Statutory Rules

1976 No. 246

REGULATIONS UNDER THE TRADE COMMISSIONERS ACT 1933.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Trade Commissioners Act 1933.

Dated this eleventh day of November, 1976.

JOHN R. KERR

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN HOWARD

Minister of State for Business and Consumer Affairs

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Overseas Trade.

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Amendments of the Trade Commissioners Regulations†

1.  After regulation 24 of the Trade Commissioners Regulations the following regulation is added:—

Medical and dental expenses.

“ 25. (1) A Commissioner to whom section 4 of the Act applies shall be entitled to the payment to him or on his behalf, by way of financial assistance in respect of medical and dental expenses (being expenses incurred, in the case of medical expenses, after 30 June 1975) of himself, his spouse or his children while stationed at a post, of amounts equal to the amounts that would be payable to him or on his behalf if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service engaged in overseas service on long-term posting.

“ (2) Any function that in relation to an entitlement of an officer of the Australian Public Service, referred to in sub-regulation (1), may be performed by the Chief Officer of a Department or the Public Service Board may, in relation to an entitlement given by that sub-regulation, be performed by the Minister.

“ (3) Any function that in relation to an entitlement of an officer of the Australian Public Service, referred to in sub-regulation (1), may be performed by the head of the post at which the officer is stationed, may, in relation to an entitlement given by that sub-regulation to a Commissioner who is the only Commissioner stationed at a particular post, be performed by the Minister.

† Statutory Rules 1958, No. 52, as amended by Statutory Rules 1958, No. 74; 1959, No. 92; 1960, No. 45; 1961, Nos. 37 and 38; 1962, Nos. 43 and 80; 1964, No. 116; 1966, No. 19; 1967, No. 55; 1969, No. 89; 1971, No. 36; 1973, Nos. 52, 85 and 136; 1974, Nos. 118, 132, 133, 163, 194 and 209; 1975, Nos. 25, 76, 104, 155 and 216; and 1976, Nos. 76, 93, 132, 134, 171, 172 and 199.

“ (4) Subject to sub-regulation (6), a Commissioner to whom section 6 of the Act applies shall be entitled to the payment to him, by way of allowance in respect of medical and dental expenses (being expenses incurred, in the case of medical expenses, after 30 June 1975) of himself, his spouse or his children while stationed at a post, of an amount equal to the amount that would be payable to him under sub-regulation (1), if that sub-regulation applied to him.

“ (5) Payments under sub-regulation (1) or (4) to or on behalf of a Commissioner shall be subject to the same conditions that would be applicable if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service engaged in overseas service on long-term posting.

“ (6) A Commissioner who is entitled to the payment to him or on his behalf of an amount in respect of medical and dental expenses because he is subject, under paragraph 6 (1) (a) of the Act, to the provisions of the Public Service Act 1922 is not entitled to an allowance in respect of those expenses under sub-regulation (4).”.

Amendment of Schedule.

2.  The Schedule to the Trade Commissioners Regulations is amended by omitting the heading “ SCHEDULE 20 ” and all words and figures between that heading and the heading “ SCHEDULE 22 ”.