STATUTORY RULES.

 1963. No. 119 .

REGULATIONS UNDER THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT 1922-1960.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, on the recommendation of the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, hereby make the following Regulations under the Public Service Act 1922-1960.

Dated this  thirty-first

day of  October , 1963.

DE L’ISLE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Gordon Freeth

 Minister for the Interior. For and on behalf of the

Prime Minister.

Amendments of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations.†

Taking of recreation leave.

1. Regulation 36 of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) The last preceding sub-regulation does not prevent the grant to an officer of a period of leave of absence for recreation equal to a period of leave that lapsed by virtue of the last preceding sub-regulation where the Parliamentary Head is satisfied that the officer has been prevented by illness from taking the period of leave that lapsed.”.

Illness caused through misconduct.

2.—(1.) Regulation 47 of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the words “a fee” and inserting in their stead the words “the fee payable”.

(2.) Regulation 4 of Statutory Rules 1963, No. 3, is amended by omitting paragraph (a).

Method of travel.

3. Regulations 63 and 64 of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

“63.—(1.) The Permanent Head may, by writing under his hand, direct the means by which an officer, employee or the wife or family of an officer or employee the cost of whose conveyance is payable by the Commonwealth shall travel.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  1st  November , 1963.

† Statutory Rules 1941, No. 18, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, No. 309; 1942, No. 249; 1947, Nos. 13, 62, 154 and 165; 1951, Nos. 26, 27, 78 and 117; 1952, No. 54; 1953, Nos. 72 and 94; 1954. Nos. 86 and 120; 1955, No. 44; 1956, Nos. 56 and 57; 1957, No. 26; 1958, Nos. 19, 44 and 66; 1959, No. 61; 1960, Nos. 78 and 92; 1961, No. 98; 1962, No. 6; and 1963, Nos. 3, 66 and 83.

9108/63.—Price 5d. 12/2.9.1963.

“(2.) A direction under the last preceding sub-regulation may specify different means of travel for different classes of officers or employees and different means of travel for different types of journeys.

“(3.) The Permanent Head may, notwithstanding a direction under the last preceding sub-regulation, specify the means by which a particular officer or employee shall travel on a particular journey.

Class of travelling accommodation to be provided.

“64.—(1.) Except as provided by the next succeeding sub-regulation, an officer who occupies an office the salary or the maximum salary payable in respect of which does not exceed £1,070 per annum, or an employee performing similar work to such an officer, the cost of whose conveyance is payable by the Commonwealth shall, if the travelling accommodation provided in the train, ship, aircraft or other means by which the officer or employee is directed to travel is divided into two or more classes, be provided with travelling accommodation in the lower class accommodation or, if more than two classes of accommodation are provided, the class of accommodation that is the second highest class of accommodation.

“(2.) An officer or employee—

(a) who is a female;

(b) who travels by ship on the coast of Queensland, the coast of Western Australia or the coast of the Northern Territory;

(c) who travels by train—

(i) on a journey north of latitude 22 degrees south; or

(ii) on a journey north of the Tropic of Capricorn having a duration exceeding ten hours;

(d) who travels accompanied by his wife or family;

(e) who satisfies the Permanent Head that special circumstances exist that justify the officer or employee being exempted from the application of the last preceding sub-regulation; or (f) who is an officer or employee other than an officer or employee referred to in the last preceding sub-regulation,

shall be provided with the highest class of accommodation provided in the train, ship, aircraft or other means by which the officer or employee is directed to travel.

“(3.) The wife or family of an officer or employee the cost of whose conveyance is payable by the Commonwealth shall be provided with the highest class of accommodation provided in the train, ship, aircraft or other means of travel.”.

Definition.

4. Regulation 68 of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations is repealed and the following regulations are inserted in its stead:—

“68. In regulations 68a, 68b, 68c, 68d and 68e of these Regulations, ‘officer’ includes an employee.

Allowances payable for use, for official purposes, of private vehicles.

“68a.—(1.) The Permanent Head may authorize an officer to use for official purposes, during a period specified in the authority, his motor vehicle if the Permanent Head is satisfied that the use by the officer of the motor vehicle would result in greater efficiency or involve the Commonwealth in less expense than would be the case if public transport or a vehicle owned by the Commonwealth were used.

“(2.) An officer who uses his motor vehicle in pursuance of an authority given under the last preceding sub-regulation shall be paid an allowance for each mile that the vehicle travels for official purposes at whichever of the rates specified in the table in this sub-regulation is applicable.

“(3.) Where an officer satisfies the Parliamentary Head that the amount of the allowance payable under the last preceding sub-regulation and, where applicable, the amount of any additional allowance payable under regulation 68c of these Regulations, in a period of twelve months or, if the Parliamentary Head approves, in any other period, is insufficient to meet the amount of the expenses reasonably incurred in that period and paid by the officer by reason of the use of the motor vehicle for official purposes, the Parliamentary Head may grant to the officer an additional allowance equal to the amount by which the amount of those expenses exceeds the amount of the allowance.

