STATUTORY RULES.
1917. No 87.
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REGULATION UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1902-1916.
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 Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-16 to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this first day of May, 1917.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. A. WATT,
For the Prime Minister.
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Amendment of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1913/341.)
Regulation 239 is repealed and the following is inserted in its stead.—
239. All nominations of candidates for the position of Representative of Division shall be made, in writing, by not loss than twenty persons entitled to vote in such division, except in the case of the Administrative and Professional Divisions, where nominations by two persons of each division will suffice, and shall be forwarded, together with the written consent of the candidate, so as to reach the Returning Officer on or before a date to be fixed. The dates appointed for the election and the closing of nominations shall be notified by public advertisement three times in the Commonwealth Gazette, provided that the date for the receipt of nominations shall be at least six weeks before the date fixed for the election.
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