STATUTORY RULES.
1933. No. 86.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1932.
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 Defence Act 1903-1932, to come into operation as from 23rd May, 1933.
Dated this twelfth day of July, 1933.
ISAAC A. ISAACS
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE
Minister of State for Defence.
Regulations for Civilian Staff (other than Government Factories) under Defence Act, Section 63.
(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 209, as amended to date.)
Amendments.
1. Regulation 117b of the Civilian Staff Regulations is repealed, and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“117b.—(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, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-three, and the index number so notified is less than one thousand six hundred and seventy-two or more than one thousand seven hundred and forty-four, salary payable in pursuance of the provisions of regulations 116,117, and 117a of these Regulations shall be varied in the following manner:—
(i) In the case of officers under twenty-one years of age—
by increase or decrease of Three pounds per annum in respect of each forty-eight points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds one thousand seven hundred and forty-four or is less than one thousand six hundred and seventy-two.
(ii) In the case of adult female officers—
by increase or decrease of Four pounds per annum in respect of each forty-eight points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds one thousand seven hundred and forty-four or is less than one thousand six hundred and seventy-two.
2174.—Price 3d.
(iii) In the case of adult male officers—
by increase or decrease of Six pounds per annum in respect of each forty-eight points or portion thereof by which respectively the index number exceeds one thousand seven hundred and forty-four or is less than one thousand six hundred and seventy-two.
(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.”
2. Regulation 117c is repealed.
3. Regulation 117d is repealed.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.