STATUTORY RULES
1970 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (UNITED
KINGDOM) ACT 1909-1966.*
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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 twenty-fourth
day of December , 1970.
Paul Hasluck
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
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Prime Minister.
AMENDMENTS OF
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THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (STAFF)
REGULATIONS'
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of January, Commencement.
1971.
2. Regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed Proficiency
allowance.
and the following regulation inserted in its stead:" 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 in typing letters and documents
with due regard to punctuation and form and has not passed an approved test in
typing at a higher rate so specified and in typing letters and documents with due
regard to punctuation and form, 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
Office or temporary position
Column 2
Column 3
Typing speed in words per minute
Rate of
allowance
per annum
30
80
130
180
Typist, Grade 2 ..
Stenographer, Grade 2
40 words per minute
50 words per minute
55 words per minute
65 words per minute
50 words per minute
55 words per minute
65 words per minute
Steno-secretary, Grade I
Steno-secretary, Grade 2
Steno-secretary, Grade 3
55 words per minute
65 words per minute
50
100
Transcription Typist
Stenographer, Grade I
..
Clerical Assistant (F), Typing
50
100
150
Supervisor (Typing)
Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on
1970.
t Statutory Rules 1960, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1965, No. $7: 1966, No. 76; 1967, Nos. 29 and
79; 1968, Nos. 21. 103, 128 and 164; 1969, Nos. 74. 150 and 192; and 1970. Nos. 91 and 146.
25784/70—PiticB 10c
10/4.12.1970
High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
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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
Office or temporary position
Shorthand speed in words per minute
Column 3
Rate of
allowance
per annum
Supervisor (Typing)
Stenographer, Grade 1
100 words per minute
120 words per minute
130 words per minute
140 words per minute
20
70
120
170
Stenographer, Grade 2
120 words per minute
130 words per minute
140 words per minute
50
100
150
Steno-secretary, Grade 1
Steno-secretary, Grade 2
Steno-secretary, Grade 3
130 words per minute
140 words per minute
50
100
" (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
Office or
temporary position.
Column. 2
Highest typing
speed in word per minute
Column 3
Rate of
allowance
per annum
Supervisor (Typing)
12 words per minute
16 words per minute
21 words per minute
27 words per minute
20
70
120
170
Transcription, Typist
16 words per minute
21 words per minute
27 words per minute
50
100
150
" (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.".
Nigh Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
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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
Clerk 1..
Column 1
Column 2
Office
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of Rates of Annual Salary
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Clerk 3
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Clerk 6
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Clerk 8
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Clerk 9
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Clerk 10
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Clerical Assistant, Grade 2
Clerical Assistant (F), Typing
Clerical Assistant, Grade 3
Clerical Assistant, Grade 4
Clerical Assistant, Grade 5
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Steno-seeretary, Grade I
Steno-secretary, Grade 2
Steno-secretary, Grade 3
Supervisor (Typing)
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Machinist
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Photoprinter
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General Hand ..
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Messenger
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Porter
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Storeman
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Messenger (Special Duties)
Senior Messenger
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Senior Storeman
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Engineer's Assistant
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Telephonist
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Works Supervisor
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£
610-689-769-848-934-980—
1,025-1,065-1,111-1,145—
1,179-1,213-1,253-1,304
1,481-1,539-1,595-1,651
1,703-1,760-1,817-1,874
1,926-1,982
2,182-2,268-2,358
2,445-2,535-2,632
2,785-2,888-3,013
3,144-3,276-3,407
3,651-3,856
4,084-4,340
501-570-638-706-775-797-820854-894-917
940-962-985
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Typist, Grade 2
Transcription Typist
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Machine Operator, Grade 1 (Communications)
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1,021-1,057-1,093
1,128-1,164-1,200
1,236-1,272-1,307
845-890-935-980
1,075-1,120-1,165-1,210
1,355-1,400-1,445-1,490
1,535-1,585-1,635-1,685
1,735-1,785
1,285-1,330-1,375-1,420
500-570-630-695-770-810-850900
725-800-840-880-930
865-910-955-1,000
831-877-929-980-1,031-1,065—
1,099-1,139-1,179-1,213—
1,248-1,304
1,339-1,373
990-1,025-1,060-1,095-1,130—
1,165-1,200-1,235-1,275
860-890-920-950-980-1,010—
1,040-1,070-1,105
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1,134
805-835-865-895-925-955
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Fourth
Schedule.
