Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1953. No. 51.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1953.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922-1953, hereby makes, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulations:—

Dated this fourth day of May, 1953.

W. E. DUNK,

Chairman.

T. PINNER,

Commissioner.

G. G. SUTCLIFFE,

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 thirteenth day of May, 1953.

W. J. SLIM

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Acting 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—

“Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations;”

the words—

“Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration;”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1953.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Public Service Regulation see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1953, No. 2, and see also Statutory Rules, 1953, No.

6258.—Price 5D. 12/7. 4. 1953.

2. Regulation 74A of the Public Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Administration of oaths, &c.

“74A. An oath or affirmation required to be made and subscribed under the Act or these Regulations shall be administered by, and shall be made and subscribed before—

(a) a member of the Board;

(b) a Permanent Head;

(c) a Chief Officer;

(d) an officer, or an officer included in a class of officers, authorized in writing for that purpose by the Board, the Permanent Head or the Chief Officer; or

(e) an officer of the Defence Force, or an officer included in a class of officers of the Defence Force, authorized for that purpose by the Board or the Permanent Head or a Chief Officer of the Department, of Defence, the Department of the Navy, the. Department of the Army or the Department of Air.”.

3.—(1.) Regulation 89 of the Public Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Camping and lodging allowances.

“89.—(1.) An officer who, in accordance with his duty, is required to camp out or is employed in a camping party, shall be paid an allowance in accordance with this regulation.

“(2.) Where the officer (not being an officer engaged in supervising contracts) is supplied with camping equipment the allowance shall be—

(a) if a cook is provided by the Department—at the rate of Twelve shillings per day in the case of a married officer or Eight shillings and sixpence per day in the case of an unmarried officer; or

(b) if a cook is not provided by the Department—at the rate of Fourteen shillings per day in the case of a married officer or Ten shillings and sixpence, per day in the case of an unmarried officer.

“(3.) Where the officer (being an officer engaged in supervising contracts) is supplied with camping equipment but is not provided with meals by the Department, the allowance shall be at the rate of Four pounds fourteen shillings per week.

“(4.) Where the officer is not supplied with camping equipment the allowance shall be at the same rate as that prescribed by sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 76 of these Regulations.

“(5.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, where an officer, while employed within a two-mile radius of a town, is permitted to reside in lodgings for a period of not less than six days, the allowance shall be, while he resides in lodgings—

(a)in the case of a married officer—at the rate of Seven pounds five shillings per week; or

(b)in the case of an unmarried officer—at the rate of Seven pounds five shillings per week for the first three weeks and thereafter at the rate of Four pounds fourteen shilling per week.

“(6.) Where an officer to whom an allowance is payable under the last preceding sub-regulation resides in lodgings for more than eight weeks in the same locality, the Chief Officer shall submit the matter to the Board for review and the Board may, after reviewing the matter, direct that, in lieu of the allowance payable under the last preceding sub-regulation, the officer be paid, in respect of his residence in lodgings after the first eight weeks, an allowance at, such rate (if any) as the Board considers necessary to meet the expenses reasonably, incurred by the officer in respect of his residence in lodgings after the first eight weeks.

“(7.) For the purposes of this regulation, ‘unmarried’ includes widowed and divorced, and an unmarried officer who is maintaining a home or supporting dependent relatives in circumstances that, in the opinion of the Board, justify his being deemed a married officer shall be deemed to be a married officer.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the eighth day of October, 1952.

Miscellaneous allowances.

4.—(1.) Regulation 89Aof the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) An officer undergoing a course of training for telephonists which is not held at the station of appointment or in the locality in which the officer resided prior to appointment—

(a) shall be reimbursed such costs of accommodation, as the Chief Officer considers reasonable; and

(b) shall be paid an allowance at the rate of Five shillings per week.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the second day of November, 1950.

Bicycle allowances.

5. Regulation 92 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1A.) Where in the circumstances of a particular case the Board is satisfied that an allowance at the rate prescribed by the last preceding sub-regulation is inadequate, the Board may approve of payment of an allowance at such higher rate as the Board considers justified.”.

6.—(1.) Regulation 95C of the Public Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Education allowance— Light keepers.

