War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 164.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918–1946.*

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 War Service Homes Act 1918–1946.

Dated this thirteenth day of November, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

NELSON LEMMON

Minister of State for Works and Housing.

 

Amendments of War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations is amended by inserting, before the definition of “Chief Clerk”, the definition—

“‘Assistant Commissioner’ means the officer occupying the position of Assistant Commissioner in the Central Administration;”.

Oath or affirmation.

2. Regulation 6 of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “A Deputy Commissioner” (first occurring) find inserting in their stead the words “The Assistant Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner”.

Exercise of powers and functions.

3. Regulation 7 of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations is amended by inserting, after the words “the Commissioner,” the words “the Assistant Commissioner or”.

Basis of computation of sick leave.

4. Regulation 60 of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the third proviso to paragraph (a) thereof.

Sick leave on account of War Service disabilities.

5. After regulation 60 of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“60a.—(1.) An officer who served in the Forces during the continuance of the war which commenced in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine shall be granted at the date of his resumption

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15th November, 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1938. No. 64, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 32 and 136; 1940, Nos. 47 and 274; 1941, Nos. 142, 162, 183 and 204; 1942, Nos. 226 and 468; 1943, No. 238; 1944, Nos. 98 and 147; 1945, No. 152; and 1946, No. 74.

6624.—Price 3d.

 

of duty or commencement of employment after war service a sick leave credit of nine weeks on full pay separate from, and additional to, any other provision in these Regulations for the grant of sick leave.

“(2.) From the sick leave credit specified in the last preceding sub-regulation, sick leave may be granted to an officer in respect of illness or injury arising out of his war service in one or more periods at any these within three years after the date of his discharge from the Forces.

“(3.) Wherever it is practicable so to do, an officer shall produce from a Medical officer of the Repatriation Commission a certificate that the illness or injury necessitating absence from duty arises out of war service.”.

6. Regulation 68 of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Leave for pension review, periodical medical attention, attendance at limb factories

“68.—(1.) Subject to the production of satisfactory evidence as to the necessity for the leave, an officer who served in the Forces during the continuance of the war which commenced in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine may he granted, under regulation 39 of these Regulations, leave of absence with pay, in one or more periods, and without deduction from recreation or sick leave credits, up to a maximum of two weeks in each year of service subsequent to the date of the officer’s resumption of duty or commencement of employment after war service for any of the following purposes:—

(a) attending, hospital or medical officer for pension review;

(b) attending hospital to report or for periodical examination or attention; or

(c) attending limb factories for supply, renewal or repair of artificial replacements and surgical appliances.

“(2.) Where the total periods of absence from duty of an officer for any of the purposes specified in the last preceding sub-regulation exceed two weeks in any such year of service, leave in respect of the excess period may be deducted from any sick leave credit of the officer.”.

 

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