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STATUTORY RULES.

1964. No. 18.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1960.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922-1960, hereby makes, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulations.

Dated this twenty-fourth day of January, 1964.

F. H. WHEELER

Chairman.

K. E. GRAINGER

Commissioner.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby approve the following Regulations.

Dated this thirtieth day of January, 1964.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. G. GORTON

Minister of State for Works for and on behalf of the Prime Minister.

Amendments of the Public Service Regulations, †

First schedule.

1. The First Schedule to the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting designation numbers 36, 395, 510, 661 and 704 and the particulars opposite to those numbers.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th January, 1964.

† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended by Statutory Rules 1935, Nos. 44, 72, 78 and 119; 1936, Nos. 5, 55, 76, 88, 106, 116, 143 and 154; 1937, Nos. 11, 25, 54, 60, 74, 78, 87, 100, 103 and 118; 1938, Nos. 35, 41, 79, 105, 110 and 113; 1939, Nos. 4, 36, 52, 62, 65, 105, 154, 167 and 168; 1940, Nos. 23, 74, 110, 143 and 247; 1941, Nos. 36, 42, 127, 148, 158, 168, 191, 224, 284 and 310; 1942, Nos. 45, 167, 174, 182, 225, 320, 465, 466 and 552; 1943, Nos. 271, 272 and 301; 1944, Nos. 6, 132, 138 and 143; 1945, Nos. 15, 35, 115, 118 and 124; 1946, Nos. 22, 68, 120, 124 and 153; 1947, Nos. 1, 2, 122, 123, 134, 146, 147, 158 and 163; 1948, Nos. 32, 49, 68, 71, 97, 149, 157 and 158; 1949, Nos. 1, 81, 84 and 98; 1950, Nos. 73, 88, 99 and 100; 1951, Nos. 13, 33, 77 and 110; 1952, Nos. 9, 19, 51 and 94; 1953, Nos. 2, 20, 47, 51, 70 and 93; 1954, Nos. 12, 57, 94, 103 and 126; 1955, Nos. 43, 48 and 67; 1956, Nos. 48, 49, 50 and 133; 1957, Nos. 22 and 58; 1958, Nos. 37 and 57; 1959, Nos. 11, 16, 42, 68 and 99; 1960, Nos. 12, 18, 33, 73, 89 and 93; 1961, Nos. 35, 68, 69, 83, 87, 99, 114, 116, 125, 136 and 147; 1962, Nos. 1, 21, 33, 39, 84 and 91; and 1963, Nos. 4, 5, 20, 22, 33, 41, 42, 55, 59, 65, 81, 82, 86, 106, 108, 151, 152 and 153.

12120/63.—Price 1s.

First Schedule.

2. The First Schedule to the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting designation numbers 19, 34, 80, 106, 145, 148, 259, 351, 352, 364, 378, 391, 447, 456, 457, 480, 485, 509, 533, 538, 539, 540, 568, 610, 629 and 752 and the particulars opposite to each of those numbers and inserting in their stead, respectively, the following designation numbers and particulars:—

“19	Assistant Chief Drafting Officer.......	Interior.......................	Survey........................	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		National Development.............	Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162
		National Development.............	National Mapping................	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		Postmaster-General’s..............	Engineering....................	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		Supply........................	Government Aircraft Factories........	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
			Weapons Research Establishment, South Australia	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		Territories.....................	Northern Territory Administration, Drafting—
			Survey Drafting and Examination...	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
			Others.....................	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162”
“34	Assistant Manager................	Repatriation....................	Artificial Limb Factory, Victoria and New South Wales	£1,672
“34	Assistant Manager................	Territories.....................	Welfare.......................	£958–£1,000–£1,042”,
“80	Boatshed Officer.................	Customs and Excise...............	Shipping......................	£1,042–£1,084”,
“106	Chief Drafting Officer.............	Air..........................	Headquarters Support Command	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162
		Army........................	Army Design Establishment, Victoria	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		Civil Aviation...................	Airways Engineering—
			Central Staff..................	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540
			Western Australia...............	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162
			Airport Engineering...............	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540
		Defence.......................	............................	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162
		Interior.......................	Survey, Australian Capital Territory....	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540
			Survey and Drafting—
			New South Wales...............	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
			Victoria and Queensland..........	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162

