STATUTORY RULES.

1950. No. 45.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE HIGH COMMISSIONER ACT 1909-1945.*

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 High Commissioner Act 1909-1945.

Dated this sixteenth day of August, 1950.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Acting Prime Minister.

Amendments of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations.†

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by inserting, before the definition of “officer”, the following definition :—

“ oath ” includes affirmation in the case of a person permitted under regulation 96 of these Regulations to make an affirmation instead of taking an oath, and any reference to the taking or administering of an oath includes a reference to the making or administering of an affirmation in any such case;”.

Requirements for confirmation.

2. Regulation 17 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph :—

“ (b) he takes and subscribes an oath in the form in the Third Schedule to these Regulations.”, and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “ or affirmation ”.

Short leave of absence.

3. Regulation 27 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso to sub-regulation (1.).

4. After regulation 71 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations the following regulation is inserted :—

Oath to be taken by officers of Third Class.

“ 71a.—(1.) The High Commissioner shall require every person who—

(a) is employed as an officer of the Third Class at the date of commencement of this regulation; or

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on                                                                              , 1950.

† Statutory Rules 1941, No. 258, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, Nos. 73 and 300; 1944, No. 172; 1946, Nos. 50 and 97; 1948, No. 58; and 1949, Nos. 11 and 79.

2618.—Price 3d.                                                                                                 9/26.7.1950.

(b) is appointed to be an officer of the Third Class after the date of commencement of this regulation,

to take and subscribe an oath in the form in the Third Schedule to these Regulations and every such person, upon being so required, shall comply with that requirement.

“ (2.) The Official Secretary or an officer thereto authorized in writing by the High Commissioner may administer the oath referred to in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation.”.

Absence from duty during office hours.

5. Regulation 80 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the proviso to sub-regulation (2.).

6. After regulation 95 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations the following regulation is added :—

Affirmation instead of oath.

“ 96. Whenever a person objects to take the oath prescribed by regulation 17 or regulation 71a of these Regulations and states, as the ground of his objection, either that he has no religious belief or that the taking of an oath is contrary to his religious belief, he shall be permitted to make an affirmation in the form in the Third Schedule to these Regulations instead of taking the oath.”.

The Third Schedule.

7. The Third Schedule to the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended by omitting the word and figures “ Regulation 17.” and inserting in their stead the word and figures “ Regulations 17, 71a and 96.”.

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