Public Service Act Amendment Act 1929 (WA)

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PUBLIC SERVICE.

20° GEO. V., No. XLM.

No. 2 of 1930.

AN ACT to amend the Public Service Act, 1904.

[Assented to 6th January, 19301

Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, inBE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, byand with the advice and consent of the Legislative

this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of

the same, as follows:—

1.    This Act may be cited as the Public Service Act Short title.

Amendment Act, 1929, and shall be read as one with the Public Service Act, 1904, hereinafter referred to as the prin- cipal Act.

2.    Subsection five of section nine of the principal Act is Amendment of lea.

hereby repealed; and subsection six thereof is amended by •

omitting the words "in any class or grade."

3.    Subsection one of section thirteen of the principal Act tradmeht of etc.

is amended by omitting the words "division, class, grade,

and salary under this Act," and inserting the word "classifi- cation" in place thereof ; and subsection two thereof is amended by inserting after the word "August" the words "or as soon thereafter as practicable."

4.    Section fifteen of the principal Act is amended by in- tr./mem of Bee.

serting after the word "temporarily" the words "an Assist- *

ant Public Service Commissioner or"; by omitting the words

"and grading"; and by adding to the section a paragraph,

as follows:

There shall be a reclassification once at least in every five years.

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Amendment of see

18.                5. Section eighteen of the principal Act is amended, as follows:

(1)	By inserting after the word "Department," in sub- section one, the words "and all persons whose offices are, on classification, included in such Division."
(2)	By omitting the words "Governor, on the recom- mendation of the Commissioner, directs to be in- cluded in such Division," in subsection two, and inserting in place thereof the words "Commis- sioner-includes in such Division."
(3)	By omitting the words "the Governor, on the recom- mendation of the Commissioner, directs to be in- cluded in such Division," in subsection three, and inserting in place thereof the words "on classifi- cation are included in such Division."

Repeal of see. 20.	6. Section twenty of the principal Act IS hereby repealed.
Amendment of see.

28.               7. (1.) Subsection one of section twenty-three of the principal Act is amended by omitting the'werds r "the Gover- nor may, on the recommendation of the Commissioner," and inserting in place thereof the words "the Commissioner may"; by substituting for the words "competitive examina- tions" the word "examination"; by inserting the words "to have passed,' or" after the word "'required," in paragraph (b); and by omitting paragraph (e).

(2.) Subsection two of section twenty-three of the prize

cipal Act is amended by omitting the words "the Governor may, on the recommendation of," and by inserting after the word "Commissioner" the word "may."

Repeal of sees. 20

and 27.	8. Sections twenty-six and twenty-seven of the principal Act are hereby repealed.
Amendment of see.
30.	9. Section thirty of the principal Act is amended by add- ing to paragraph (b) the word "or," and 'by inserting a para- graph as follows:—

(c) he has, prior to the commencement of the Public Service Act Amendment Act, 1929, served with diligence and fidelity in the office of clerk of courts or mining registrar, followed by at least four years continuous ser- vice as an acting magistrate.

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Section thirty-four of the principal Act is amended by

substituting the word "fifteen" for the word “sixteen," in

line three of subsection (1).

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10.

Section thirty-five of the principal Act is amended by omitting the words "division or class or grade to that in which he was an officer at such time," at the end of subsection (1), and inserting in place thereof the word "classification."	Amendment of see,
35.

11.

12.   Section thirty-seven of the principal Act is amended Amendment of 30o.

by omitting paragraph (c) thereof.

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13.    A section is inserted in the principal Act, as fol- Laic:3,T"

lows:-

37A. (1.) Increments of salary within the limits of a range shall be annual; but no increment shall accrue to any salary until the officer in receipt thereof has received such salary for a period of twelve months:

Provided that the right to receive an increment in any year shall depend upon the good conduct, diligence, and efficiency of the officer.

(2.) The permanent head of each department shall furnish to the Commissioner a report upon the conduct, diligence, and general efficiency of the officers of his de- partment before any increase of salary is paid to such officers.	Report.
Such report shall, in the first instance, be made by the immediate superior of the officer reported upon, and then forwarded by the permanent head, with such amend- ments as he may think fit.

14.	Sections forty and forty-one of the principal Act are	and 41.
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hereby repealed.

15.	A section is inserted in the principal Act, as fol-	Increased remun-
eration for acting

lows:— poaltion.

46A. An officer performing the work of another officer may, with the approval of the Commissioner, be granted increased remuneration on the following basis :—

(a) when acting in a position for a period of one month or longer, the minimum value of which exceeds his own salary, the minimum value of such position for the whole time he is acting;

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(b) when acting in a position for a period of one month or longer, the minimum value of which does not exceed his own salary, at the rate of half the difference between the respective sal- aries for the whole time he is acting.

The amounts mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) may be reduced by the Commissioner should circum- stances, in his opinion, warrant it.

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and substitution of 16. Section fifty of the principal Act is hereby repealed,

new aettlod.	and a section is inserted in place thereof, as follows:-
Appeal to Penile

Service Appeal	50. Any officer may appeal from the recommendation of the Commissioner under sections forty-seven or forty- nine to the Public Service Appeal Board constituted under the Public Service Appeal Board Act, 1920, and such Board shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the appeal under and subject to the provisions of that Act.
Board.

Repeal of pan 17. Part VI. of the principal Act is hereby repealed.

tem . endenent of sec. 18. A paragraph is added to section seventy-six of the principal Act, as follows:

All classifications and reclassifications shall also be

published in the Government Gazette.

tendment of sec. 19. Section eighty-four of the principal Act is amended

by deleting paragraphs (b), (c) and (r), and the words "for fixing the fees payable for entrance examinations," and the words "of all persons who have passed the entrance ex- aminations and" in paragraph (d), and all words in para- graph (e) after the word "prescribing" to the end of the second line thereof, and the words "and members of the Appeal Board," in paragraph (k).