price 3d.

Pay in lieu of annual leave in certain cases.

3. Regulation 15a of the National Security (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “at the direction of a Local Dilution Committee”; and

(b) by inserting, after the word “shall”, the words “, if directed so to do by a Local Dilution Committee.”.

Provisions with respect to employment of trainees and added tradesmen.

4. Regulation 17 of the National Security (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended by inserting, after sub-regulation (3.), the following sub-regulation:—

“(3a.) Where an employer who is a party to an agreement with the Commonwealth under which the employer is entitled in respect of goods supplied, or work performed, by him to payment of the cost of the production of those goods, or the performance of that work, plus—

(a) a percentage of that cost specified in the agreement; or

(b)a proportion, specified in the agreement, of the difference between that cost and an amount specified in the agreement,

seeks permission of a Local Dilution Committee to engage or elevate a person to perform work ordinarily performed by a recognized tradesman, the Committee may consider the qualifications of any person employed by the employer to perform that work, and if the Committee is satisfied that some other person who is employed by the employer is more suitable to perform that work than the person in respect of whom permission is sought by the employer, the Committee may direct the employer to elevate that other person.”.

Limitation on employment of added tradesmen and females.

5. Regulation 18 of the National Security (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) An employer shall not—

(a)engage or elevate or continue to employ an added tradesman on work ordinarily performed by a recognized tradesman if a recognized tradesman of the same classification who is competent to perform the work required is available and offering for such employment; or

(b)engage or elevate or continue to employ a female added tradesman on work ordinarily performed by a recognized tradesman if a recognized tradesman or a male added tradesman of the same classification who is competent to perform the work required is available and offering for such employment.”.

Employers to comply with directions of Local Dilution Committees.

6. The National Security (Engineering Trades Dilution) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulation:—

“23. An employer shall comply with every direction given to him under these Regulations by a Local Dilution Committee.”.

 

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