STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 100.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1918.

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 Defence Act 1903-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fifth day of July, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. MASSY GREENE,

Minister of State for Defence.

Regulations for the Employment of Persons in a Civil Capacity in Connexion with the Department of Defence.

Amendment.

Sub-regulation (1) of regulation 52 is amended to read:—

(1) The Governor-General may, upon the recommendation of the Secretary, grant to any officer or employee of satisfactory and continuous service who is not eligible for the furlough prescribed in regulation 51, prior to his retirement on or subsequent to his attaining the age of sixty years, leave of absence with full pay as follows:—

Service of 16 years and under 20 years								...................	5 months.
„	„	12	„	„	„	16	„	...................	4	„
„	„	8	„	„	„	12	„	...................	3	„
„	„	4	„	„	„	8	„	...................	2	„
Service of less than 4 years...........................									1 month.

The following sub-regulation is added to Civilian Staff regulation 52:—

(3) Officers and employees permanently employed who retire voluntarily or compulsorily in pursuance of the decision of the Government to re-organize and retrench the Department of Defence may, notwithstanding that they have not reached the age for retirement, be paid, on the approval of the Governor-General, the sum equivalent to the pay for the period of leave for which they would be eligible under sub-regulation (1) of this regulation had they reached the age of sixty years at the date of termination of appointment.

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