Statutory Rules
1977 No. 144
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE ACT 1975.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Curriculum Development Centre Act 1975.
Dated this nineteenth day of August, 1977.
JOHN R. KERR
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
J. L. CARRICK
Minister of State for Education.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE REGULATIONS
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Curriculum Development Centre Regulations.
Interpretation.
2. In these Regulations—
(a) “ Act ” means the Curriculum Development Centre Act 1975; and
(b) a reference to an allowance payable to a person includes a reference to an amount payable to the person in respect of expenditure incurred by the person.
Application of overseas allowances of a Second Division officer.
3. (1) Subject to regulation 7, there is payable to the Chairman, a part-time member of the Council or the Director by way of an allowance in respect of his service outside Australia and the external Territories during a period that commenced, or commences, on or after 26 June 1976 a sum equal to the amount of the allowances payable to him in respect of that period—
(a) if he were an officer of the Second Division of the Australian Public Service during that period; and
(b) if the Centre were a Department of State of the Commonwealth during that period.
* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 August 1977.
(2) Where travelling allowance is payable under a determination of the Remuneration Tribunal to a person in respect of a period of service of the kind referred to in sub-regulation (1), a sum is not payable under sub-regulation (1) to the person in respect of travelling allowance in respect of that period.
Allowance for use of private vehicle for the purposes of the Centre.
4. Subject to regulation 7, there is payable to the Chairman, a part-time member of the Council or the Director by way of an allowance in respect of the use of his motor vehicle during a period that commenced, or commences, on or after 4 August 1976 a sum equal to the amount of the allowances payable to him in respect of that period under regulations 90, 90a, 90aa, 90b and 90c of the Public Service Regulations as in force from time to time—
(a) if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service during that period;
(b) if the Centre were a Department of State of the Commonwealth during that period; and
(c) if a reference in those regulations to—
(i) the Commonwealth were read as a reference to the Centre;
(ii) official purposes were read as a reference to the performance of the functions of the Centre; and
(iii) a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth were read as a reference to a vehicle owned or hired by the Centre.
Application of regulations 93 and 97 of the Public Service Regulations to the Director.
5. Subject to regulation 7, there is payable to the Director by way of an allowance in respect of his service during the period commencing 1 September 1975, a sum equal to the amount of the allowances payable to him in respect of that period under regulations 93 and 97 of the Public Service Regulations as in force from time to time—
(a) if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service during that period; and
(b) if the Centre were a Department of State of the Commonwealth during that period.
Removal expenses of Director.
6. Subject to regulation 7, there is payable to the Director by way of an allowance in respect of the cost of the removal to Australia of his furniture and personal effects a sum equal to the amount of the allowances payable to him in that respect if his appointment on 1 September 1975 as Director were an appointment as Permanent Head of a Department of State of the Commonwealth.
Performance of functions in relation to allowances.
7. A sum is not payable under regulation 3, 4, 5 or 6 to a person unless—
(a) a function that is required to be performed by a Minister of State for the Commonwealth in relation to the payment of the amount of an allowance, referred to in that regulation, to an officer of the Australian Public Service is performed by the Minister in relation to the payment of the sum to the person;
(b) a function that is required to be performed by the Permanent Head, or the Chief Officer, of a Department of State of the Commonwealth in relation to the payment of the amount of an allowance, referred to in that regulation, to an officer of the Australian Public Service is performed—
(i) by the Minister in relation to the payment of the sum to the Chairman, part-time member of the Council or the Director; or
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(ii) by the Chairman in relation to the payment of the sum to a part-time member of the Council; and
(c) a function that is required to be performed by the Public Service Board in relation to the payment of the amount of an allowance, referred to in that regulation, to an officer of the Australian Public Service is performed by the Minister in relation to the payment of the sum to the person.