STATUTORY RULES
1968 No.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (UNITED
KINGDOM) ACT 1909-1966.*
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.
I
Dated this fifteenth
day of March , 1968.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency's Command,
Minister of State for Immigration
for and on behalf of the Prime Minister.
B.MSnedr
AMENDMENTS OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (STAFF) REGULATIONS'
1. Regulation 3 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting the word and figures " Regulations 24-27 " and inserting
in their stead the word and figures " Regulations 24-27A "; and
(b) by omitting the word and figures " Regulations 77-82 " and inserting
in their stead the word and figures " Regulations 77-81 ".
2. Regulation 4 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended
by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the definition of " officer ", the following definition:—
salary', in relation to an officer or employee who is in receipt of the
London weighting allowance, includes that allowance;".
Parts.
Interpretation.
3. Regulation 24 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended Salaries of
officers.
by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—
" (6.) Where an officer performs the duties of a temporary position, he shall
be paid salary at such rate, or in accordance with such scale of rates, as is
determined by the High Commissioner for that position, but he shall not suffer
any reduction in his salary.".
4. After regulation 27 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations the
following regulation is inserted in Division 1 of Part III.:—
"27A. An officer or employee shall, in respect of any period during which
his normal place of duty is within a radius of three miles of Charing Cross in
London, be paid an allowance, to be called the London weighting allowance,
at the rate of One hundred and twenty-five pounds per annum.".
5. Regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed
and the following regulation inserted in its stead:" 33.—(1.) Where an officer or an employee who is occupying or performing
the duties of an office, or a temporary position, of Steno-Secretary to the High
• Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on
1968.
f Statutory Rules 1960, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1965, No. 87; 1966, No. 76; and
1967, Nos. 29 and 79.
16146/67 —PRICE 10c
9/7.3.1968
London
weighting
allowance.
Proficiency
allowance.
High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
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Commissioner, Steno-Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner, Stenographer
Grade 1, Stenographer Grade 2, Stenographer Grade 3, Supervisor (Typing), Typist,
Transcription Typist or Clerical Assistant (Typing) satisfies the Official Secretary of
her ability to type at one of the rates specified in column 1 of the table in this
sub-regulation (in this sub-regulation referred to as 'the qualifying rate'), the
Official Secretary may, by instrument in writing, direct that the officer or
employee shall, from and including a date specified in the instrument, be paid
an allowance at the rate specified in column 2 of that table opposite to the
qualifying rate in column 1.
Column 1
Column 2
Typing rate
Rate of allowance
per annum
40 words per minute
50 words per minute
65 words per minute
30
50
100
" (2.) Where an officer or an employee who is occupying or performing the
duties of an office, or a temporary position, of Steno-Secretary to the High
Commissioner, Steno-Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner, Stenographer
Grade 1, Stenographer Grade 2, Stenographer Grade 3 or Supervisor (Typing)
satisfies the Official Secretary of her ability to write shorthand at one of the
rates specified in column 1 of the table in this sub-regulation (in this subregulation referred to as 'the qualifying rate'), the Official Secretary may, by
instrument in writing, direct that the officer or employee shall, from and including
a date specified in the instrument, be paid an allowance at the rate specified in
column 2 of that table opposite to the qualifying rate in column 1
Column 1
Column 2
Shorthand rate
Rate of allowance
per annum
100 words per minute
120 words per minute
140 words per minute
20
50
120
" (3.) Where an officer or an employee who is occupying or performing the
duties of an office, or a temporary position, of Transcription Typist satifies the
Official Secretary of her ability to type at one of the rates specified in column 1
of the table in this sub-regulation (in this sub-regulation referred to as 'the
qualifying rate') matter played back from a tape recording, the Official Secretary
may, by instrument in writing, direct that the officer or employee shall, from
and including a date specified in the instrument, be paid an allowance at the rate
specified in column 2 of that table opposite to the qualifying rate in column 1.