“106—contd.	Chief Drafting Officer—continued.	National Development.............	Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics...	£2,302–£2,358–£2,414
		National Development.............	National Mapping.....................	£2,302–£2,358–£2,414
		Postmaster-General’s..............	Engineering—
			South Australia......................	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540
			Western Australia.....................	£2,302–£2,358–£2,414
			Tasmania..........................	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		Supply........................	Aeronautical Research Laboratories	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162
			Ammunition Factory, Footscray...........	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
			Central Drawing Office.................	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540
			Small Arms Factory, Lithgow.............	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
			Weapons Research Establishment, South Australia—
			Design and Workshops.................	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540
			Technical Secretariat...................	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288
		Territories.....................	Northern Territory Administration..........	£2,428–£2,484–£2,540”,
“145	Drafting Officer, Grade 2...........	............................	.................................	£1,588–£1,644–£1,700”,
“148	Drilling Superintendent.............	Territories.....................	Mines............................	£1,588–£1,644–£1,700”,
“259	Instructor (Motor Driving)...........	Postmaster-General’s..............	Engineering.........................	£958–£1,000”,
“351	Orderlies’ Supervisor, Grade 1........	Repatriation....................	General Services.....................	£1,084–£1,126–£1,168”,
“352	Orderlies’ Supervisor, Grade 2........	Repatriation....................	General Services.....................	£1,210–£1,252–£1,294”,
“364	Painter........................	............................	.................................	£902–£930–£958”,
“378	Postal Clerk-in-training.............	Postmaster-General’s..............	Postal and Transport Services.............	£734–£762–£790–£818–£846”,
“391	Principal Technical Officer..........	............................	.................................	£2,176–£2,232–£2,288”,
“447	Senior Clerical Assistant............	Attorney-General’s...............	Arbitration Court, South Australia......	£1,042–£1,084
		Civil Aviation...................	Flying Operations.....................	£1,042–£1,084
		External Affairs..................	3................................	£1,112–£1,154–£1,196–£1,238
		Navy.........................	‘N’..............................	£944–£986–£1,028–£1,070
		Postmaster-General’s..............	Mail Exchange.......................	£1,042–£1,084
			Postal and Transport Services.............	£1,084–£1,126–£1,168
			Stores and Contracts...................	£1,084–£1,126–£1,168
			Telecommunications...................	£1,042–£1,084
		Social Service...................	Western Australia.....................	£1,042–£1,084

“447—contd.	Senior Clerical Assistant—continued.	Treasury......................	Taxation—Statistics—
			New South Wales and Victoria......	£1,084–£1,126–£1,168
			Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia	£1,042–£1,084”,
“456	Senior Drafting Officer, Grade 1.......	............................	............................	£1,756–£1,812–£1,868”,
“457	Senior Drafting Officer, Grade 2.......	............................	............................	£1,924–£1,980–£2,036”,
“480	Senior Instructor (Motor Driving)......	Postmaster-General’s..............	Engineering....................	£1,070”,
“485	Senior Licence Inspector............	Postmaster-General’s..............	Personnel—
			New South Wales and Victoria......	£1,252–£1,294–£1,336–£1,378
			Other States..................	£1,238–£1,280–£1,322”,
“509	Senior Painter, Grade 1.............	............................	............................	£1,042–£1,084”,
“533	Senior Technical Instructor, Grade 3....	Civil Aviation...................	............................	£1,798
		Postmaster-General’s..............	Engineering—
			Engineering Management Services.....	£1,798
			Lines School..................	£1,826
			Technicians’ School.............	£1,798
		Other Departments................	............................	£1,756”,
“538	Senior Technical Officer, Grade 1......	............................	............................	£1,756–£1,812–£1,868”,
“539	Senior Technical Officer, Grade 2......	............................	............................	£1,924–£1,980–£2,036”,
“540	Senior Technical Officer, Grade 3......	............................	..............................	£2,050–£2,106–£2,162”,
“568	Superintendent..................	Interior.......................	Australian War Memorial...........	£1,378–£1,420–£1,462
		Shipping and Transport.............	Marine Services, Tasmania..........	£1,154–£1,196–£1,238–£1,280–£1,322
		Supply........................	Ordnance Factory, Bendigo..........	£1,798–£1,854–£1,910”,
“610	Supervisor (Stationery, &c.)..........	Postmaster-General’s..............	Stores and Contracts...............	£1,406–£1,462–£1,518–£1,574”,
“629	Technical Officer, Grade 2..........	............................	............................	£1,588–£1,644–£1,700”, and
“752	Supervisor (Female)...............	Air..........................	Secretariat.....................	£1,028–£1,070
		Civil Aviation...................	Air Transport...................	£818–£860–£902
		External Affairs..................	External Communications...........	£1,014
		Housing.......................	War Service Homes, New South Wales..	£1,000
		Navy.........................	New South Wales................	£846–£888

“752—contd.	Supervisor (Female)—continued.	Prime Minister’s.................	Office of Public Service Board........	£1,056–£1,098–£1,140–£1,182–£1,224
		Supply........................	Central Drawing Office, Maribyrnong	£874–£916–£958–£1,000
		Treasury......................	Statistician’s—
			Australian Capital Territory........	£1,056–£1,098
			New South Wales...............	£1,098–£1,140
			Western Australia...............	£888–£930
			Taxation—Sales Tax, Victoria........	£818–£860–£902”.

