Public Service Salaries (Amendment) Act 1935 (NSW)

PUBLIC SERVICE SALARIES

(AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 27, 1935.

An Act to modify the operation of the Public Service Salaries Act, 1931-1934; to repeal and re-enact with certain amendments section forty-eight of the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 11th April, 1935.]

BE b y a n d w i t h t h e a d v i c e a n d c o n s e n t of t h e L e g i s ­

i t e n a c t e d b y t h e K i n g ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y ,

l a t i v e C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h

W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t a s s e m b l e d , a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of

t h e s a m e , a s f o l l o w s : —

1. (1 ) T h i s A c t m a y b e c i t e d a s t h e " P u b l i c S e r v i c e

S a l a r i e s ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 3 5 . "

(2 ) T h e P u b l i c S e r v i c e S a l a r i e s A c t , 1931-1934, a s

a m e n d e d b y t h i s A c t , m a y b e c i t e d a s t h e P u b l i c S e r v i c e

S a l a r i e s A c t , 1931-1935.

2. (1 ) T h e P u b l i c S e r v i c e S a l a r i e s A c t , 1931-1934, is

(b) .

a m e n d e d —

( a ) b y i n s e r t i n g n e x t a f t e r s e c t i o n t h r e e t h e fo l low­

i n g n e w s e c t i o n : —

3A. T h i s A c t s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o o r i n r e s p e c t

of a m a r r i e d m a l e officer o r a n officer w h o i s a

w i d o w e r o r a d i v o r c e d p e r s o n w i t h d e p e n d e n t

ch i ld o r c h i l d r e n , o r a n officer w h o i s a w i d o w ,

a d e s e r t e d w i f e , o r a d i v o r c e d p e r s o n w i t h d e ­

p e n d e n t c h i l d o r c h i l d r e n , w h e r e t h e s a l a r y of

s u c h officer d o e s n o t e x c e e d t h e r a t e of t h r e e

h u n d r e d p o u n d s p e r a n n u m .

(b ) ( i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n t w o of s e c t i o n f o u r ;

( i i ) b y o m i t t i n g s u b s e c t i o n s e v e n of t h e s a m e

s e c t i o n a n d b y i n s e r t i n g i n l i e u t h e r e o f t h e

f o l l o w i n g s u b s e c t i o n : —

(7)	T h e	a m o u n t	of	t h e	d e d u c t i o n	t o	b e
m a d e	f r o m	t h e	s a l a r y	of	a n	officer	p u r s u a n t

t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s u b s e c t i o n s o n e , t h r e e ,

five a n d s i x of t h i s s e c t i o n s h a l l be r e d u c e d

b y f o r t y p e r c e n t u m .

(iii) by i n s e r t i n g a f t e r s u b s e c t i o n s e v e n of s ec ­

t i o n f o u r t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s u b s e c t i o n :—

(8 ) W h e r e t h e s a l a r y of a m a r r i e d m a l e

officer o r a n officer w h o i s a w i d o w e r o r a

d i v o r c e d p e r s o n w i t h d e p e n d e n t c h i l d o r

c h i l d r e n , o r a n officer w h o i s a w i d o w , a

d e s e r t e d w i f e o r a d i v o r c e d p e r s o n w i t h

d e p e n d e n t ch i ld o r c h i l d r e n is a t a r a t e i n

e x c e s s of t h r e e h u n d r e d p o u n d s p e r a n n u m ,

s u c h s a l a r y s h a l l n o t be r e d u c e d b y v i r t u e

of t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of s u b s e c t i o n s one , t h r e e ,

five, s i x a n d s e v e n of t h i s s e c t i o n b e l o w

t h r o e h u n d r e d p o u n d s p e r a n n u m .

(c) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m s e c t i o n s ix t h e w o r d s " f i r s t

d a y	of	J u l y ,	one	t h o u s a n d	n i n e	h u n d r e d	a n d
t h i r t y - f i v e , "	a n d	b y	i n s e r t i n g	in	l i eu	t h e r e o f	t h e
w o r d s	" f i r s t	d a y	of	J u l y ,	o n e	t h o u s a n d	n i n e

h u n d r e d a n d t h i r t y - s i x . "

(2 ) T h e a m e n d m e n t s of t h e P u b l i c S e r v i c e S a l a r i e s

A c t , 1931-1934, m a d e b y p a r a g r a p h s ( a ) a n d (b ) of s u b ­

s e c t i o n one of t h i s s ec t ion , sha l l c o m m e n c e t o a p p l y t o

e a c h officer a f fec ted b y a n y s u c h a m e n d m e n t a s f r o m t h e

c o m m e n c e m e n t of t h e f i r s t p a y p e r i o d a p p l i c a b l e t o t h e

officer in t h e m o n t h of A p r i l , one t h o u s a n d n i n e h u n d r e d

a n d th i r t y - f i ve .

3.	T h e	P u b l i c	S e r v i c e	A c t ,	1902, i s	a m e n d e d	b y	o m i t ­
t i n g	s e c t i o n	f o r t y - e i g h t	a n d	b y	i n s e r t i n g	i n	l i eu	t h e r e o f

t h e f o l l o w i n g n e w s e c t i o n : —

48 . T h e r e sha l l b e t w o s e r i e s of g r a d e s i n t h e P r o ­

f e s s i o n a l	a n d	C l e r i c a l	D i v i s i o n s	ca l l ed	t h e	h i g h e r	a n d
l o w e r	g r a d e s .	E v e r y	officer	c lass i f ied	i n	e i t h e r	of

s u c h d i v i s i o n s w h o is e n g a g e d in t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of

w o r k e n t i t l i n g h i m f o r t h e t i m e b e i n g t o a n a n n u a l
s a l a r y

salary of not less than the amount ascertained by adding the sum of two hundred and thirty-eight pounds thirteen shillings to the amount (calculated on an annual basis) of the adult male living wage then in force shall be deemed to be included in the higher grade of the division in which he is classified. Every officer classified in either of such divisions who is engaged in the performance of work entitling him for the time being to an annual salary of less than the amount ascertained as aforesaid, shall be deemed to be included in the lower grade of that division.