STATUTORY RULES.
1919. No. 216.
COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS (SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT, 1919).
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 Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1918, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of August, 1919.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
GEO. H. WISE,
for Acting Prime Minister.
Amendment of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.
The Public Service Regulations are amended by repealing regulations 193, 194, 195, and 196, and inserting the following regulations in their stead:—
Examinations for appointments in Clerical Division.
“193. (1.) Except as provided in regulations 194 and 204, every candidate for admission to the Clerical Division shall be examined in the following subjects:—
| Full marks. |
(a) Handwriting.—To be valued for legibility, neatness, and simplicity, judged by the answers to the examination papers in Dictation and Arithmetic | 400 |
(b) Dictation......................................... | 400 |
(c) English.—Essay writing, précis writing, correction of grammatical errors, analysis, and the meanings of words | 400 |
(d) Arithmetic—The full course, such as is usually contained in a standard treatise | 400 |
(e) Geography.—Outlines of physical and political geography, and the geography of the Commonwealth of Australia in moderate detail | 300 |
(f) English History.—From the middle of the 18th century to the present time, especially with reference to Australia and other British Dependencies | 300 |
and may, if the candidate so desires, be examined in not more than two of the following optional or additional subjects:—
(g) Mathematics.—Geometry, theoretical and practical. Elements of Geometry as contained
| Full marks. |
in any of the modern text-books, including simple theorems about angles, parallels, congruent triangles, inequalities, parallelograms; areas of rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms; theorems corresponding to algebraic identities; relations between the squares on the sides of right-angled, acute, and obtuse-angled triangles; centre, diameter, and chords of a circle; intersection and contact of circles; tangents; angles in segments; cyclic quadrilaterals; intersecting chords; circumscribed, inscribed, and escribed circles of a triangle; regular polygons; loci; theory of proportion relating to triangles of a given altitude, proportional division of the sides of a triangle, similar triangles, bisector of an angle of a triangle. |
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Constructions, depending on the above, of points, angles, straight lines, triangles, parallelograms, squares, regular hexagons and circles, satisfying given data, may be required to be done carefully with graduated ruler, protector, and compasses. |
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Algebra up to and including Quadratic Equations in one or two unknown quantities | 350 |
(h) Latin, including easy sight translation, easy composition, and grammar | 300 |
(i) French, same as in Latin............................... | 300 |
(j) Elementary Physics.—The properties of matter, elementary mechanics, and the elements of electricity, magnetism, and heat | 300 |
(k) Shorthand and Typewriting.—Shorthand will comprise three tests of three minutes each, at the rates of 80, 100, and 120 words a minute, 45 minutes being allowed for the transcription of the whole. The transcription must be written. (200 marks.) |
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No speed is prescribed for Typewriting. Candidates will be allowed a certain time for typing the paper set. (100 marks) | 300 |
(2.) No candidate shall be qualified for appointment unless he obtains at least three-fifths of the full marks in each of the first four subjects, and half the aggregate marks in the remaining two compulsory subjects.
(3.) In optional subjects no candidate shall be credited with any marks unless he obtains at least 25 per cent. of the full number allotted for any subject.
Examinations for appointment in Clerical Division of persons who have served in Expeditionary Forces.
