STATUTORY RULES
1969 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1968.*
THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922-1968, hereby makes, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulations.
Dated this twenty-second day of July, 1969.
Chairman.
Commissioner.
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 eighth day of August, 1969.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Immigration
for and on behalf of the
Prime Minister.
Amendments of the Public Service Regulations†
Allowance where officers unable to obtain quarters.
1. Regulation 97 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—
“(3.) Where an unmarried officer who has been transferred or promoted to an office resides, upon commencing to perform the duties of the office, in a locality other than the locality in which he resided immediately before he commenced to perform those duties, the Board may, upon application made by the officer to his Chief Officer, grant to the officer an allowance, in respect of the expenses incurred by the officer for board and lodging immediately after commencing to perform those duties, at such rate as the Board determines.
“(4.) An allowance is not payable to an officer under the last preceding sub-regulation—
(a) unless it is necessary for the officer, in order to perform the duties of the office to which he was transferred or promoted, to reside in a locality other than the locality in which he resided immediately before he commenced to perform those duties; or
(b) for a period in excess of twenty-one days unless the Board approves its payment for a longer period.”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1969.
† Statutory Rules 1935, No. 18, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Public Service Regulation see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1969, No. 12 and see also Statutory Rules 1969, Nos. 12, 13, 16 and 17.
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Re-imbursement of fares—remote districts.
2. Regulation 98 of the Public Service Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “for recreation or on account of illness”;
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “who travels from his station on recreation or sick leave”;
(c) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “who travels from his station on recreation or sick leave”;
(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (8.) the words “proceeds on recreation or sick leave” and inserting in their stead the words “travels, during leave of absence, away from that district”; and
(e) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
“(10.) In this regulation, “leave of absence” means—
(a) leave of absence for recreation;
(b) leave of absence granted under sub-section (1.) of section 73 of the Act;
(c) leave of absence on account of illness;
(d) leave of absence granted under sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 50 of these Regulations; or
(e) leave of absence granted under sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 50a of these Regulations.”.
Notification of, and appeals against, provisional promotions.
3.—(1.) Regulation 109 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (d) of sub-regulation (1b.) the words “the Chairman, Promotions Appeal Committee, Darwin” and inserting in their stead the words “the Commonwealth Public Service Inspector, Darwin”.
(2.) The amendment of the Public Service Regulations effected by the last preceding sub-regulation does not apply to or in relation to a provisional promotion a notification of the making on which was published in the Gazette before the commencement of these Regulations.
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