Social Welfare Commission Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
REGULATIONS UNDER THE SOCIAL WELFARE COMMISSION ACTS 1973.*
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of
the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the
Dated this twenty-third day of March, 1976.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
MARGARET GUILFOYLE
Minister of State for Social Security.
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Amendment of the Social Welfare Commission Regulations
“ 9. (1) The fee payable to a Chairman of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act, in respect of a day before 1 March 1975 on which he attends a meeting of the Committee or is engaged (whether in Australia or overseas), with the approval of the Commission, on business of the Committee is—
(a) if the duration of the period, or the aggregate of the periods, on that day during which he so attends or is so engaged is less than 3 hours— $25; or
(b) in any other case—$40.
* Notified in the
Statutory Rules 1974, No. 63; and 1975, No. 4.
“ (2) The fee payable to a member (other than the Chairman) of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act, in respect of a day before 1 March 1975 on which he attends a meeting of the Committee or is engaged (whether in Australia or overseas), with the approval of the Commission, on business of the Committee is—
(a) if the duration of the period, or the aggregate of the periods, on that day during which he so attends or is so engaged is less than 3 hours—$20; or
(b) in any other case—$35.
“ 10. Where a person who is—
(a) a part-time Commissioner; and
(b) a member of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act,
would, but for the operation of this regulation, be entitled to be paid, in respect of a day, a fee in pursuance of regulation 7 and a fee in pursuance of regulation 9, the last-mentioned fee is not payable to him but he is entitled to be paid, in respect of that day, a fee of an amount equal to the amount of the fee that would have been payable to him in pursuance of regulation 7 if he had attended a meeting of the Commission throughout the duration of any period or periods on that day during which he—
(c) attended a meeting of the Committee; or
(d) was engaged (whether in Australia or overseas), with the approval of the Commission, on business of the Committee.
“ 11. (1) Subject to regulation 12, where a member of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act, is, for the purpose of attending a meeting of the Committee or while engaged, with the approval of the Commission, on business of the Committee, necessarily absent overnight before 1 March 1975, from the city or town in which he normally resides or, where he does not normally reside in a city or town, the place at which he normally resides, travelling allowance in respect of the period of absence is payable at the rate of $28 per day.
“ (2) Travelling allowance payable under this regulation is in addition to, and does not include, the cost of conveyance.
“ 12. (1) Where a member of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act is engaged outside Australia and the Territories, with the approval of the Commission, on business of the Committee, he is entitled to be paid such allowances as he would be entitled to be paid if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service and were included in the Second Division.
“ (2) Where a member of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act is entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of a period under sub-regulation (1), he is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under regulation 11.
“ 13. Where a person who is—
(a) a member of a Committee appointed under section 17 of the Act; and
(b) the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman or a part-time Commissioner,
is entitled to be paid, in respect of a period, travelling allowance under regulation 4 or 6, he is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under regulation 11 or 12.”.
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