“194. (1.) Examinations may be arranged for appointment to the Clerical Division of persons who have served with satisfactory record in any Expeditionary Force raised under the provisions of
the Defence Act 1903-1918, the subjects of which shall be as follow:—
| Full marks. |
(a) Handwriting.—To be valued for legibility, simplicity, and neatness, judged by the answers to the examination papers in Dictation and Arithmetic | 400 |
(b) Dictation......................................... | 400 |
(c) English.—Essay writing; précis writing; correction of grammatical errors; meanings of words; and simple analysis (comprising division of a piece of English into its component clauses, division of sentences into subject and predicate, naming the character of each sentence). In lieu of analysis a candidate may elect to paraphrase a simple piece of verse | 400 |
(d) Arithmetic.—The first four rules, simple and compound; averages; simple proportion; percentages; simple interest and discount; measurement of rectangular surfaces | 400 |
(e) Geography.—Outlines of physical and political geography, and the geography of the Commonwealth of Australia in moderate detail. | 300 |
(f) English History.—From the middle of the eighteenth century to the present time, especially with reference to Australia and other British Dependencies | 300 |
(g) Mathematics.—Geometry, theoretical and practical. Elements of geometry as contained in any of the modern text-books, including simple theorems about angles, parallels, congruent triangles, inequalities, parallelograms; areas of rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms; theorems corresponding to algebraic identities; relations between the squares on the sides of right-angled, acute, and obtuse-angled triangles; centre, diameter, and chords of a circle; intersection and contact of circles; tangents; angles in segments; cyclic quadrilaterals; intersecting chords; circumscribed, inscribed, and escribed circles of a triangle; regular polygons; loci; theory of proportion relating to triangles of a given altitude, proportional division of the sides of a triangle, similar triangles, bisector of an angle of a triangle. Constructions, depending on the above, of points, angles, straight lines, triangles, parallelograms, squares, regular hexagons, and circles, satisfying given data, may be required to be done carefully with graduated ruler, protractor, and compasses. |
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Algebra up to and including quadratic equations in one or two unknown quantities. | 300 |
| Full marks. |
(h) Bookkeeping.—Use of subsidiary books, including cash book, sales book, purchases book, bills receivable book, bills payable book. Ledger, nominal, real, and personal accounts. Trial balances. Extracting trading and profit and loss accounts and balance-sheets | 300 |
(i) Business Knowledge.—Business correspondence (composition of letters, treatment of out-going letters, treatment of in-coming letters, indexing). Postal information (chief oversea mail routes from and to Australia, registered letters, late letters, parcels post, money orders, postal notes). Banking (notes, cheques, pay-in slips, exchange, current accounts, overdrafts, deposits). Common commercial terms and abbreviations. | 300 |
(j) Shorthand and Typewriting.—Shorthand will comprise three tests of three minutes each, at the rates of 80, 100, and 120 words a minute, 45 minutes being allowed for the transcription of the whole. The transcription must be written. (200 marks.) No speed is prescribed for typewriting. Candidates will be allowed a fixed time for typing the set paper. (100 marks.) | 300 |
(k) Latin.—Including easy sight translation, easy composition, and grammar | 300 |
(l) French.—Same as in Latin............................. | 300 |
(m) Elementary Physics.—The properties of matter, elementary mechanics, and the elements of electricity, magnetism, and heat | 300 |
(n) Elementary Chemistry.—The principal nonmetallic elements and their chief inorganic compounds | 300 |
(2.) A candidate must undergo examination in at least six but not more than eight subjects, four of which shall be (a), (b), (c), and (d) above, the remaining two, three, or four being left to his choice.
(3.) To pass the examination, a candidate must obtain at least 1,320 of the 2,200 marks available for six subjects, viz.:—(a), (b), (c), and (d), and the two of the selected subjects in which the highest marks are obtained, and at least 25 per cent. of the marks allotted to each of such subjects.
(4.) A successful candidate will also be credited with the marks awarded in the one or two additional subjects he may have taken, if at least 25 per cent. of the marks available for each of the additional subjects is obtained, but the marks for a subject not considered for the purpose of a pass shall be awarded on a maximum of 200.
Candidates for positions in which operating ability required.
“195. Candidates for employment in the Postmaster-General’s Department, in positions in the Clerical Division where operating ability is required, must, prior to registration for examination, produce a certificate from the Chief Officer or other officer in the State
duly authorized by the Permanent Head, setting forth that such candidates have the requisite technical knowledge and experience, and that they are capable of undertaking the work required of them.
Transfer from General Division to Clerical Division.
“196. Examinations may be held as required under the provisions of section 23(4) of the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1902-1918 to enable officers of the General Division to qualify for transfer to the Fifth Class of the Clerical Division. Candidates for examination under this regulation shall, in addition to such other subjects or tests as the Commissioner may from time to time specify for particular positions, be required to pass in the subjects specified in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and (d) of regulation 193. (1.):
Provided that an officer of the General Division who has served with satisfactory record in any Expeditionary Force raised under the provisions of the Defence Act 1903-1918, and who has passed an examination prescribed under regulation 194 or regulation 204, shall be deemed to have passed the examination prescribed by this regulation.”
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