Statutory Rules 1944, No. 53.^(c)

Recreation leave.

1. Regulation 12 of the Peace Officers’ Guard Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “the Superintending” and inserting in their stead the words “a Deputy Superintending”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this regulation, where a Peace Officer, having completed at least one year’s service, resigns, he may, if he has served not less than nine months in the year in which his service terminates, be granted, at the discretion of the Superintending Peace Officer, recreation leave in respect of that year at the rate of one and one-half days’ leave for each completed month of service in that year.”.

2. After regulation 12 of the Peace Officers’ Guard Regulations, the following regulations are inserted:—

Emergency leave.

“12a. The Superintending Peace Officer may, in case of pressing necessity, grant leave of absence not exceeding three days in any twelve months to any Peace Officer who has completed at last twelve months’ service:

(a) For previous Regulations, see Commonwealth Statutory Rules 1942, p. 1154.

(b) Made under the Peace Officers Act 1925 on 19th January, 1944; notified in the Gazette on 20th January, 1944.

(c) Made under the Peace Officers Act 1925 on 22nd March, 1944; notified in the Gazette on 23rd March, 1944.

Provided that any such leave granted shall be deducted from any recreation leave due or, if no recreation leave is due, deduction shall be made from the next accruing recreation leave.

Leave without pay.

“12b. On the application of any Peace Officer and on good cause being shown, the Superintending Peace Officer may grant to the Peace Officer leave of absence, without pay, for any period not exceeding thirty days.”.

3. Regulation 14 of the Peace Officers’ Guard Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Sick leave.

“14.—(1.) A Peace Officer may, in respect of his service as a Peace Officer, be granted, in case of illness, sick leave in accordance with the Determination of the Public Service Arbitrator (No. 39 of 1926), as amended from time to time.

“(2.) A Peace Officer shall, when absent from duty on account of sickness or injury—

(a) immediately report, or cause to be reported, to the officer in charge at his station, particulars of the illness or injury; and

(b) furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Deputy Superintending Peace Officer in the State or Territory in which he is stationed a written application for leave, together with a medical certificate:

Provided that a Deputy Superintending Peace Officer may grant leave of absence under this regulation, without the production of a medical certificate, for any period or periods not exceeding in the aggregate four days in any period of twelve months.

“(3.) A Deputy Superintending Peace Officer may, on production of satisfactory medical evidence, grant sick leave on full pay in accordance with that Determination where the period of leave does not exceed seven days.

“(4.) All applications for sick leave for any period in excess of seven days shall be submitted to the Superintending Peace Officer who may grant sick leave in accordance with that Determination for any period or periods not exceeding thirty days in any period of twelve months.

“(5.) Any application for sick leave in excess of thirty days in any period of twelve months or in any case where a Peace Officer has exhausted all leave allowable with pay under that Determination shall be submitted to the Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department, for approval or otherwise.

“(6.) A Peace Officer shall not be allowed sick pay if the sickness or injury arises from his own misconduct, or in any case of absence without sufficient cause.”.

Unauthorized absence.

4. Regulation 15 of the Peace Officers’ Guard Regulations is amended by omitting the figures and words “12 or regulation 14” and inserting in their stead the figures and words “12, 12a, 12b or 14”.