STATUTORY RULES
1971 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (UNITED KINGDOM) ACT 1909-1966.*
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 (United Kingdom) Act 1909-1966.
Dated this nineteenth day of August, 1971.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for the Navy
for and on behalf of
the Prime Minister.
Amendments of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations†
1. Regulation 27a of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
London Weighting allowance.
“27a. An officer or employee shall, in respect of a period during which his normal place of duty is within a radius of four miles of Charing Cross in London, be paid an allowance, called ‘London weighting allowance’, at the rate of One hundred and seventy-five pounds per annum”.
2. Regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Proficiency allowance.
“33.—(1.) Where an officer or employee, who is occupying or performing the duties of an office, or temporary position, specified in column 1 of the following table has passed an approved test in typing at a rate specified in column 2 of that table in relation to that office or position and has not passed an approved test in typing at a higher rate so specified, the officer or employee shall be paid an allowance at the rate per annum specified in column 3 of that table opposite to that first-mentioned rate: —
| Column 1 | | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Office or temporary position | | Typing speed in words per minute | Rate of allowance per annum |
| 
| | | £ |
| Transcription Typist............................................................. | | 40 words per minute | 33 |
| Stenographer, Grade 1......................................................... | | 50 words per minute | 88 |
| Clerical Assistant (F), Typing............................................... | | 55 words per minute | 142 |
| | | 65 words per minute | 197 |
|  Typist, Grade 2....................................................................
| | 50 words per minute | 55 |
| Stenographer, Grade 2......................................................... | | 55 words per minute | 109 |
| Typist-in-Charge (Transcription).......................................... | | 65 words per minute | 164 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 1...................................................... | | | |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 2 | | 55 words per minute | 54 |
|  Steno-secretary, Grade 3......................................................
| | 65 words per minute | 109 |
| Supervisor (Typing)............................................................. | | | |
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1971.
† Statutory Rules 1960. No. 87. as amended by Statutory Rule- 1965. No. 87; 1966, No. 76: 1967, Nos. 29 and 79; 1968, Nos. 2, 103, 128 and 164; 1969, Nos 74, 150 and 192; 1970, Nos.91, 146, 215 and 216; and 1971. No.
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“(2.) Where an officer or employee who is occupying or performing the duties of an office, or temporary position, specified in column 1 of the following table has passed an approved test in writing shorthand at a rate specified in column 2 of that table in relation to that office or position and in correctly transcribing that shorthand and has not passed an approved test in writing shorthand at a higher rate so specified and in correctly transcribing that shorthand, the officer or employee shall be paid an allowance at the rate per annum specified in column 3 of that table opposite to that first-mentioned rate:—
| Column 1 | | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Office or temporary position | | Shorthand speed in words per minute | Rate of allowance per annum |
| | | | £ |
|  
| | 100 words per minute | 22 |
| Supervisor (Typing).......................................................... | | 120 words per minute | 77 |
| Stenographer, Grade 1...................................................... | | 130 words per minute | 131 |
| | | 140 words per minute | 186 |
| | | 120 words per minute | 55 |
|  Stenographer, Grade 2......................................................
| | 130 words per minute | 109 |
| | | 140 words per minute | 164 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 1................................................... | | | |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 2................................................... | | 130 words per minute | 54 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 3................................................... | | 140 words per minute | 109 |
| | | | |
“(3.) Where an officer or employee who is occupying or performing the duties of an office, or temporary position, specified in column 1 of the following table has passed an approved test in transcribing by typewriter recorded dictation, the transcribing being at a rate specified in column 2 of that table in relation to that office or position, and has not passed an approved test in transcribing by typewriter recorded dictation, the transcribing being at a higher rate so specified, the officer or employee shall be paid an allowance at the rate per annum specified in column 3 of that table opposite to that first-mentioned rate:—
| Column 1 | | Column 2 | Column 3 |
| Office or temporary position | | Highest typing speed in words per minute | Rate of allowance per annum |
| | | | £ |
|  
| | 12 words per minute | 22 |
| Supervisor (Typing)....................................................... | | 16 words per minute | 77 |
| | | 21 words per minute | 131 |
| | | 27 words per minute | 186 |
| | | 16 words per minute | 55 |
| Transcription Typist....................................................... | | 21 words per minute | 109 |
| Typist-in-Charge (Transcription).................................... | | 27 words per minute | 164 |
“(4.) An allowance is not payable under the last preceding sub-regulation to an officer or employee who is occupying or performing the duties of an office, or temporary position, of Supervisor (Typing) in respect of any period in respect of which an allowance under sub-regulation (2.) of this regulation is payable to the officer or employee.
“(5.) In this regulation, ‘approved test’ means a test approved by the Official Secretary.”.
Fourth Schedule.
3. The Fourth Schedule to the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—
“FOURTH SCHEDULE Regulation. 24.
