STATUTORY RULES.
1953. No. 39
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DRIED FRUITS EXPORT CONTROL ACT 1924-1952.*
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 Dried Fruits Export Control Act 1924-1952.
Dated this first
day of May , 1953.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Commerce and Agriculture.
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Amendments of the Dried Fruits Export Control Regulations.†
Salaries of officers.
1. Regulation 3 of the Dried Fruits Export Control Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
“3.— (1.) An officer of the Board who occupies an office specified in column 1 in the Schedule to these Regulations shall be entitled to the annual salary, or salary within the limits of salary, specified in column 2 of that Schedule opposite to that office and to the increments of salary within those limits specified in column 3 of that Schedule.
“(2.) An officer of the Board shall not be entitled to an increment of salary until he has received salary without the increment for not less than twelve months.
“(3.) The salary under this regulation of an officer of the Board who occupies an office in Australia shall be subject to variation from time to time in accordance with the provisions of regulation 106a of the Public Service Regulations as inserted by Statutory Rules 1951, No. 77.
“(4.) The salary of an officer of the Board who occupies an office in the United Kingdom shall be subject to the same variations of salary on account of variations in cost of living as those prescribed in respect of officers employed under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations for the time being in force.
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* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1953.
† Statutory Rules 1926, No. 55, as amended by Statutory Rules 1926. No. 97; 1938, No. 3; 1942, No. 533; 1947, No. 109; 1948, No. 47; and 1951, Nos. 103 and 142.
5906.—Price 3d. 9/30.3.1953.
“(5.) The salary and allowances of an officer of the Board who occupies an office in the United Kingdom shall be paid in English currency.”.
2. Regulations 4 and 4a of the Dried Fruits Export Control Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—
Conditions of employment of officers.
“4.—(l.) Subject to these Regulations, officers of the Board shall be employed under the same conditions with respect to leave of absence and holidays as those prescribed in relation to officers of the Commonwealth Public Service by the Public Service Act 1922-1951 and under the same conditions with respect to attendance, performance of duties, hours of duty and overtime payment, and travelling and other allowances as those prescribed in relation to officers of the Commonwealth Public Service by the Public Service Regulations.
“(2.) Where the Board certifies that the functions and duties of an officer, or officers included in a class of officers, employed by the Board are substantially similar to those of an officer, or officers included in a class of officers, in relation to whom a determination under the Public Service Arbitration Act 1920-1952 specified in the certificate makes provision with respect to a matter specified in the last preceding sub-regulation, that officer, or the officers included in that class of officers, employed by the Board shall be employed under the same conditions with respect to that matter as are prescribed by the determination.
“(3.) Where a condition of employment prescribed by sub-regulation (l.) of this regulation is inconsistent with a condition of employment prescribed by sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation, the latter shall prevail and the former shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, not apply to, or in relation to, officers of the Board.
“(4.) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a) a reference in the Public Service Act 1922-1951, the Public Service Regulations or a determination under the Public Service Arbitration Act 1920-1952 to the Public Service Board shall be read as a reference to the Chairman of the Dried Fruits Control Board when in Melbourne, or, when he is not in Melbourne, by a member of the Dried Fruits Control Board acting for the Chairman; and
(b) a reference in the Public Service Act 1922-1951, those Regulations or that determination to the Permanent Head or the Chief Officer shall be read as a reference to the Chairman or to such other officer or officers as the Chairman, in writing appoints.
Travelling allowance of London officers.
“4a. Where an officer of the Board is employed in the London Agency, he shall be paid a travelling allowance while travelling on duty in the United Kingdom at such rate as is prescribed by the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations.
Representation allowance.
“4b. Where the Secretary or any other officer of the Board is required to perform duty outside Australia, he shall be paid such special allowance in respect of that duty as the Board, with the approval of the Commonwealth Public Service Board, from time to time determines.”.
3. The Schedule to the Dried Fruits Export Control Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—
The Schedule.
THE SCHEDULE. Regulation 3
(Column 1.) | (Column 2.) | (Column 3.) |
Office. | Annual salary or limits of annual salary. | Increments. |
Australia— | £ | £ |
Secretary to the Board.................................... | 1,366–1,552 | 62 |
Accountant........................................... | 908–1,004 | 24 |
Clerk (Adult), Female.................................... | 515–659 | 36 |
Economic Adviser....................................... | 904 | .. |
United Kingdom— |
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|
Secretary to the London Agency............................. | 1,000–1,350 | 50 |
Technical Fruit Expert— |
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Class A............................................ | 850–1,250 | 6 of 25 |
|
| 5 of 50 |
Class B............................................ | 700–850 | 25 |
Class C............................................ | 400–700 | 10 of 20 |
|
| 4 of 25 |
Fumigation Officer— |
|
|
Class A............................................ | 700–900 | 25 |
Class B............................................ | 400–700 | 10 of 20 |
|
| 4 of 25 |
Accountant........................................... | 550–850 | 25 |
Clerk (Male)— |
| .. |
Under 18 years of age................................... | 200 | .. |
At 18 years of age..................................... | 220 | .. |
At 19 years of age..................................... | 240 | .. |
At 20 years of age..................................... | 260 | .. |
At 21 years of age and over............................... | 300–480 | 20 |
Clerk (Female)— |
| .. |
Under 18 years of age................................... | 200 | .. |
At 18 years of age | 210 | .. |
At 19 years of age..................................... | 220 | .. |
At 20 years of age..................................... | 230 | .. |
At 21 years of age and over............................... | 240–420 | 20 |
Stenographer (Female).................................... | 348–396 | 12 |
Assistant (Male)— |
| .. |
Under 18 years of age................................... | 168 | .. |
At 18 years of age..................................... | 180 | .. |
At 19 years of age..................................... | 198 | .. |
At 20 years of age..................................... | 216 | .. |
At 21 years of age and over............................... | 252–342 | 3 of 12 |
|
| 3 of 18 |
Assistant (Female)— |
| .. |
Under 18 years of age................................... | 168 | .. |
At 18 years of age..................................... | 180 | .. |
At 18 years of age..................................... | 192 | .. |
At 20 years of age..................................... | 204 | .. |
At 21 years of age and over............................... | 216–288 | 4 of 12 |
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| 1 of 24 |
Salaries of officers in Australia.
4.—(1.) Notwithstanding the provisions of the Dried Fruits Export Control Regulations as in force during the period which commenced on the thirtieth day of June, 1951, and ended on the eighth day of October, 1952, an officer of the Board who occupied an office in Australia specified in column 1 of the table in this sub-regulation shall, in respect of his service during that period, be deemed to have been entitled to the annual salary, or salary within the limits of salary, specified in column 2 of that table opposite to that office and to the increments of salary within those limits specified in column 3 of that table.
The Schedule—continued.
(Column 1.) | (Column 2.) | (Column 3.) |
Office. | Annual salary or limits of annual salary. | Increments. |
| £ | £ |
Secretary to the Board................................. | 1,366–1,552 | 62 |
Accountant......................................... | 908–1,004 | 24 |
Clerk (Adult), Female.................................. | 515–659 | 36 |
Economic Adviser.................................... | 904 | .. |
Commencement.
(2.) The salary to which an officer of the Board is deemed to have been entitled under the last preceding sub-regulation during the period specified in that sub-regulation shall be deemed to have been subject to variation from time to time in accordance with the provisions of regulation 106a of the Public Service Regulations as inserted by Statutory Rules 1951, No. 77.
5. Regulations 1, 2 and 3 of these Regulations shall be deemed to have come into operation on the ninth day of October, 1952.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.