12 words per minute
16 words per minute
21 words per minute
27 words per minute
Column 1
Column 2
Typing rate
Rate of allowance
per annum
40
80
120
160
" (3.) A date specified in an instrument under this regulation as the date
from and including which an allowance is to be paid may be a date earlier than
the date of the instrument.".
High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
6.—(1.) Regulation 34 of the HigTravellingioner (Staff) Regulations is
repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:" 34.—(1.) Where an officer or an employee occupying or performing the
duties of an office, or a temporary position, of machine operator is rostered to
perform duty on shift, the officer or employee shall be paid an allowance of—
(a) an amount of Seven shillings and six pence in respect of each night
shift completed; and
(b) an amount of Five shillings in respect of each other shift completed.
Shift duty
payment.
" (2). In this regulation, 'night shift' means a shift that comprises or
includes a period of four and one-half hours commencing after 8 o'clock in
the evening and ending before 6 o'clock in the following morning.".
(2.) This regulation shall be deemed to have come into operation on the
twelfth day of June, 1967.
7. Regulation 35 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is amended
(a) and paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) and insert-
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" (a) where the annual salary, or the maximum annual salary, of the
office or temporary position the duties of which the officer or
employee is performing is not less than the maximum annual salary
specified in column 2 of the Fourth Schedule opposite to the office
of Clerk 8 in column 1—Five pounds ten shillings per day; or
(b) in any other case—Four pounds five shillings per day.".
8. Regulation 82 of the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is repealed.
9. The Fourth Schedule to the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations is
repealed and the Schedule set out in the Schedule to these Regulations inserted
in its stead.
10. Where, at the commencement of this regulation, a scale of rates of annual
salary is specified in column 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the High Commissioner
(Staff) Regulations opposite to an office in column 1(a) the Official Secretary may, in relation to each officer or employee
occupying or performing the duties of that office on the commencement of this regulation, direct that the rate in that scale
that, in the opinion of the Official Secretary, corresponds to the
rate of salary that was applicable to the officer or employee
immediately before the commencement of this regulation shall be
the rate applicable to him on the commencement of this regulation;
and
(b) for the purpose of calculating the dates when the officer or employee
becomes entitled to increments in accordance with that scale, the
officer or employee shall be deemed to have been in receipt of the
rate specified in the direction from the date from which the corresponding rate became payable to him.
11. An officer or employee shall, in respect of any period that commenced
on or after the first day of November, 1967, and ended before the commencement of this regulation during which his normal place of duty was within a
radius of three miles of Charing Cross in London, be paid an allowance in
accordance with the table in this regulation.
Return of
officers over
60 years of
age.
Fourth
Schedule.
Payment of
corresponding
rate in new
scale.
London
weighting
allowance in
respect of
period on or
after
1 November.
1967.
High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
Column 1
Limits in pounds sterling within which the salary of officer or employee falls
4
Column 2
Rate of allowance
per annum in pounds
sterling
65
60
55
50
40
Not exceeding £560
Exceeding £560 but not exceeding £815
Exceeding £815 but not exceeding £1,070
Exceeding £1,070 but not exceeding £1,597
Exceeding £1,597 • •
12. Where, during any period that commenced on or after the first day of Salary of
Photoprinter
July, 1966, and ended before the commencement of this regulation, an officer on and
1 July.
or an employee occupied or performed the duties of an office of Photoprinter, after
1966.
the officer or employee shall, by force of this regulation, be paid salary and
allowances under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations in respect of that
period as if each of the amounts specified in column 3 of the table in this subregulation had been substituted in the second column of the Fourth Schedule to
those Regulations opposite to that office in the first column of that Schedule, for
the amount specified in column 1 or column 2, as the case may be, of that table
opposite to that first-mentioned amount.
