National Security (Female Minimum Rates) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 49.

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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1943.

Dated this sixth day of March, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’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 (Female Minimum Rates) Regulations.

1. Regulation 4a of the National Security (Female Minimum Rates) Regulations is amended—

Remuneration of females to be not less than 75 per centum of corresponding male.

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “commencement of this regulation” (first occurring), the words “or the date on which the vital industry, part of a vital industry oroccupation within a vital industry, is specified under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, whichever is the later.”;

(b) by inserting in paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (2.), after the words “by the”, the words “law or the”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) The rate of remuneration payable by virtue of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation in respect of the normal weekly hours worked by any female shall also be the rate of remuneration for the purpose of ascertaining the rates of payment for overtime and for work done on Sundays and holidays prescribed from time to time

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gaette on 7th March 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1944, No. 108, as amended by Statutory Rules 1945, Nos. 139 and 203.

1191.—Price 3d.

by or under the law or the award, order, determination or industrial agreement by or in relation to which (apart from this regulation) the rate of remuneration of that female is determined.”.

Effect of regulation 4a or of determination on awards, &c.

2.Regulation 10 of the National Security (Female Minimum Rates) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1a.) the word “those” and inserting in its stead the word “these”.

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