Commonwealth Public Service Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 86.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1924 (TWENTY-SEVENTH AMENDMENT, 1926).

THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS appointed under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1924, 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 from the 1st July, 1926.

Dated this fourth day of June, 1926.

Approved in Executive Council this twenty-third day of June, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

S. M. BRUCE,

Prime Minister.

Amendment of Commonwealth Public Service Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1923, No. 93, as amended to this date.)

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1. Parts IV. and V. consisting of Regulations 104, 105, 105a, 105b, and 105c of the Commonwealth Public Service Regulations are repealed, and the following Parts and Regulations inserted in their stead:—

PART IV.—OFFICERS OF THE SECOND DIVISION.

Salaries of Officers of Second Division.

104. (1) An officer of the Second Division occupying an office specified in the following table shall be paid salary in accordance with the amount or scale specified in the table opposite the office occupied by him:—

Salaries of Officers of Second Division—continued.

(2) Subject to the provisions of section 31 of the Act, an officer occupying an office specified in the preceding table may be paid increments within the limits of salary fixed in respect of his office, as follows:—

(a) In the case of an officer receiving salary less than £900, of an amount of £24; and

(b) In the case of an officer receiving salary of £900 or over, of an amount of £50:

Provided that in respect of the period 1st July, 1924, to 30th June, 1926, any increment payable to an officer receiving salary less than £900 shall be of an amount of £25.

(3) Where the scale of salary payable in any office prior to 1st July, 1926, is varied by this Regulation, the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Board may determine the amount of salary within the limits of the scale to be paid from 1st July, 1926, to the officer occupying that office, and the date from which that amount of salary shall be deemed to have been received.

Provided that no determination shall be made under this sub-regulation which would reduce the salary payable to any officer under the preceding sub-regulations of this regulation.

(4) Any officer of the Second Division occupying an office not specified in sub-regulation (1) of this regulation shall, pending the classification of his office in pursuance of section 27 of the Act, continue to receive the salary received by him at the commencement of this regulation:

Provided that the Permanent Head may, from time to time, supplement that salary by the grant of such increments as are determined by the Board.

PART V.—OFFICERS OF THE THIRD DIVISION.

Salaries of Officers of the Third Divisions

105. (1) The Third Division of the Commonwealth Service includes the officers whose offices have been classified under section 27 of the Act within that Division, and any officer whose office is subsequently directed by the Governor-General, in pursuance of section 24 of the Act, to be included in that Division.

(2) Pending the classification, under section 27 of the Act, of any office which, immediately prior to the commencement of this regulation, was in the Third Division, that office, and the officer occupying that office, shall remain in the Third Division, and the salary paid to that officer at that date shall continue to be paid, and the Permanent Head may supplement that salary by the grant of such increments as are determined by the Board.

(3) The limits of salary payable to officers in the respective classes into which the Third Division is classified under section twenty-seven of the Act shall, subject to this regulation, be of such amounts specified in Table A or Table B of this regulation as are specified in the classification of the offices of which those respective classes consist.

(4) The application of the last preceding sub-regulation to male officers shall be subject to the following conditions:—

(a) The maximum of the limits of salary of a classified officer shall not be less than £276.

(b) Subject to the provisions of section 31 of the Act and of regulation 105a, and except as prescribed in paragraph (c) of this sub-regulation, increments may be paid to an officer within the limits of salary fixed in respect to his office, as follows:—

(i) in the case of any officer receiving salary not exceeding £348, of such amount as will raise his salary to the next higher amount shown in Table A of this regulation;

(ii) in the case of any officer receiving salary exceeding £348 and less than £600, of an amount of £18;

(iii) in the case of any officer receiving salary not less than £600 and less than £900, of an amount of £24; and

(iv) in the case of any officer receiving salary not less than £900, of an amount of £25,

but not in any case beyond the maximum of the limits of salary fixed in respect to his office. In any case where the payment of an increment of an amount specified in this sub-regulation would raise the salary of an officer beyond the maximum of the limits of salary fixed in respect to his office, he may be granted an increment of such amount as will raise his salary to that maximum.

