Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1956. No. 133.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1955.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922-1955, hereby makes, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulations.

Dated this fourteenth day of December, 1956.

W. E. DUNK

Chairman.

G. G. SUTCLIFFE

Commissioner.

K. E. GRAINGER

Commissioner.

I, The Governor-General in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby approve the following Regulations.

Dated this twenty-first day of December, 1956.

W. J. SLIM

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

ROBERT G. MENZIES

Prime Minister.

Amendments of the Public Service Regulations. 

Leave of absence for Service with International Organizations.

1. Regulation 61a of the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting, after the words—

"International Trade Organization;",

the words—

"New Hebrides Condominium Administration;".

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th December, 1956.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Public Service Regulations see footnote to Statutory Rules 1956, No. 48, and see also Statutory Rules 1956, Nos. 49 and 50.

7134/56—Price 3d.

Rates of travelling allowances.

2. Regulation 75a of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Where Salary or Maximum Salary of Office is—		Allowance—Capital Cities.
		First Twenty-one Days' Residence.			After Twenty-one Days' Residence.
Male.	Female.
					Married officer			Unmarried officer
Per day.			Per week.			Per week.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
£903 and under	£749 and under	2	6	0	12	10	0	8	2	0
£904 to £2,492	£750 to £2,338	2	18	0	16	0	0	10	8	0
£2,493 and over	£2,339 and over	3	6	0	18	4	0	11	17	0
Allowance—Other than Capital City Rate.
First Twenty-one Days' Residence.			After Twenty-one Days' Residence.
			Married Officer.			Unmarried Officer.
Per day.			Per week.			Per week.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
£1,532 and under	£1,378 and under	2	1	0	9	4	0	5	14	0
£1,533 and over	£1,379 and over	2	11	0	11	18	0	7	15	0

Allowances to officers performing relieving duties or working within defined districts.

3. Regulation 76 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

Where the period of continuum residence at temporary station is
Less than Three Weeks.			Three Weeks or More.
			Married Officer.			Unmarried officer.
						First Week.			After First Week.
Per day.			Per week.			Per week.			Per week.
£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d.
2	1	0	9	4	0	9	4	0	5	14	0

Allowances to Veterinary owners and Meat Inspectors,

4. Regulation 79b of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table:—

—	For First Week.	After First Week.
Unmarried Veterinary Officers, Grades 1, 2 and 3 and Meat Inspectors, Grades 1, 2 and 3	£2 1s. per day	No allowance
	(£2 18s. per day in Capital Cities)
Married Veterinary Officers, Grades 1, 2 and 3 and Meat Inspectors, Grades 1, 2 and 3	£2 1s. per day	£9 4s. per week
	(£2 18s. per day in Capital Cities)	(£16 per week in Capital Cities)

Bonus for telegraphy Instructions.

5. Regulation 95d of the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word "officer" (wherever occurring), the words "or employee".

Reimbursement of fares— Remote districts.

6. Regulation 98 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (7.) the following sub-regulation :—

"(7a.) Reimbursement of an amount in respect of fares under this regulation shall not be granted to an officer more than once in respect of each two years of his service at a locality included in a determination of the Board under sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 49 of these Regulations.".

Rates and conditions of district allowances.

7.—(1.) Regulation 101 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the table in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following table :—

Grade.	Married Officer.	Unmarried Officer.
£	£
I.	40	20
II.	60	30
III.	90	50
IV.	120	70
V.	150	90
VI.	200	120
VII.	275	175

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of July, 1956.

Maximum salary for purposes of certain appeals.

8. Regulation 109h of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) the figures "£1,173" and inserting in their stead the figures "£1,263" ; and

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b) the figures £1,019" and inserting in their stead the figures "£1,109".

Seniority.

9. Regulation 110 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of the proviso to sub-regulation (6a.) the words "fourteen days" and inserting in their stead the words "twenty-eight days".

By Authority : A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.