Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1937. No. 103.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1937.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1937, in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the said Act, and subject to the approval of the Governor-General, hereby makes the following Regulations.

Dated this Twenty-ninth day of October, 1937.

F. G. THORPE

Commissioner.

Approved in Executive Council this Fourth day of November, 1937.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for Prime Minister.

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Amendments of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.†

Salaries of officers of second Division.

1. Regulation 104 of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the table the figures “876” and “1,000” shown opposite the offices of “Deputy Crown Solicitor, New South Wales” and “Deputy Crown Solicitor, Victoria” and inserting in their stead the figures “950” and “1,100”;

(b) by omitting from the table the words “Secretary, Munitions Supply Board” and inserting in their stead the words “Controller of Munitions Supply”; and

(c) by omitting from the table the figures “828” and “900” shown opposite the office of “Assistant Secretary (Administrative)” (Department of Commerce) and inserting in their stead the figures “876” and “1,000”.

Salaries of Officers of Third Division.

2. Regulation 105 of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “Act” in paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (3) the words “and to officers appointed to any position in the Third Division who are graduates of an Australian University.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on       , 1937.

† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 44, 72, 78 and 119; 1936, Nos. 5, 55, 76, 88, 106, 116, 143, and 154; and 1937, Nos. 11, 25, 54, 60, 74, 78, and 87.

5845.—12/26. 10. 1937.—Price 8d.

Conditions of advancement in certain positions.

3. Regulation 105a of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) of the Conditions of Advancement of Officer shown opposite the office of “Assistant Examiner (Patent Office), £120-£354” and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(b) he has passed an examination conducted by, or with the approval of, the Board, in—

(i) the Patent Law of the Commonwealth; and

(ii) the Procedure of the Patent Office, in accordance with a syllabus approved by the Board and notified in the Gazette”;

(b) by omitting sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (2) of the Conditions of Advancement of Officer shown opposite the office of “Assistant Examiner (Patent Office), £120-£354” and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(b) he has passed an examination conducted by, or with the approval of, the Board, in—

(i) the Patent Law of the Commonwealth, and

(ii) the Procedure of the Patent Office,

in accordance with a syllabus approved by the Board and notified in the Gazette.”;

(c) by omitting paragraph (ii) of the Conditions of Advancement of Officer shown opposite the office of “Clerk, £96-£330, Statistician’s Branch, Department of the Treasury” and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(ii) he has qualified for a University Diploma or Degree and has satisfied the Board that he has completed a course of study in Economies and Statistics which justifies his advancement.”;

(d) by omitting paragraph (ii) of the Conditions of Advancement of Officer shown opposite the office of “Examiner of Patents, Grade I” and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(ii) he has passed an examination—

(a) conducted by the Board of Examiners of Patent Attorneys in—

(1) the Patent Law of the Commonwealth and the Practice of the Patent Office; and

(2) Patent Case Law; or

(b) conducted by, or with the approval of, the Board in—

(1) the Patent Law of the Commonwealth;

(2) the Patent Case law of the Commonwealth; and

(3) the Procedure of the Patent Office,

in accordance with a syllabus approved by the Board and notified in the Gazette; and”; and

(e) by omitting the particulars shown opposite the office of “Radio Inspector, Assistant” and inserting in their stead the following particulars:—

“Shall not be advanced beyond £366 per annum unless—

(i) he has qualified for a first class commercial operator’s certificate of proficiency issued under the Wireless Telegraphy Regulations; or

(ii) he has passed such examination in subjects related to radio telegraphy as is required by the Board.”.

Salaries of female officers.

4. Regulation 105b of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the table the figures “256” and “328” shown opposite the office of “Clerk, Public Service Inspector’s Office, New South Wales” and inserting in their stead the figures “280” and “352”;

(b) by omitting from the table the office of “Clerk, Patent, Trade Marks, Designs and Copyright Offices” and the particulars shown opposite that office;

(c) by omitting from the table the figures “364” and “436” shown opposite the office of “Assessor, Grade 5, Taxation (Assessing-Income Tax), Victoria” and inserting in their stead the figures “382” and “454”;

(d) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Clerk, Taxation (Correspondence and Accounts), Queensland”, the following office and particulars:—

