Public Service Regulations (Amendment)

STATUTORY RULES.

1959. No. 99.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1958.*

THE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, acting in pursuance and exercise of the authority conferred upon it by the Public Service Act 1922-1958, hereby makes, subject to the approval of the Governor-General, the following Regulations.

Dated this thirteenth day of November, 1959.

W. E. DUNK

Chairman.

G. G. SUTCLIFFE

Commissioner.

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 Regulation.

Dated this fourth day of December, 1959.

W. J. SLIM

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. R. DOWNER

for and on behalf of the Prime Minister.

AMENDMENTS OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATIONS.†

Information not to be given.

1. Regulation 35 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting, after the word “officer” (wherever occurring), the words “or employee”.

Higher duties.

2. Regulation 87 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (10.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(10.) For the purpose of determining the date from which an increment in an allowance is payable under this regulation, and for the purpose of determining whether the performance of the duties of a higher office has been for a continuous period—

(a) an officer who performs the duties of a higher office immediately before he is absent from duty on—

(i) a public holiday;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 4th December, 1959.

† Statutory Rules 1935, No 18, as amended to date. For previous amendments of the Public Service Regulations see footnote † to Statutory Rules 1959, No. 11 and see also Statutory Rules 1959, Nos. 16, 42 and 68.

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(ii) recreation leave;

(iii) leave granted under the provisions of section 69 of the Act or regulation 52 of these Regulations;

(iv) leave, not exceeding in all six days in any twelve months, granted under regulation 53 of these Regulations;

(v) leave granted under regulation 45 of these Regulations;

(vi) leave granted under regulation 45A of these Regulations;

(vii) leave granted under section 72 of the Act;

(viii) accident leave granted under an order or determination made by the Public Service Arbitrator;

(ix) sick leave not exceeding the periods specified in the next succeeding sub-regulation; and

(x) other authorized leave not exceeding in all six days in any twelve months,

shall be deemed to have performed the duties of a higher office during his absence if the officer resumes duty in the same office or another office of higher classification than his own immediately after the expiration of the absence; and

(b) an officer who performs the duties of a higher office immediately before he is absent from duty on leave of absence granted under section 73 of the Act shall be deemed to have performed the duties of a higher office during his absence, if the salary payable to the officer in respect of the period of his, absence includes, by reason of sub-regulation (2.) or sub-regulation (3.) of regulation 62 of these Regulations, an allowance in respect of the performance of the duties of a higher office.”.

Camping and lodging allowances.

3. Regulation 89 of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “Four pounds fourteen shillings per week” and inserting in its stead the words “Five pounds eighteen shillings per week”; and

(b) by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in their stead the following paragraphs:—

“(a) in the case of a married officer—at the rate of Ten pounds three shillings per week; or

(b) in the case of an unmarried officer—at the rate of Ten pounds three shillings per week for the first three weeks and, thereafter, at the rate of Five pounds eighteen shillings per week.”

Allowance, ship keeping duty: engineers on lighthouse vessels.

4. Regulation 95A of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “, whilst in port,”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the figures “44” and inserting in their stead the figures “40”.

Notification of provisional promotions.

5. Regulation 109 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (l.) after the words “Postmaster-General’s Department”, the words “or the Department of Civil Aviation”.

Constitution of Promotions Appeal Committees.

6. Regulation 109D of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1A.) the word “three” and inserting in its stead the word “two”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (1D.).

Cost of conveyance on transfer.

7. Regulation 119 of the Public Service Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Where an officer who is compulsorily transferred with his Department to Canberra—

(a) occupies, in Canberra, a house or flat under a tenancy agreement with the Commonwealth; and

(b) within two years after his transfer occupies, in Canberra, a house that he has built or purchased,

the cost of removing the furniture and household effects from the house or flat referred to in paragraph (a) of this sub-regulation to the house referred to in paragraph (b) of this sub-regulation shall, subject to regulation 120 of these Regulations, be paid by the Department.”.

Removal expenses from Canberra.

8. Regulation 119A of the Public Service Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “three” and inserting in its stead the word “five”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “three” and inserting in its stead the word “five”.

Fourth Schedule.

9. The Fourth Schedule to the Public Service Regulations is amended by inserting, after the words—

the words—

By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.