Column I
Column 2
Column 3
Amount in pounds
Amount in pounds
sterling specified
in second column
of Fourth Schedule
on and after 30 March,
1967
Substituted amount
in pounds sterling
sterling specified
in second column
of Fourth Schedule
during period 1 July,
1966 to 29 March, 1967
729
751
773
795
817
840
863
886
909
752
775
798
821
843
867
891
915
939
788
812
836
860
884
909
934
959
984
13. Where, at the commencement of this regulation, the Official Secretary
is satisfied that an officer or employee has, before the commencement of this
regulation, shown herself to possess an ability required for the payment of a
proficiency allowance under regulation 33 of the High Commissioner (Staff)
Regulations as in force at the commencement of this regulation, the Official
Secretary may direct that the officer or employee shall be deemed, for the
purposes of that regulation, to have satisfied the Official Secretary that she possesses that ability.
Certain persons
to be deemed to
be proficient.
High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
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14.—(1.) Where the Official Secretary is satisfied that, during any period
that commenced on or after the first day of January, 1965, and ended before the
first day of January, 1966(a) an officer or an employee was occupying or performing the duties of
an office, or a temporary position, of Steno-Secretary to the High
Commissioner, Steno-Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner,
Stenographer Grade 1, Stenographer Grade 2, Stenographer Grade 3,
Supervisor, Typist, Transcription Typist or Clerical Assistant (T yping);
(b) the officer or employee had the ability to type at the rate of forty
words per minute; and
(c) a proficiency allowance under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations in respect of the ability of the officer or employee to type
was not payable to the officer or employee,
the Official Secretary may, by instrument in writing, direct that the officer or
employee shall, in respect of that period, be paid an allowance at the rate of
Thirty pounds per annum.
(2.) Where the Official Secretary is satisfied that, during any period that
commenced on or after the first day of January, 1966, and ended before the
commencement of this regulation—
(a) an officer or an employee was occupying or performing the duties of
an office, or a temporary position, of Steno-Secretary to the High
Commissioner, Steno-Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner,
Stenographer Grade 1, Stenographer Grade 2, Stenographer Grade
3, Supervisor, Typist, Transcription Typist or Clerical Assistant
(Typing);
(b) the officer or employee had the ability to type at one of the rates
specified in column 1 of the table in this sub-regulation (in this
sub-regulation referred to as " the qualifying rate "); and
(c) a proficiency allowance under the High Commissioner (Staff)
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was not payable, or was payable at a rate less than the rate (in this
sub-regulation referred to as " the maximum rate ") specified in
column 2 of the table in this sub-regulation opposite to the qualifying
rate in column 1,
the Official Secretary may, by instrument in writing, direct that the officer or
employee shall, in respect of that period, be paid an allowance at the maximum
rate less the rate (if any) of the proficiency allowance referred to in paragraph (c) of this sub-regulation.
40 words per minute
65 words perminute
Column I
Column 2
Typing rate
Rate of allowance
per annum
30
100
(3.) Where the Official Secretary is satisfied that, during any period that
commenced on or after the first day of January, 1966, and ended before the
commencement of this regulation—
(a) an officer or an employee was occupying or performing the duties of
an office, or a temporary position, of Steno-Secretary to the High
Commissioner, Steno-Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner,
Stenographer Grade 1, Stenographer Grade 2, Stenographer Grade
3 or Supervisor;
Proficiency
allowances
in respect of
the period
before the
commencement
of this
regulation.
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High Commissioner (Stag) Regulations
(b) the officer or employee had the ability to write shorthand at one
of the rates specified in column 1 of the table in this sub-regulation
(in this sub-regulation referred to as " the qualifying rate "); and
(c) a proficiency allowance under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations in respect of the ability of the officer or employee to write
shorthand was not payable or was payable at a rate less than the
rate (in this sub-regulation referred to as " the maximum rate ")
specified in column 2 of the table in this sub-regulation opposite to
the qualifying rate in column 1,
the Official Secretary may, by instrument in writing, direct that the officer or
employee shall, in respect of that period, be paid an allowance at the maximum
rate less the rate (if any) of the proficiency allowance referred to in paragraph (c) of this sub-regulation.
