Statutory Rules

1976 No. 270

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 ninth day of December, 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†

Allowances, and deductions from salary, for residential accommodation.

1.  After regulation 25 of the Trade Commissioners Regulations the following regulation is added:—

“ 26. (1) A Commissioner shall be entitled to be paid, by way of allowances in respect of the occupation by the Commissioner, while stationed at a post, of residential accommodation under private leasing arrangements, such amounts as would be payable to him by way of rent allowance or reimbursement of fees in respect of that residential accommodation if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service.

“ (2) A Commissioner shall be entitled to be paid, by way of allowances, such amounts as would be payable to him by way of reimbursement of costs incurred in searching for residential accommodation if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service.

“ (3) Where a Commissioner occupies, while stationed at a post, residential accommodation purchased or leased by the Commonwealth, there shall be deducted from his salary, by way of rental contribution (including contribution in respect of any utilities or associated services included in the rental of the residential accommodation) in respect of that residential accommodation, such amounts as would be deducted if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service.

† 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) Any function that could be performed by the Public Service Board, in relation to a matter referred to in sub-regulation (1) or (3), in relation to a Commissioner if he were an officer of the Australian Public Service may be so performed by the Minister.”.

Schedule.

2.  The Schedule to the Trade Commissioners Regulations is amended by omitting the heading “ SCHEDULE 10 ” and all words and figures between that heading and the heading “ SCHEDULE 14 ”.