Naval Establishments Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1970 No. 159

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REGULATION UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1968.*

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 Naval Defence Act 1910-1968.

Dated this twelfth day of October, 1970.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for the Navy.

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Amendments of the Naval Establishments Regulations 

Interpretation.

Regulation 4 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the definitions of “employee”, “officer” and “temporary officer”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) The next three sub-regulations apply to persons engaged for employment in a civil capacity under section 42 of the Act.

“(3.) Where the terms and conditions applicable to the employment of a person to whom this sub-regulation applies—

(a) make provision for the Secretary to terminate the person’s engagement—

(i) on the grounds of misconduct or unsatisfactory service—without notice; or

(ii) in any other case—on the giving of not less than one week’s notice or on the payment of one week’s salary or wages in place of notice; and

(b) make provision for the payment of salary or wages to the person by reference to a rate of salary or wages per week,

the person is an employee for the purposes of these Regulations.

“(4.) Where the terms and conditions applicable to the employment of a person to whom this sub-regulation applies—

(a) make like provision with respect to the terminating of the person’s engagement as is set out in paragraph (a)of the last preceding sub-regulation; and

(b) make provision for the payment of salary to the person by reference to a rate of salary per year,

the person is a temporary officer for the purposes of these Regulations.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1970.

Statutory Rules 1936, No. 107, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Naval Establishments Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1970, No 74, and see also Statutory Rules 1970, No. 74.

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“(5.) A person to whom this sub-regulation applies who is not an employee or a temporary officer for the purposes of these Regulations is an officer for the purposes of these Regulations.”.

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