Treasury Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1918. No. 13.

 

TREASURY REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUDIT ACT 1901–1917.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Treasury Regulations under the Audit Act 1901–1917 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this tenth day of January, 1918.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN FORREST,

Treasurer.

 

Treasury Regulations under the Audit Act.

Amendment.

Regulation 47 to be repealed and the following inserted in its stead:—

“47. Accounts for salary, wages, and allowances shall be prepared as follows:—

(a) Salary and allowances in the nature of salary payable at an annual rate—

(1) The amount payable for a day is to be computed by dividing the annual rate by 313, the result being multiplied by twelve to ascertain the amount payable for a fortnight.

(2) Where officers on fixed hours of duty are to be paid for a period less than a fortnight, payment is to be made on an hourly basis, the hourly rate of pay being computed by multiplying a day’s pay by twelve and dividing by the number of hours prescribed for a fortnight’s work.

(3) Where officers, whose daily hours of duty vary with the volume of work to be performed, are to be paid for a period less than a fortnight, payment is to be made at a daily rate for each full day’s duty. In the event of the absence of any such officer for portion of a day, or

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for a Saturday, or for any other day observed as a half or partial holiday, a deduction for the time absent shall be made from the officer’s pay on an hourly basis calculated by dividing a fortnight’s pay by the average number of hours to be worked in a fortnight before overtime can be claimed, and multiplying by the number of hours to be deducted.

(b)Where wages are payable at a weekly rate, the payment for portion of a week is to be computed by dividing the amount of wages for a week by the average number of hours ordinarily constituting a week’s work, and multiplying by the number of hours for which payment is to be made.

(c) Where wages are payable at a daily rate, payment for less than a day is to be computed according to paragraphs (a)(2) or (a) (3) of this Regulation, as the case may be.

(d)For the purpose of computing Sunday pay, one day’s salary shall be computed by dividing the annual salary by 313.

(e) As regards officers whose attendance on Sundays and holidays may be required without extra pay, the daily rate of pay is to be computed by dividing the annual rate of pay by 365, the result being multiplied by 14 to ascertain the amount payable for a fortnight. The hourly rate of pay shall be ascertained by dividing a fortnight’s pay by the number of hours prescribed for a fortnight’s work.

 

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