“95C.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, the Chief Officer may grant an allowance to an officer or employee stationed at a lighthouse in respect of each of his children between the ages of seven and sixteen years attending a State or other school approved by the Chief Officer if—

(a) educational facilities are not available at the lighthouse;

(b) the child resides away from home while attending school; and

(c) except in such special cases as the Director of Lighthouses determines, the mother of the child remains at the lighthouse.

 

“(2.) The rate of the allowance shall be such rate as is determined by the Chief Officer to be reasonable, having regard to the expense incurred by the residence of the child away from home, but shall not exceed Sixty-five pounds per annum unless the Board, being satisfied in the circumstances of a particular case that that amount is inadequate, approves of payment of a higher rate.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the first day of January, 1951.

Reimbursement of fares— remote districts.

7. Regulation 98 of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (l.), after the words “recreation leave”, the words “or on sick leave”;

(b) by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) A married officer whose family resides with him at his station may be granted an amount equal to the amount in excess of Ten pounds on first-class return rail or air fares between his station and the nearest capital city or destination of lesser distance if his wife, or his children (if any) who are under the age of sixteen years or who, being dependent on him, are certified by a duly qualified medical practitioner to be permanent invalids, accompany him or have travelled to the same destination at any time within the period of three months immediately before or after the date on which he commences or commenced his leave;”; and

(c) by omitting paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c) Reimbursement 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.”.

Reimbursement of fares— illness or accident— remote districts.

8. Regulation 98A of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) Where—

(a) an officer is stationed in a locality at which there is no resident medical practitioner; and

(b) illness of, or accident to—

• (i)

   the officer;

• (ii)

   his wife; or

(iii) his children (if any) who are under the age of sixteen years or who, being dependent on him, are certified by a duly qualified medical practitioner to be permanent invalids,

necessitates that person’s removal for medical attention or a visit of a medical practitioner,

Partial reimbursement of fares of certain officers.

the Chief Officer may authorize reimbursement to the officer of the amount by which the cost of transport, for that purpose exceeds Three pounds.”.

9. Regulation 98AA of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) Where an unmarried officer who is over the age of twenty-one years, or an unmarried officer who is under that age but is in receipt of a rate of salary prescribed as payable to an officer over that age—

(a) is stationed in Canberra;

(b)is in receipt of a standard salary at a rate not exceeding £515 per annum; and

(c) travels, while on recreation leave, from Canberra to the home of his parent or guardian,

the Chief Officer may authorize reimbursement to the officer of the amount (if any) by which the officer’s fare to and from the locality in which the home of his parent or guardian is situated exceeds Seven pounds ten shillings.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) Where an officer—

(a) is under the age of twenty-one years;

(b) is in receipt of a rate of salary which is prescribed as payable to an officer under that age;

(c) is stationed in Canberra; and

(d) travels, while on recreation leave, from Canberra to the home of his parent or guardian,

the Chief Officer may authorize reimbursement to the officer of the amount (if any) by which the officer’s fare to and from the locality in which the home of his parent or guardian is situated exceeds Five pounds.”.

District allowances— rates and conditions of.

10.—(1.) Regulation 101 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (2.) and (3.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) If a married officer maintains his family, he shall be granted the district allowance prescribed as payable to a married officer whether or not his family resides with him in the locality in respect of which district allowance is payable.

“(3.) For the purpose of this regulation—

(a) an officer who—

(i) is a widower or a widow supporting dependent children under the age of sixteen years or supporting dependent children who are certified by a duly qualified medical practitioner to be permanent invalids; or

 

(ii) is maintaining a home or supporting dependent children in circumstances which, in the opinion of the Board, justify his being deemed a married officer,

shall be deemed to be a married officer; and

(b) a married female officer, not being an officer who is deemed to be a married officer under the last preceding paragraph, and a married officer whose wife is employed by the Commonwealth and is receiving district allowance, shall be deemed to be an unmarried officer.”.

(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the third day of July, 1950.

Promotions on the basis of senior efficient officer available.

11. Regulation 109g of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word—

“Labourer.”

and inserting in its stead the words—

“Labourer, Grade 1.

Labourer, Grade 2.”;

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the word—

“Orderly.”

and inserting in its stead the words—

“Orderly, Grade 1.

Postal Assistant.”; and

(c) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words—

“Searcher and Watchman, Grade 1.”.

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