(e) by omitting from the table the following offices and particulars:—

and inserting in their stead the following offices and particulars:—

(f) by omitting from the table the figures “256” and “328” shown opposite the office of “Clerk, Accounts (Money Order Accounts), New South Wales” and inserting in their stead the figures “280” and “352”;

(g) by omitting from the table the figures “268” and “328” shown opposite the office of “Clerk, Accounts (General Accounts), Queensland” and inserting in their stead the figures “280” and “352”;

(h) by omitting from the table the figures “256” and “328” shown opposite the office of “Clerk, Accounts (General Accounts), South Australia” and inserting in their stead the figures “280” and “352”;

(i) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Clerk, Accounts (Money Order Accounts), Tasmania”, the following office and particulars;—

(j) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Clerk, Engineering (Queensland), £232-£304”, the following office and particulars:—

Salaries of Officers of the Fourth Division.

5. Regulation 106 of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the table the office of “Armourer, Chief” and the particulars shown opposite that office;

(b) by inserting in the table after the office of “Assistant (Canvassing)”, the following office and particulars:—

(c) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Assistant (Dairy Export)”, the following office and particulars:—

(d) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Assistant (Navigation and Lighthouses)”, the following office and particulars:—

(e) by omitting from the table the word “Inspection” shown in the column beaded “Branch” opposite the office of “Assistant (Patrol)” and inserting in its stead the words “Postal Services”.

(f) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Assistant (Printing)”, the following office and particulars:—

(g) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Assistant (Records &c.)”, the following office and particulars:—

(h) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Assistant (Sales)”, the following offices and particulars:—

(i) by omitting from the table the office of “Attendant (Commonwealth Offices)” and the particulars shown opposite such office and inserting in their stead the following office and particulars:—

(j) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Checker, Senior”, the following office and particulars:—

(k) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Computer”, the following offices and particulars:—

(l) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Excise Officer, Senior”, the following office and particulars:—

(m) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Inquiry Officer (Telegraph), Postmaster-General’s Department, Queensland”, the following offices and particulars:—

(n) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Inspector of Seamen and Licences”, the following office and particulars:—

(o) by omitting from the table the office of “Office Cleaner, Senior, Postmaster-General’s Department, Queensland and Western Australia” and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(p) by omitting from the table the sign “„” shown in the column headed “Branch” opposite the office of “Office Cleaner, Senior, Postmaster-General’s Department, South Australia”, and inserting in its stead the words “Postal Services”;

(q) by omitting from the table the figures “318” and “354” shown opposite the office of “Overseer (Cleaners, &c.), Interior, Works and Services, Canberra” and inserting in their stead the figures “330” and “366”;

(r) by omitting from the table the word “Inspection” shown in the column headed “Branch” opposite the office of “Overseer (Cleaners, &c), Postmaster-General’s, New South Wales and Victoria” and inserting in its stead the words “Postal Services”;

(s) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Overseer (Delivery) Senior, Postmaster-General’s Department, Queensland”, the following offices and particulars:—

(t) by omitting from the table the office of “Photo-equipment Operator, Postmaster-General’s Department, New South Wales” and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(u) by omitting from the table the office of “Photographer” and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(v) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Plan Printer, Assistant”, the following office and particulars:—

(w) by omitting from the table the particulars shown in the column headed “Remarks” opposite the office of “Radio Inspector, Assistant” and inserting in their stead the following particulars:—

“An officer occupying an office of Assistant Radio Inspector, Fourth Division, shall, upon notification in the Gazette of his having passed an examination held to enable Assistant Radio Inspectors in the Fourth Division to qualify for inclusion in the Third Division, become an officer of the Third Division as from the first day of July in the year in which he passes such examination, and shall thereupon be eligible, subject to the provisions of regulations 105 and 105a, for advancement to a maximum salary of £402 per annum.”;

(x) by omitting from the table the office of “Shift Electrician” and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(y) by omitting from the table the office of “Signwriter, Senior” and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(z) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Storeman, Treasury”, the following offices and particulars:—

(aa) by omitting from the table the office of “Stores Officer, Grade 2” and the particulars shown opposite; such office;

(ab) by omitting from the table the figures “342” shown opposite the office of “Supervisor (Escort and Loans)” and inserting in their stead the figures “354”.

(ac) by inserting in the table, after the office of “Addressing Machine Operator (Female)”, the following office and particulars: —

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