STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 109.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT ACT 1942.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Women’s Employment Act 1942.

Dated this nineteenth day of July, 1944.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. HOLLOWAY

Minister of State for Labour and National Service.

Amendments of the Women’s Employment Regulations.

Interpretation.

1. In these Regulations “Women’s Employment Regulations” means the provisions in the Schedule to the Women’s Employment Act 1942 relating to the employment of women, as subsequently amended.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 4 of the Women’s Employment Regulations is amended by inserting, after the definition of “determination”, the following definition:—

“‘employ’ (except in relation to the Commonwealth or to any instrumentality or authority of or under the Commonwealth) means employ in industry, and ‘employing’, ‘employed’ and ‘employment’ have corresponding meanings;”.

Application for permission to employ females.

3. Regulation 6 of the Women’s Employment Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(10.) The rate of payment for any female employee, or for females in respect of the performance of any work, prescribed by an award, order or determination of an Industrial Authority or by an industrial agreement, shall not be reduced by any decision of the Board.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 19^th July, 1944.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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