Public Service (Temporary Officers) Act 1915 (NSW)

110                  Public Service (Temporary Officers) Act.

PUBLIC SERVICE (TEMPORARY

OFFICERS) ACT.

Act No. 40, 1915.

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omcers oi certain persons temporarily em­ ployed in the Public Service ; to extend the age limit in the clerical and general divisions ; to amend the Public Service Act, 1902 ; and for other purposes. [Assented to, 13th Deeember, 1915.

T ) E it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, _ D by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South lAales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—■

Preliminary.

Short title. 1. This Act may he cited as the “ Public Service

(Temporary Officers) Act, 1915,” and shall be read with the Public Service Act, 1902, hereinafter called the Principal Act.

Temporary employees.

Governor

may, sul)jeet 2. The Governor, on the recommendation of the

lo certain	Board, may, notwithstanding anything contained in the
conditions,
appoint	Principal Act, appoint, as a permanent officer, any
tem porary	person temporarily employed at the commencement of
employees to
perm anent	this Act in the Puldic Service of New South AVales,
positions.	subject to the following conditions ;—

(a)	The Board shall he satisfied that the work performed by the person temporarily employed is permanent in character.
(h)	The Board shall he satisfied as to the com­ petency of such person.
(c)	The permanent head or the head of the branch in which such person is employed shall certify

that

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faetorily jHadormed his duties : Provided tliat No. 40.

any e]n[)loyee who is refused sucli certillcate

may a])p('al to the Pul)lic Service Board.

(d)	The age of any temporary employee ])ro])osed for ai)poiutment under tliis Act sliall not be less than t\v(Mity-onc nor more tlian fifty-five years at the dat(! of his permanent a])poiutment : Provided that in cast's where a jtersoii has been over ten years in tlu; Service the age may he extended.
(e)	A person shall not he (>ligihle for ajtpointment nndei’ this Act who has not been employt'd in tlu; Public Service of New South IVah's for at least two years continuously, or for two or more terms aggregating at least three years before such a])pointment.

3. All conditions imposed on ju'rsons appointed Appointees

under the Princi])al Act shall apply to and he binding

on persons a])pointed under this Act, except those °f

relating to age at the date of a])pointment, and to the

mode of appointment, and in the case of persons over

forty years of age to insnranct', which in such cases

shall not he compulsory.

4. The Board shall assign the position in seniority of Uoani to

persons appointed under this Act, having regard to the

claims of ofiicers already in such service. "

Age limit.

5. Section thirty-nine of the Principal Act is ^imendment cf s. 39.

amended—

(i)

in subsection one, by omitting the word Age limit. “ thirty-five” ; and

(ii)  in subsection two, by omitting the word “ forty” and substituting therefor the words “ forty-five ” ; and

(iii)  in subsection three, by omitting the words “ from forty to forty-five years” and substi­ tuting therefor the words “ from forty-five to fifty-live years ”.

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