(c) The minimum rates of pay to officers 21 years of age and under shall be as follows:—

(5) The application of sub-regulation (3) of this regulation to female officers shall be subject to the following conditions:—

(a) The maximum of the limits of salary of a classified officer shall not be less than £222.

(b) Subject to the provisions of section 31 of the Act and of regulation 105b, and except as prescribed in paragraph (c) of this sub-regulation, increments may be paid an officer within the limits of salary fixed in respect to her office, as follows:—

(i) in the case of any officer receiving salary not exceeding £348, of such amount as will raise her salary to the next higher amount shown in Table B of this regulation;

(ii) in the case of any officer receiving salary exceeding £348 and less than £600, of an amount of £18,

but not in any case beyond the maximum of the limits of salary fixed in respect to her office. In any case where the payment of an increment of an amount specified in this sub-regulation would raise the salary of an officer beyond the maximum of the limits of salary fixed in respect to her office, she may be granted an increment of such amount as will raise her salary to that maximum.

(c) The minimum rates of pay to officers 21 years of age and under shall be as follows:—

(6) For the purposes of the last two preceding sub-regulations of this regulation “salary” means the salary to which an officer would be entitled under the classification together with any increment thereto granted pursuant to this regulation. In any case where an officer is appointed, transferred, or promoted to an office other than that in which the officer was classified, the Board may determine the amount, within the limits of salary fixed in respect to the office, to be regarded as salary for the purposes of those sub-regulations, and may determine the date on which that amount shall be deemed to have been received.

(7) The limits of salary payable to an officer in any new office created in the Third Division after the commencement of this regulation shall be such amounts specified in Table C or Table D of this regulation as are fixed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Board in respect to that office:

Provided that, if the office be created in a section of the Commonwealth Service not classified under sub-section (1) of section twenty-seven of the Act, the salary of any officer transferred to that office shall not, pending that classification and unless the Board otherwise determines, be less than the salary to which he was entitled prior to transfer.

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(8) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation—

(a) the Governor-General may on the recommendation of the Board, alter the limits of salary to be paid in any office or the salary payable to any officer under sub-regulations (3), (4) or (5) of this regulation to amounts specified in Table C of this regulation in the case of male officers and to amounts specified in Table D of this regulation in the case of female officers, and may fix the dates on which increments following such alteration may be paid. Any alteration made under this sub-regulation shall take effect from the 1st day of July, 1926, and no alteration shall be made under this sub-regulation which would reduce the salary payable to any officer under the preceding sub-regulations of this regulation;

(b) subject to the provisions of Section 31 of the Act and of regulations 105a and 105b of these regulations, in any case where the scale of salary has been altered pursuant to this sub-regulation or has been fixed by the Governor-General in accordance with sub-regulation (7) of this regulation increments may be paid to an officer within the limits of salary fixed in respect to his or her office of such amount as will in the case of male officers raise the salary to the next higher amount shown in Table C, and in the case of female officers to the next higher amount shown in Table D.

(c) the minimum rates of pay to male officers 21 years of age and under shall, from the 1st day of July, 1926, be as follows:—

(d) the minimum rates of pay to female officers 21 years of age and under shall, from the 1st day of July, 1926, be as follows:—

(e) the maximum of the limits of salary of a classified officer shall from the 1st day of July, 1926, not be less than £306 in the case of a male officer or less than £256 in the case of a female officer.

Table A.

Table B.

Table C.

Table D.

105a. Notwithstanding anything contained in the last preceding regulation—

(a) An officer occupying, in the Attorney-General’s Department, an office of Examiner of Patents or of Examiner of Trade Marks shall not be advanced in salary beyond £402 per annum unless the advance is approved by the Board upon satisfactory evidence that the officer is capable of performing efficiently the whole of the duties of an Examiner in the section in which he is employed.

