STATUTORY RULES
1970 No. 159
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REGULATION UNDER THE NAVAL DEFENCE ACT 1910-1968.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Naval Defence Act 1910-1968.
Dated this twelfth day of October, 1970.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
D. J. KILLEN
Minister of State for the Navy.
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Amendments of the Naval Establishments Regulations†
Interpretation.
Regulation 4 of the Naval Establishments Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the definitions of “employee”, “officer” and “temporary officer”; and
(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—
“(2.) The next three sub-regulations apply to persons engaged for employment in a civil capacity under section 42 of the Act.
“(3.) Where the terms and conditions applicable to the employment of a person to whom this sub-regulation applies—
(a) make provision for the Secretary to terminate the person’s engagement—
(i) on the grounds of misconduct or unsatisfactory service—without notice; or
(ii) in any other case—on the giving of not less than one week’s notice or on the payment of one week’s salary or wages in place of notice; and
(b) make provision for the payment of salary or wages to the person by reference to a rate of salary or wages per week,
the person is an employee for the purposes of these Regulations.
“(4.) Where the terms and conditions applicable to the employment of a person to whom this sub-regulation applies—
(a) make like provision with respect to the terminating of the person’s engagement as is set out in paragraph (a)of the last preceding sub-regulation; and
(b) make provision for the payment of salary to the person by reference to a rate of salary per year,
the person is a temporary officer for the purposes of these Regulations.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1970.
† Statutory Rules 1936, No. 107, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Naval Establishments Regulations, see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1970, No 74, and see also Statutory Rules 1970, No. 74.
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“(5.) A person to whom this sub-regulation applies who is not an employee or a temporary officer for the purposes of these Regulations is an officer for the purposes of these Regulations.”.
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