High Commissioner (Stall) Regulations
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4.—(1.) Where, during a period that commenced on or after the first day of
January, 1970, and ended before the commencement of these Regulations, an
Supplementary
allowance
.oficer mployecuid,orpefmdthuiesof,anicestoun
column 1 of the table in this regulation, the officer or employee shall, by force of
this regulation, be paid an allowance of such amount as would result in his total
remuneration (including any supplementary allowance paid or payable to him
by force of sub-regulation ( 1.) of regulation 2 of Statutory Rules 1970, No. 146)
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 sub-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 I
Column 2
Office
Scales of Rates of Annual Salary
Steno-secretary to a Deputy High Commissioner
Steno-secretary to the High Commissioner
Stenographer, Grade 1 ....
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1,385-1,435-1,485-1,535
1,585-1,635
845-890-935-980
1,025-1,070-1,115-1,160
1,205-1,250.-1,295-1,340
1,205-1,250
500-570-630-695-770-.810—
850-900
825-870-915-960
5.—(1.) Where an officer or employee occupying, or performing the duties of,
an office or temporary position of Steno-secretary to the High Commissioner,
Steno-secretary to a Deputy High Commissioner, Stenographer Grade 1, Stenographer Grade 2, Stenographer Grade 3, Supervisor (Typing), Typist. Transcription Typist or Clerical Assistant (F). Typing was in receipt of a proficiency
allowance by reason of ability to type at the rate of 50 words per minute or 65
words per minute in respect of the year that commenced on the first day of
January, 1970, or a part of that year, the officer or employee shall be paid
additional proficiency allowance in respect of that year or that part of that year—
(a) if the officer or employee was in receipt of proficiency allowance by
reason of ability to type at the rate of 50 words per minute—at the
rate of Ten pounds per year; or
(b) in any other case—at the rate of Thirty-five pounds per year.
(2.) Where an officer or employee occupying, or performing the duties of, an
office or temporary position of Steno-secretary to the High Commissioner, Stenosecretary to a Deputy High Commissioner, Stenographer Grade I, Stenographer
Grade 2, Stenographer Grade 3 or Supervisor (Typing) was in receipt of
proficiency allowance by reason of ability to write shorthand at the rate of 140
words per minute in respect of the year that commenced on the first day of
January, 1970, or a part of that year, the officer or employee shall be paid
additional proficiency allowance in respect of that year or that part of that year
at the rate of Ten pounds per year.
Additional
proficiency
allowance.
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(3.) Where an officer or employee occupying, or performing the duties of,
an office or temporary position of Transcription Typist was in receipt of a
proficiency allowance by reason of ability to type at the rate of 21 words per
minute or 27 words per minute matter played back from a tape recording, in
respect of the year that commenced on the first day of January, 1970, or a part
of that year, the officer or employee shall be paid additional proficiency allowance
in respect of that year or that part of that year—
(a) if the officer or employee was in receipt of proficiency allowance by
reason of ability to type that matter at the rate of 21 words per
minute—at the rate of Five pounds per year, or
(b) in any other case—at the rate of Ten pounds per year.
(4.) In this regulation, " proficiency allowance " means a proficiency allowance
payable under regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations.
6. A reference in these Regulations to an amount of money shall be read
as a reference to that amount of money in sterling.
Printed by Authority by the Government Printer of the Commonwealth of Australia
Interpretation.