First Schedule.

3. The First Schedule to the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after designation numbers 30, 34 and 729 the following designation numbers and particulars, respectively:—

“30a	Assistant (Inspection)..............	Interior.......................	Australian Capital Territory Services....	£832–£860–£888”,
“34a	Assistant Mechanical Supervisor.......	Territories.....................	Mines........................	£1,420–£1,476–£1,532–£1,588”, and
“729a	Recordist (Female)................	Repatriation....................	Technical Services................	£664–£692–£720”; and

(b) by inserting after designation number 671 the following designation numbers and particulars:—

“671a	Workshop Supervisor (Mechanical Aids), Grade 1..................................................	£1,420–£1,476–£1,532–£1,588
“671b	Workshop Supervisor (Mechanical Aids), Grade 2..................................................	£1,644–£1,700–£1,756”.

Second Schedule

4. The Second Schedule to the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting after item 17 the following item:—

17a

Observer, Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, Department of the Interior

1. He shall, while in charge of an observing station, be paid, under such conditions as are, from time to time, approved by the Board, an allowance equal to the difference between his salary and the salary which would be payable to him from time to time if the scale of rates of annual salary of the office was £1,238–£1,280–£1,322”.

By Authority A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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Overview

The Regulations under the Public Service Act 1922-1960 were enacted in 1964 to facilitate amendments to the Public Service Regulations, providing a structured and systematic approach to the administration of public service positions and their associated remuneration. This legislative instrument was introduced by the Public Service Board, acting in accordance with the authority conferred by the Public Service Act 1922-1960. These regulations were approved by the Governor-General, who acted on the advice of the Federal Executive Council. The primary objective of these amendments was to update and refine the designations and salary scales of various public service positions across different departments and agencies within the Australian government. This ensures that remuneration is aligned with the responsibilities and roles of each position, maintaining fairness and consistency across the public service sector.

Scope and Application

The Public Service Regulations 1964, issued under the Public Service Act 1922-1960, apply to officers and employees of the Commonwealth Public Service. These Regulations govern various aspects of employment, including classification, remuneration, and conditions of service for specific positions within the public service. The Regulations are applicable across the Commonwealth, including territories, and impact numerous departments and entities under the federal government's purview. The Regulations specifically amend the First and Second Schedules, detailing salary scales and allowances for a range of positions. The scope of the amendments includes both the removal of certain designation numbers and the insertion of new or updated designations with corresponding salary brackets. Additionally, the Second Schedule is amended to include an allowance for observers at the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology. There are no explicit exclusions or exemptions mentioned in the text, though the application of the Regulations is inherently limited to those positions and departments explicitly listed or affected by the amendments. The Regulations do not explicitly mention the extension or restriction of their application through subordinate instruments, but such extensions or restrictions would typically be detailed in subsequent legislative or regulatory instruments.

Key Provisions

The key operative sections of these Regulations under the Public Service Act 1922-1960 include amendments to the First and Second Schedules, which specify the salary scales and particulars for various public service positions. The First Schedule (paragraphs 1, 2, and 3) lists the salary ranges for numerous roles, including Assistant Chief Drafting Officers, Senior Technical Officers, and other specialized positions across different departments such as Interior, Air, Postmaster-General's, and Defence. These amendments either omit certain designation numbers and their associated salary details or insert new designation numbers with updated salary scales. The Regulations impose obligations on public service employees and departments to adhere to the specified salary scales as outlined in the amended First and Second Schedules. For instance, positions such as Assistant Chief Drafting Officers, Chief Drafting Officers, and Senior Clerical Assistants are now subject to the new salary ranges provided. Additionally, the Second Schedule introduces a new position, Observer at the Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology, with a specific allowance based on the difference between the actual salary and the standard rate. Furthermore, these Regulations may carry legal implications for non-compliance. While the specific offences, penalties, or civil/criminal consequences for breach are not detailed within the text provided, it is reasonable to infer that any deviation from the prescribed salary scales could lead to legal scrutiny or disciplinary action. Typically, non-compliance with public service regulations could result in penalties or sanctions, including financial penalties or administrative measures against the involved parties or entities. In summary, these Regulations amend the salary scales for various public service roles, impose obligations on departments and employees to adhere to these scales, and potentially carry legal consequences for non-compliance, although the exact nature of these consequences is not specified within the provided text.

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