(b) An officer occupying, in the Department of Trade and Customs, an office of Wharf Examining Officer shall not be advanced in salary beyond £330 per annum unless he has completed two years’ service as a Wharf Examining Officer, and

(i) is employed regularly in charge of a station where the conditions of business require the services of two or more Examining Officers; or

(ii) regularly performs duties which are not carried out under direction of a Senior Wharf Examining Officer and which are determined by the Board as being of such importance as to warrant advancement in salary.

(c) An officer occupying, in the Department of Trade and Customs, an office of Invoice Examining Officer shall not be advanced in salary beyond £402 per annum unless—

(i) he has completed two years’ continuous service or three years’ service in the aggregate as an Invoice Examining Officer; and

(ii) the Board is satisfied, upon report of the Chief Officer and Public Service Inspector, that the officer is competent to discharge accurately and expeditiously all duties appertaining to the work of an Invoice Examining Officer.

(d) An officer occupying, in the Department of Trade and Customs, an office of Junior Analyst shall upon reaching 21 years of age be designated Analyst and shall be paid a salary not less than £294 per annum, provided that he produces evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he has successfully completed a three years’ course in the theory and practice of Chemistry at a Technical School or other institution approved by the Board.

(e) An officer occupying, in the Department of Trade and Customs, an office of Analyst shall not be advanced in salary beyond £384 per annum except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he is capable of performing, under the general supervision of the officer in charge, any analytical work in a Customs Laboratory.

(f) An officer occupying, in the Auditor-General’s Office, an office of Clerk (Audit) shall not be advanced in salary beyond £306 per annum unless—

(1) he is employed in an assistant capacity on the audit of accounts and the Board is satisfied as to his efficiency and aptitude for audit duties, and

(2) he has given evidence of qualifications in accountancy and auditing by passing—

(i) the Intermediate examination, or

(ii) the Final examination

of an Institute of Accountants recognized by the Board.

On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (i) the officer may advance by annual increments to a maximum of £318 per annum. On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (ii) the officer shall, if an adult, be paid not less than £294 per annum, and may advance to a maximum of £330 per annum.

(g) An officer assigned in the classification under section 27 of the Act to an office of Inspector, Grade 1, Auditor-General’s Office, who is classified with salary less than £438 per annum, shall not be advanced beyond £438 per annum, except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board of efficiency in the performance of audit duties justifying such advancement.

No officer hereafter appointed to such an office shall be eligible for advancement in that office beyond £438 per annum unless he has passed the Final examination of an Institute of Accountants recognized by the Board and his efficiency is such as in the opinion of the Board justifies the advancement.

(h) An officer occupying, in the Attorney-General’s Department, an office of Clerk (Legal), with limits of salary £96-£354, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £306 per annum unless—

(1) the Board is satisfied as to his efficiency and aptitude for legal work, and

(2) the officer has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that—

(i) he is engaged upon an approved course of study with the object of qualifying for admission as a Barrister or Solicitor and is making satisfactory progress therein, or

(ii) he has qualified for admission as a Barrister or Solicitor of the High Court or the Supreme Court of a State.

On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (i) the officer may advance by annual increments to a maximum of £318 per annum. On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (ii) the officer shall be paid not less than £318 per annum, and may advance to a maximum of £354 per annum.

(i) An officer occupying, in the Attorney-General’s Department, an office of Clerk (Legal), with limits of salary £306-£492, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £402 per annum except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he is rendering efficient service and is engaged in an approved course of study with the object of qualifying for admission as a Barrister or Solicitor and is making satisfactory progress therein, or has successfully completed such course.

(j) An officer occupying, in the Attorney-General’s Department, an office of Clerk (Legal), with limits of salary £306-£492, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £456 per annum unless he has qualified for admission as a Barrister or Solicitor of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of a State.

