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

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 12.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918-1927.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the War Service Homes Act 1918-1927, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated the fourth day of February, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE

for Minister for Markets and Transport.

 

Amendment of War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1923, No. 141, as amended to this date.)

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

“6a.—(1.) The Commissioner may, if he is of opinion that it is desirable to do so, appoint a Board of Enquiry to hear and report upon any charge laid in accordance with regulation six of these Regulations.

(2.) A Board may be appointed under the last preceding sub-regulation notwithstanding that a decision on the charge in respect of which the Board is appointed has previously been given by the Commissioner.

(3.) A Board appointed under this regulation shall, in relation to the hearing of the charge, have power to summon witnesses, to require the production of books and documents, to administer oaths or affirmations and take evidence upon oath or affirmation.

(4.) The Board shall report upon the charge to the Commissioner who may thereupon impose upon the officer charged any punishment the Commissioner has power to impose under regulation four of these regulations or, where a prior decision has been given in respect of the charge, annul, vary or confirm that decision.”

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 Regulation seven of the War Service Homes (Staff) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“7.—(1.) Where an officer is charged with having committed any criminal offence against the law of the Commonwealth or of a State, punishable either on indictment or on summary conviction, he may be suspended by the Deputy Commissioner.

“(2.) If the officer is convicted of the offence by any Commonwealth or State court, the Commissioner may (whether the officer has been suspended or not) deal with the officer as if he had been charged under these regulations.”

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.

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