Repatriation (Staff) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1933. No. 71.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS’ REPATRIATION ACT 1920-1931.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1931, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-first day of June, 1933.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

C. W. C. MARR

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

Amendment of Repatriation (Staff) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1928, No. 60, as amended to this date).

1. After Repatriation (Staff) Regulation 44 the following new regulation is inserted:—

Officers summoned as Jurors.

“44a.—(1.) An officer summoned as a juror shall promptly notify the Deputy Commissioner.

(2.) Any officer so summoned shall be granted leave of absence for the period necessary for his attendance upon the Court, and such leave shall be with full pay, less any amount received by the officer as compensation for such attendance.

(3.) This regulation shall apply to temporary employees.”

2. Repatriation (Staff) Regulation 62 is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

“62.—(1.) Where the Commonwealth Statistician notifies in the Gazette the retail price index number for the six State capital cities of the Commonwealth for the twelve months preceding the first day of January in any year, commencing with the twelve months preceding the first day of January, 1933, and the index number so notified is less than 1,672 or more than 1,744, salaries payable under the classification of staffs at branch offices, institutions, and factories shall, be varied in the following manner:—

(i) Subject to the next succeeding paragraph, in the case of officers under 21 years of age—

by increase or decrease of £3 per annum in respect of each 48 points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds 1,744 or is less than 1,672.

 

(ii) In the case of adult female officers, and female officers under 21 years of age who are classified as Assistants, Laundresses, Laundry Assistants, Household Workers, or Seamstresses—

by increase or decrease of £4 per annum in respect of each 48 points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds 1,744 or is less than 1,672.

(iii) In the case of adult male officers—

by increase or decrease of £6 per annum in respect of each 48 points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds 1,744 or is less than l,672.

(2.) Any variation made in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation shall take effect on the first day of July next following the notification in the Gazette of the index number, and shall continue in force for a period of twelve months.

(3.) In this regulation “index number” means the Harvester-all-items index number (“D” series) published in the Gazette by the Commonwealth Statistician as being the retail price index number ascertained in respect of food, groceries housing (rent of houses of four or five rooms only), clothing and miscellaneous expenditure combined”.

 

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