(k) An officer occupying, in the Meteorological Branch, Department of Home and Territories, an office of Meteorological Assistant, Grade 1, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £306 per annum unless—

(1) he has been employed for three years on meteorological duties, and/or has given evidence to the satisfaction of the Board of aptitude for meteorological work; and

(2) he has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that—

(i) he is engaged upon a course of study in Mathematics and/or Physics of the standard of a University degree course and is making satisfactory progress therein, or

(ii) he has completed a course of study equivalent to the standard of a third year University course in Mathematics and/or Physics.

On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (i) the officer may advance by annual increments to a maximum of £318 per annum. On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (ii) the officer shall, if an adult, be paid not less than £294 per annum and may advance to a maximum of £354 per annum.

(l) An officer occupying, in the Meteorological Branch, Department of Home and Territories, an office of Meteorologist (Research), shall not be advanced in salary beyond £402 per annum, except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that—

(i) he possesses the necessary aptitude and capacity for conducting research work and is rendering efficient service, and

(ii) he is a graduate of a recognized University with major work in Mathematics and Physics, or is engaged in a degree course with the object of so graduating.

(m) An officer occupying, in the Meteorological Branch, Department of Home and Territories, an office of Meteorologist (Research), shall not be advanced in salary beyond £456 per annum except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he is a graduate of a recognized University with major work in Mathematics and Physics.

(n) An officer occupying, in the Department of Works and Railways, an office of Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, or Architect, with limits of salary £120-£474, and receiving salary not exceeding £306 per annum, shall not be advanced beyond that amount unless—

(1) he has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he has completed an approved course of study in subjects relating to the work of the position which he is occupying and in allied subjects at a Technical School or other institution approved by the Board.

On compliance with condition (1) the officer shall, if an adult, be paid not less than £294 per annum and may advance by annual increments to £384 per annum. Until the officer complies with condition (1) he shall be designated “Cadet.”

(o) An officer occupying, in the Department of Works and Railways, an office of Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, or Architect, with limits of salary £120-474, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £384 per annum except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he is capable of discharging, under the general supervision of the controlling officer, any duties which come within the scope of the relative section in which he is employed (i.e., Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, or Architectural section, as the case may be).

(p) An officer occupying, in the Department of Health, an office of Technical Assistant, Grade 1, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £306 per annum unless—

(1) the Board is satisfied as to his efficiency and aptitude for the work of the Section in which he is employed; and

(2) the officer has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that—

(i) he is engaged upon an approved course of study in subjects relating to the work of his Section and is making satisfactory progress therein; or

(ii) he has obtained the diploma of an approved Technical College in Chemistry or possesses qualifications which in the opinion of the Board are at least equal to the diploma standard.

On compliance “with conditions (1) and (2) (i) the officer may advance by annual increments to a maximum of £318 per annum. On compliance with conditions (1) and (2) (ii) the officer shall, if an adult, be paid not less than £294 per annum, and may advance by annual increments to £354 per annum. Advancement beyond £354 per annum shall be dependent upon the officer having passed an examination in subjects, including Bacteriology and Immunity, to be approved by the Board.

(q) An officer occupying, in the Department of Home and Territories, an office of Draftsman, with limits of salary £120-£474 and receiving salary not exceeding £306 per annum, shall not be advanced beyond that amount unless—

(1) he has furnished evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that he has completed an approved course of study in subjects relating to the work of the position which he is occupying and in allied subjects at a Technical School or other institution approved by the Board.

On compliance with condition (1) the officer shall, if an adult, be paid not less than £294 per annum, and may advance by annual increments to £384 per annum. Until the officer complies with condition (1) he shall be designated “Cadet.”

(r) An officer occupying, in the Department of Home and Territories, an office of Draftsman, with limits of salary £120-474, shall not be advanced in salary beyond £384 per annum except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board that the character and importance of the work so warrant, and that he is capable of discharging under the general supervision of the controlling officer any duties which come within the scope of the Section in which he is employed.