Allowance for use of private vehicle on specified journeys.

“68b.—(1.) Where—

(a) an officer is entitled under regulation 82 of these Regulations to the actual cost of conveyance of himself or of himself and his family from one place to another;

(b) an officer, who is not authorized under the last preceding regulation to use his motor vehicle for official purposes, is required to travel for official purposes; or

(c) an officer who has been temporarily transferred from one place to another and returns to the place in which he is permanently stationed for the purpose of taking recreation leave,

the Permanent Head may grant to the officer permission to use a motor vehicle owned or hired by the officer for travelling in whichever of the circumstances specified in this sub-regulation is applicable to the officer if the Permanent Head is satisfied that the use by the officer of the motor vehicle will not result in the officer taking more time on the journey than he would otherwise take if permission under this sub-regulation were not granted or that the result of granting the permission would not otherwise be contrary to the interests of the Commonwealth.

“(2.) Subject to regulation 68d of these Regulations, an officer who uses a motor vehicle owned or hired by him in pursuance of a permission granted under the last preceding sub-regulation shall be paid an allowance

for each mile that the vehicle travels in the circumstances in respect of which the permission has been granted at whichever of the rates specified in the table in this sub-regulation is applicable.

Additional allowance where other passengers or goods are carried on behalf of the Commonwealth.

“68c. Where an officer to whom authority has been given under regulation 68a of these Regulations, or permission has been granted under the last preceding regulation, to use a motor vehicle owned or hired by him—

(a) transports in or on the motor vehicle a person or persons whose cost of conveyance would otherwise be borne by the Commonwealth;

(b) transports in or on the motor vehicle equipment, tools or materials weighing not less than two hundredweights and belonging to or hired by the Commonwealth; or

(c) hauls a caravan or trailer belonging to or hired by the Commonwealth,

to suit the convenience of his Department on a journey in respect of which he is entitled to payment of an allowance under whichever of the last two preceding regulations is applicable, the officer shall be paid, in addition to the allowance payable under whichever of those regulations is applicable, an allowance at the rate of One penny per mile for each mile of the journey.

Reduction of maximum amount of vehicle allowance in certain cases.

“68d.—(1.) Where—

(a) permission is granted under regulation 68b of these Regulations to an officer, other than an officer referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of that regulation, to use a motor vehicle owned or hired by him; and

(b) the amount of the allowance calculated in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of that regulation exceeds the amount which would have been payable by the Commonwealth for the conveyance of the officer if the officer had not used the motor vehicle owned or hired by him,

the amount otherwise payable to the officer shall be reduced by the amount of the excess.

‘(2.) Where—

(a) permission is granted under regulation 68b of these Regulations to an officer, other than an officer referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.) of that regulation, to use a motor vehicle owned or hired by him;

(b) the officer is entitled to payment of the additional allowance referred to in the last preceding regulation; and

(c) the sum of the amount of the allowance payable under sub-regulation (2.) of regulation 68b of these Regulations and the amount of the additional allowance payable under the last preceding regulation exceeds the amount which would have been payable by the Commonwealth for the conveyance of the officer, and—

(i) the other person or persons, or the goods; or

(ii) the other person or persons, and the goods, if the officer had not used the motor vehicle owned or hired by him,

the amount otherwise payable to the officer shall be reduced by the amount of the excess.

Bicycle allowances.

“(1.) The Permanent Head may authorize the payment of an allowance at the rate of Thirteen pounds per annum to an officer who uses his bicycle regularly for official purposes.

“(2.) Where an officer to whom an allowance is not payable under the last preceding sub-regulation uses, with the approval of the Permanent Head, his bicycle for official purposes, the officer shall be paid an allowance of Two shillings and sixpence for each day on which he uses his bicycle or, if the officer so uses his bicycle on four or more working days in a week, an allowance of Ten shillings in respect of the use of his bicycle in that week.

“(3.) Where in the circumstances of a particular case the Parliamentary Head is satisfied that the allowance payable to an officer under whichever of the last two preceding sub-regulations is applicable in relation to the officer is inadequate, the Parliamentary Head may approve of payment of an allowance at such higher rate as the Parliamentary Head considers justified.”.

Conditions of transfer from Fourth Division to Third Division.

5. Regulation 78 of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (4.), after the word “Commonwealth”, the words “,has passed another examination approved by the Parliamentary Head (being an examination of a standard that, in the opinion of the Parliamentary Head, is at least equal to the standard of one of those Examinations)”.

Cost of conveyance on transfer.

6. Regulation 82 of the Public Service (Parliamentary Officers) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “the next succeeding regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “regulation 83 of these Regulations”.

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