Annual Salaries
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Office | Rates or Annual Salary or Scales of Rates of Annual Salary |
| | £ 8-3 |
| Clerk 1............................................................................ | 610-689-769-840-934-980-1,025-
1,065-1,111-1,145-1,179-1,213-1,
253-1,304 |
| Clerk 2............................................................................ | 1,481-1,539-1,595-1,651 |
| Clerk 3............................................................................ | 1,703-1,760-1,817-1,874 |
| Clerk 4............................................................................ | 1,926-1,982 |
| Clerk 5............................................................................ | 2,182-2,268-2,358 |
| Clerk 6............................................................................ | 2,445-2,535-2,632 |
| Clerk 7............................................................................ | 2,785-2,888-3,013 |
| Clerk 8............................................................................ | 3,144-3,276-3,407 |
| Clerk 9............................................................................ | 3,651-3,856 |
| Clerk 10.......................................................................... | 4,084-4,340 |
|  Clerical Assistant, Grade 1..............................................
| 501-570-638-706-775-797-820-854-
894-917 |
| Clerical Assistant, Grade 2.............................................. | |
| Clerical Assistant (F), Typing.......................................... | 940-962-985 |
| Clerical Assistant, Grade 3.............................................. | 1,021-1,057-1,093 |
| Clerical Assistant, Grade 4.............................................. | 1,128-1,164-1,200 |
| Clerical Assistant, Grade 5.............................................. | 1,236-1,272-1,307 |
| Stenographer, Grade 1..................................................... | 936-981-1,026-1,073 |
| Stenographer, Grade 2..................................................... | 1,177-1,226-1,276-1,325 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 1................................................. | 1,484-1,533-1,582-1,632 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 2................................................. | 1,681-1,736-1,790-1,845 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 3................................................. | 1,900-1,955 |
| Supervisor (Typing)........................................................ | 1,407-1,456-1,505-1,555 |
| Typist, Grade 1............................................................... | 548-624-690-767-861-901-941-991 |
| Typist, Grade 2............................................................... | 800-894-934-974-1,024 |
| Transcription Typist........................................................ | 958-1,003-1,048-1,095 |
| Typist-in-Charge (Transcription)..................................... | 1,177-1,226-1,276-1,325 |
| Machine Operator, Grade 1 (Communications)............... | 831-877-929-980-1,031-1,065-1,099-
1,139-1,179-1,213-1,248-1,304 |
| Machine Operator, Grade 2 (Communications)............... | 1,339-1,373 |
| Machinist........................................................................ | 1,084-1,122-1,161-1,199-1,237-1,276-1,314-1,352-1,396 |
|  Photoprinter....................................................................
| 980-1,010-1,040-1,070-1,105 |
| General Hand.................................................................. | |
| Messenger....................................................................... | 501-570-638-706-775-797- |
| Porter.............................................................................. | 820-854-894-917 |
|  Storeman.........................................................................
| |
| Messenger (Special Duties)............................................. | 940-962 |
| Senior Messenger............................................................ | |
| Senior Porter................................................................... | 962-985-1,021-1,057 |
| Senior Storeman.............................................................. | |
| Engineer's Assistant......................................................... | 940-962 |
| Senior Chauffeur............................................................ | 1,134 |
| Telephonist..................................................................... | 896-926-956-986-1,016-1,051 |
| Senior Electrician............................................................ | 1,134 |
| Works Supervisor............................................................ | 1,230 |
|  Carpenter........................................................................
| |
| Plumber........................................................................... | 1,021”. |
| Painter............................................................................. | |
Supplementary allowance.
4. Where, during a period that commenced on or after the first day of January, 1971, and ended before the commencement of these Regulations, an officer or employee occupied, or performed the duties of, an office set out in column 1 of the table in this regulation, the officer or employee shall be paid an allowance of an amount that would result in his total remuneration being not less than the total remuneration that would have been payable to the officer or employee in respect of that period if, during that period—
(a) the classification of that office had been the scale of rates specified in column 2 of the table in this regulation opposite to that office in column 1 of that table; and
(b) that scale of rates had been specified in column 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations opposite to that office in column 1 of that Schedule:
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Office | Scales of Rates of Annual Salary |
| Stenographer, Grade 1.......................................................... | 936-981-1,026-1,073 |
| Stenographer, Grade 2.......................................................... | 1,177-1,226-1,276-1,325 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 1...................................................... | 1,484-1,533-1,582-1,632 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 2...................................................... | 1,681-1,736-1,790-1,845 |
| Steno-secretary, Grade 3...................................................... | 1,900-1,955 |
| Supervisor (Typing)............................................................. | 1,407-1,456-1,505-1,555 |
| Typist, Grade 1.................................................................... | 548-624-690-767-861-901-941-991 |
| Typist, Grade 2.................................................................... | 800-894-934-974-1,024 |
| Transcription Typist............................................................. | 958-1,003-1,048-1,095 |
| Machinist............................................................................. | 1,084-1,122-1,161-1,199-1,237-1,276-
1,314-1,352-1,396 |
| Telephonist.......................................................................... | 896-926-956-986-1,016-1,051 |
Additional London weighting allowance.
5. Where an officer or employee was in receipt of a London weighting allowance by reason of his normal place of duty having been within a radius of three miles of Charing Cross in London during a period that commenced on or after the first day of January, 1971, and ended before the commencement of these Regulations, the officer or employee shall be paid additional London weighting allowance in respect of that period at the rate of Fifty pounds per annum.
Transitional-proficiency allowance.
6. An officer or employee in receipt of an allowance under regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations in respect of any service during the period from and including the first day of January, 1971, to and including the day immediately before the commencement of these Regulations is entitled to be paid the amount by which the amount of the allowance so paid is less than the amount that would have been paid if the allowance had been payable at the appropriate rate provided in regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations as amended by these Regulations.
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