(s) An officer occupying, in the Postmaster-General’s Department, an office of Telegraphist shall not be advanced in salary beyond £306 per annum (£256 per annum in the case of a female officer) except upon evidence to the satisfaction of the Board of efficiency in the performance of telegraphic duties justifying such advancement.

Salaries of Female Officers.

105b. Female officers occupying the following offices shall be paid salary within the limits specified opposite the respective offices:—

Salaries of Female Officers—continued.

Allowances in addition to salary.

105c. (1) At the undermentioned stations the Chief Officer may appoint an officer for the purpose of regular exchange of duties with the Senior Telegraphist in charge of the evening staff for one day in three or one week in three, as may best meet local conditions. The officer so appointed shall, on the approval of the Chief Officer, be paid an allowance to increase his salary to the amount specified hereunder as applicable to the particular office at which he is stationed:—

At Wagga Wagga and Albury, New South Wales, and Hobart, Tasmania, an allowance to increase salary to £354 per annum.

At Rockhampton, Queensland, and Launceston, Tasmania, an allowance to increase salary to £366 per annum.

(2) At the undermentioned stations, if the officer next the Telegraphist-in-charge is in receipt of salary of less than £318 per annum, the Chief Officer may grant an allowance to such officer at the rate of £12 per annum, upon satisfactory evidence of competency to attend to repeaters in the absence of the officer-in-charge:—

Mount Surprise, Queensland; Alice Springs, Smoky Bay, Fowler’s Bay, Marree and Powell’s Creek, South Australia; and Eucla and Israelite Bay, Western Australia.

(3) A Telegraphist who has passed the prescribed examination for advancement to a position of Senior Telegraphist, and who has served for twelve months at the maximum salary of a Telegraphist, may, on the approval of the Chief Officer, be paid an allowance at the rate of £12 per annum until such time as he is promoted to a higher office.

(4) The Chief Officer shall advise the Board from time to time of any allowance granted in pursuance of this regulation.

Variations of salary on account of variations in cost of living.

105d. Salaries payable in pursuance of this Part shall be subject to variation in accordance with regulation 106a of these regulations.

2. Regulation 106 is amended by omitting sub-regulations (4), (5), and (6), and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, in the case of any officers of the Fourth Division employed in any of the Sections and offices specified in the following tables, or in any office dealt with by the Governor-General or the Board under sub-regulation (6) of this regulation, those officers, and any officers subsequently promoted, appointed, or transferred to those Sections and offices shall be paid salaries in accordance with the scales or amounts shown in those tables opposite their respective offices, or fixed by the Governor-General under sub-regulation (6) of this regulation.

(5) Where the scale of salary payable in any office prior to 1st July, 1926, is varied by this regulation, the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Board, may determine the amount of salary within the limits of the scale to be paid from 1st July, 1926, to the officer occupying that office, and the date from which that amount of salary shall be deemed to have been paid:

Provided that no determination shall be made under this sub-regulation which would reduce the salary of any officer below that previously received by him.

(6) The Governor-General may from time to time, upon the recommendation of the Board, fix the limits of salary for an office (not designated in any of the following tables) which has been created in the Fourth Division, and may raise or lower the salary of any office in that Division, and the Board may alter the designation of any office in that Division.

Table C.

Section.—Such Sections as have been classified in pursuance of Section 27 of the Act.

Table C—continued.

Table. D.

Section.—Prime Minister’s Department.

Table E.

Section.—Department of Home and Territories.

Table E—continued.

* Formerly Senior Assistant, Grade 1.

Table F.

Section.—Attorney-General’s Department.

Table F—continued.

* One position (Sydney). † Formerly Senior Assistant.

Table G.

Section—Department of Works and Railways.

Table H.

Section.—Such Sections of the Department of Trade and Customs as have been classified in pursuance of Section 27 of the Act.

Table I.

Section—Postmaster-General’s Department.

Table I—continued.

* A Telegraphist who was previously classified as Senior Postal Assistant shall be eligible to receive two further increments of £12.

Table I—continued.