Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

 

STATUTORY RULES.

1951. No. 33.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1950.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD appointed under the Public Service Act 1922-1950, in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the said Act, and subject to the approval of the Governor-General, hereby makes the following Regulations.

Dated this twentieth day of April, 1951.

W. E. DUNK

Chairman.

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 twenty-sixth day of April, 1951.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency's Command,

ROBERT G. MENZIES

Prime Minister.

Amendment of the Public Service Regulations. 

1. Regulation 106a of the Public Service Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Variations of salary on account of variation in cost of living.

“106A.—(1.) For the purposes of this regulation, ‘index number’ means the weighted average retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth, as shown in the 'Court' Third Series of retail price index numbers published from time to time by, or at the direction of, the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th April, 1951.

  Statutory Rules 1935. No. 18, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Public Service Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1951, No. 13.

1914.—PRICE 3D.

"(2.) Where the index number for the period of three months ending on the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June or the thirtieth day of September in any year is less than 81.7, salaries payable in pursuance of regulation 104, 105, 105a, 105b or 106 of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in the next succeeding month of February, May, August or November (as the case may be), be reduced by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the index, number falls:—

Index number groups.	Amount of reduction in salary.
	Adult males.	Adult females.	Officers who have attained the age of nineteen years but have not attained the age of twenty-one years.	Officers who have not attained the age of nineteen years.
Per annum.	Per annum.	Per annum.	Per annum.
£	£	£	£
79.4–81.6 .........................................................................	6	4	4	3
77.1–79.3 .........................................................................	12	9	8	6
74.8–77.0 .........................................................................	18	13	12	9
72.5–74.7 .........................................................................	24	18	16	12
70.2–72.4 .........................................................................	30	22	20	15
67.9–70.1 .........................................................................	36	27	24	18

"(3.) If the index number for the period of three months ending on the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June or the thirtieth day of September in any year falls below 67.9, salaries shall be further reduced on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for each fall of 2.3 points in the index number salaries shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in the next succeeding month of February, May, August or November (as the case may be), be reduced by Six pounds per annum in the case of adult males, by alternate amounts of Four pound and Five pounds per annum in the case of adult females, by Four pounds per annum in the case of officers who have attained the age of nineteen years but have not attained the age of twenty-one years and by Three pounds per annum in the case of officers who have not attained the age of nineteen years.

"(4.) Where the index number for the period of three months ending on the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June or the thirtieth day of September in any year exceeds 83.9, salaries payable in pursuance of regulation 104, 105, 105A, 105B or 106 of these Regulations shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in the next succeeding

month of February, May, August or November (as the case may be), be increased by the appropriate amount shown in the following table opposite the index number group within which the index number falls:—

Index number groups.	Amount of increase in salary.
	Adult males.	Adult females.	Officers who have attained the age of nineteen years but have not attained the age of twenty-one years.	Officers who have not attained the age of nineteen years.
Per annum.	Per annum.	Per annum.	Per annum.
£	£	£	£
84.0–86.2 ............................................	6	5	4	3
86.3–88.5 ............................................	12	9	8	6
88.6–90.8 ............................................	18	14	12	9
90.9–93.1 ............................................	24	18	16	12
93.2–95.4 ............................................	30	23	20	15
95.5–97.7 ............................................	36	27	24	18
97.8–100.0 ...........................................	42	32	28	21
100.1–102.3 ...........................................	48	36	32	24
102.4–104.6 ...........................................	54	41	36	27
104.7–106.9 ...........................................	60	45	40	30
107.0–109.2 ...........................................	66	50	44	33
109.3–111.5 ...........................................	72	54	48	36
111.6–113.8 ...........................................	78	59	52	39
113.9–116.1 ...........................................	84	63	56	42
116.2–118.4 ...........................................	90	68	60	45
118.5–120.7 ...........................................	96	72	64	48
120.8–123.0 ...........................................	102	77	68	51
123.1–125.3 ...........................................	108	81	72	54
125.4–127.6 ...........................................	114	86	76	57
127.7–129.9 ...........................................	120	90	80	60
130.0–132.2 ...........................................	126	95	84	63
132.3–134.5 ...........................................	132	99	88	66
134.6–136.8 ...........................................	138	104	92	69
136.9–139.1 ...........................................	144	108	96	72
139.2–141.4 ...........................................	150	113	100	75
141.5–143.7 ...........................................	156	117	104	78
143.8–146.0 ...........................................	162	122	108	81
146.1–148.3 ...........................................	168	126	112	84
148.4–150.6 ...........................................	174	131	116	87
150.7–152.9 ...........................................	180	135	120	90
153.0–155.2 ...........................................	186	140	124	93
155.3–157.5 ...........................................	192	144	128	96
157.6–159.8 ...........................................	198	149	132	99
159.9–162.1 ...........................................	204	153	136	102
162.2–164.4 ...........................................	210	158	140	105
164.5–166.7 ...........................................	216	162	144	108
166.8–169.0 ...........................................	222	167	148	111
169.1–171.3 ...........................................	228	171	152	114
171.4–173.6 ...........................................	234	176	156	117
173.7–175.9 ...........................................	240	180	160	120

"(5.) If the index number for the period of three months ending on the thirty-first day of December, the thirty-first day of March, the thirtieth day of June or the thirtieth day of September in any year rises above 175.9, salaries shall be further increased on the basis indicated in the last preceding sub-regulation, that is to say, for every

rise of 2.3 points in the index number, salaries shall, as from the commencement of the first fortnightly pay period beginning in the next succeeding month of February, May, August or November (as the case may be), be increased by Six pounds per annum in the case of adult males, by alternate amounts of Five pounds and Four pounds per annum in the case of adult females, Four pounds per annum in the case of officers who have attained the age of nineteen years but have not attained the age of twenty-one years and by Three pounds per annum in the case of officers who have not attained the age of nineteen years.

"(6.) An amount of Eight pounds per annum shall be added to the salary of an adult female officer, as varied in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this regulation.

"(7.) Except where otherwise expressly provided in these Regulations, the amount referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation shall be deemed for all purposes to be part of salary.

"(8.) Where the rate of salary payable to an officer who has not attained the age of twenty-one years is not prescribed for an office and an officer who has not attained that age occupies that office, the salary payable to that officer shall, notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, be varied as if that officer was an adult.".

Commencement

2. Regulation 1 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the thirty-first day of December, 1950.

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