Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 66.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1928.

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1928, 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 amendments of the Regulations, such amendments to come into operation forthwith;

Dated this thirteenth day of May, 1929.

Approved in Executive Council this seventh day of June, 1929.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

NEVILLE HOWSE

for Prime Minister.

Amendments of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 212, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 71 is amended—

(a) by adding in sub-regulation (1) after the words “The Attorney-General’s Department” the words “and Department of Industry”;

(b) by deleting from sub-regulation (1) the words “The Department of Home and Territories (excluding Federal Capital Commission staff)” and inserting in their stead the words “The Department of Home Affairs (excluding Federal Capital Commission staff)”.

(c) by adding in sub-regulation (1) after the words “The Department of Markets” the words “and Transport”.

2. Regulation 72a is amended by adding after the words “Department of Markets” the words “and Transport”.

3. Regulation 97a is amended by adding after the word “who” in the first line the words “upon taking up duty in that capacity”.

1164.—Price 5d.

4. Regulation 104 is amended by inserting in the Table, under the Heading “Prime Minister” after the office of “Assistant Secretary, High Commissioner’s Office London”, the following particulars

5. Regulation 105b is amended—

(a) by adding before the office of “Clerk, Accounts (Money Order) Western Australia,” the following particulars:—

(b) by adding at the end of the table the following particulars:

6. Regulation 106 is amended—

(a) by adding in Table A after the office of “Labourer” the word and figure “Grade 1”;

(b) by deleting from Table C the office of “Assistant (Passports) ”, and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(c) by deleting from Table E the office of “Crown Lands Bailiff, Lands and Survey Branch”, and the particulars shown opposite such office;

(d) by deleting from Table F the office of “Assistant (Female), Accounts” and the particulars shown opposite such office, and inserting in lieu the following office and particulars:—

(c) by adding at the end of Table F the following particulars:—

(f) by inserting in Table G after the office of assistant (Film Censorship) the following particulars:―

(g) by inserting in Table H after the words “Chief Armourer, Western Australia” the words “and Tasmania”.

(h) by deleting from Table H the office of “Assistant (Accounts, &c.), Finance Office, Queensland,” and the particulars shown opposite such office.

(i) by inserting Table H, under the heading “Bass Offices”; after the words “Assistant (Records), New South Wales,” the words “and Queensland.”

(j) by inserting in Table 1 after the office “Assistant (Contracts, &c.), Stores Branch,” the following particulars:—

(k) by inserting in Table I after the office “Assistant (Orders, &c.), Stores Branch”, the following particulars:—

(l) by inserting’ in Table I after the office “Assistant (Stamp Sales)”, the following particulars:—

(m) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Head Messengers”, the following particulars:―

(n) by inserting in Table I, before the office of “Inquiry Officer, Senior”, the following particulars:—

(p) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Mechanic, Senior”, the following particulars:—

(q) by inserting in Table I; after the officer of “Overseer (Circulation), Sydney and Melbourne”, the following particulars:—

(r) by deleting from Table I the figure “220” and “238” shown opposite the office of “Overseer (Phonogram) (Female)” and inserting in their stead the figures “232” and “250”.

(s) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Senior Assistant (Female)”, the following particulars:—

(t) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Senior Machinist (Female), Accounts Branch, Perth”, the words “and Engineering Branch, Victoria”.

(u) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Senior Motor Driver”, the following particulars:—

(r) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Stationer, Stores Branch”, the following particulars:—

(w) by inserting in Table I, after the office of “Supervisor (Female)”, the following particulars:―

(x.) by inserting; in Table I, before the office of “Foreman (Pole Depot), Strathfield, New South Wales”, the following particulars:—

7. Regulation 112 is amended by deleting sub-regulation (3) and inserting in its stead the following new sub-regulation:—

(3) Upon the transfer of an officer from the Fourth to the Third Division he shall be paid such salary as is determined by the Board, having regard to the rate of salary received by him in the Fourth Division immediately prior to transfer and to the limits of salary of the position to which he is transferred. The salary granted upon transfer shall for purposes of future advancement be deemed to have been paid from such date as the Board determines.

The salary of any officer already transferred from the Fourth to the Third Division may be adjusted by the Board as if the provisions of this sub-regulation had been in operation at the time of his transfer, but no increased salary shall be paid on account of such adjustment from an earlier date than the first day of May, 1929.

8. Regulation 114 is repealed and the following new regulation inserted in its stead:—

Increments of salary.

114. (1) The Board may determine the conditions under which increments may be granted to officers whose attendance for duty during the year has been for a lesser period than eleven months.

(2) The Permanent Head shall furnish monthly to the Board through the Inspector a return of all increments granted during the month.

(3) Where the Permanent Head determines in pursuance of sub-section (3) of Section 81 of the Act that an officer is not entitled to receive on increment from the due date, a copy of the order depriving the officer of the increment, with a statement of response for such action, shall be furnished to the officer affected, who may, within seven days of receipt of such order, appeal to the Board through the Permanent Head and the Inspector against the action taken.

(4) All deferments of increments shall be reported by the Permanent Head to the Board through the Inspector.

(5) Where an increment has been deferred, the Board may determine that, purposes of future advancement, the increment shall be deemed to have been granted from the date on which, but for such deferment, it would have become due:

Provided that where an increment has been deferred owing to misconduct or inefficiency the provisions of this sub-regulation shall not apply unless the officer’s conduct, diligence, and efficiency during the ensuing twelve months be reported as satisfactory.

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