Public Service Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1974. No. 15

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1973.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922-1973, hereby makes, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulations.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of January, 1974.

Acting Chairman.

Commissioner.

Deputy of a Commissioner.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby approve the following Regulations.

Dated this fifth day of February, 1974.

Paul Hasluck

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command

R. F. X. CONNOR

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINERALS AND ENERGY FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE

Prime Minister.

 

Amendments of the Public Service Regulation 

Interpretation.

1. Regulation 3 of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “the Inspector” the word “Commonwealth”; and

(b) by omitting from the definition of “the Service” the word “Commonwealth” and substituting the words “Australian Public”.

Hours of business.

2. Regulation 9 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the word “Commonwealth” and substituting the words “Australian Government”.

Public comment on administration.

3. Regulation 34 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) the words “Territory within the Commonwealth” and substituting the words “internal Territory”.

Officers called as witnesses.

4. Regulation 45 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraphs (a) to (c) (inclusive) of sub-regulation (2) the words “Territory of the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) and substituting the word “Territory”.

 

*Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 12 February 1974.

Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Public Service Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1974, No. 5, and see also Statutory Rules 1974, Nos. 5 and .

1178/73—Price 5c 9/18.1.1974

Medical examination after thirteen weeks’ sick leave.

5. Regulation 56 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Commonwealth Medical Officer” and substituting the words “Medical Officer, Department of Health”.

Certificate as to fitness to resume.

6. Regulation 57 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Commonwealth Medical Officer” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “Medical Officer, Department of Health”,

Health of officer rendering him a danger to others.

7. Regulation 58 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “Commonwealth Medical Officer” and substituting the words “Medical Officer, Department of Health”.

Leave—infectious disease contacts.

8. Regulation 58a of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1) the words “Commonwealth or State law” and substituting the words “a law of Australia or of a State”.

Reimbursement of fares upon change of location of branch, &c.

9. Regulation 79c of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a) of sub-regulations (6) and (7) the words “of the Commonwealth” (wherever occurring).

Special allowances.

10. Regulation 103f of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “a Commonwealth officer” and substituting the words “an officer”.

Returning officers.

11. Regulation 139a of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) the word “Commonwealth” and substituting the word “Australian”.

Assistant Returning Officer.

12. Regulation 141s of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Commonwealth Public”.

Charges against Officers stationed outside Australia.

13. Regulation 149a of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting the words “of the Commonwealth”.

Third Schedule.

14. The Third Schedule to the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from forms A, B, C and D the words “Commonwealth of Australia” and substituting the word “Australia”.

(b) by omitting from forms B and D the words “Commonwealth Public”; and

(c) by omitting from form A the words “Commonwealth Electoral Office” and substituting the words “Australian Electoral Office”.

Additional amendments.

15. The Public Service Regulations are further amended as set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE Regulation 15

Additional Amendments to the Public Service Regulations

1. The following provisions of the Public Service Regulations art amended by omitting the word “Commonwealth” (wherever occurring):—

Regulations 4b (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), 5, 6, 21(3), 72b (1) and (2), 74c (2), 100b (3) (b) (iii), 103f (1), (2), (3) and (4), 108 (2), 109 (1b), 110 (3), (4), (6a), (6b) and (6c), 119a (2), 141m (3) and 141n (1) and (2).

2. Thefollowing provisions of the Public Service Regulations are amended by omitting the words “the Commonwealth” and substituting the word “Australia”:—

Regulations 26, 27, 37, 42, 45 (2), (2a), (3) and (3a), 45a (2a) and (2b), 46c (1), 68 (2), 74c (1), 77, 83 (1), 84 (1), and (3), 89aa (2) and (6), 90 (2), 90a (1), 90b, 90c (1) and (2), 100e, 101 (3), 103a (6), 103d (3), 119 (2) and 120 (5).

 

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