Column 1
Column 2
Shorthand rate
Rate of allowance
per annum
50
120
120 words per minute
140 words per minute
(4.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, an allowance at
the rate of Ten pounds per annum payable to a person in respect of a period
under regulation 4 of Statutory Rules 1967, No. 79 shall be deemed to be a
proficiency allowance under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations in
respect of the ability of the person to write shorthand payable during that period.
(5.) Where the Official Secretary is satisfied that, during any period that
commenced on or after the first day of January, 1966, and ended before the
commencement of this regulation—
(a) an officer or an employee was occupying or performing the duties of
an office, or a temporary position, of Typist or Transcription Typist;
(b) the officer or employee was, at all times when on duty, engaged
full-time in typing matter played back from a tape recording;
(c) the officer or employee had the ability to type such matter at one
of the rates specified in column 1 of the table in this sub-regulation
(in this sub-regulation referred to as " the qualifying rate "); and
(d) a proficiency allowance under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations in respect of the ability of the officer or employee to type
such matter was not payable or was payable at a rate less than the
rate (in this sub-regulation referred to as " the maximum rate ")
specified in column 2 of the table in this sub-regulation opposite
to the qualifying rate in column 1,
the Official Secretary may, by instrument in writing, direct that the officer or
employee shall, in respect of that period, be paid an allowance at the maximum
rate less the rate (if any) of the proficiency allowance referred to in paragraph (d) of this sub-regulation.
12 words per minute
16 words per minute
21 words per minute
27 words per minute
Column 1
Column 2
Typing rate
Rate of allowance
per annum
40
80
120
160
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(6.) For the purposes of the last preceding sub-regulation, an allowance at
the rate of Forty-four pounds per annum payable to a person in respect of a
period under regulation 4 of Statutory Rules 1967, No. 79 shall be deemed
to be a proficiency allowance under the High Commissioner (Staff) Regulations
in respect of the ability of the person to type matter played back from a tape
recording payable during that period.
(7.) A reference in this regulation to an amount of money shall be read
as a reference to that amount in sterling.
(8.) In this regulation, " employee ", " officer " and " the Official Secretary "
have the same respective meanings as they have in the High Commissioner
(Staff) Regulations.
THE SCHEDULE
Regulation 9.
SCHEDULE TO BE INSERTED IN THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (STAFF)
REGULATIONS
FOURTH SCHEDULE
Regulation 24.
ANNUAL SALARIES
Column 2
Rates of annual salary
or scales of rates of annual salary
in pounds sterling
Column 1
Office
Clerk 1
Clerk 2
Clerk 3
Clerk 4
Clerk 5
Clerk 6
Clerk 7
Clerk 8
Clerk 9
Clerk 10
Clerical Assistant, Grade 1
Clerical Assistant, Grade 2
Clerical Assistant (Typing)
Clerical Assistant Grade 3
Steno-Secretary to the Deputy High Commissioner
Steno-Secretary to the High Commissioner ..
Stenographer, Grade 1 ..
Stenographer, Grade 2
Stenographer, Grade 3
Supervisor (Typing)
Typist ..
Transcription Typist
..
Machine Operator, Grade 1 (Communications)
Machine Operator, Grade 2 (Communications)
Machinist
Photoprinter
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• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
• •
483-519-587-648-721-755-7-87815-846-870-895-922-949976-1,002-1,029
1,131-1,179-1,222-1,265
1,308-1,350-1,393-1,436
1,479-1,522
1,694-1,759-1,824
1,893-1,962-1,994
2,151-2,220-2,311
2,402-2,493-2,585
2,856-2,989
3,124-3,284
407-443-496-548-600-618-638663-688-713
738-763-791
816-840-865
1,051-1,077
1,104-1,131
633-657-681-705-729-752
775-799
1830-857-884-916-943-970j 992-1,012-1,029
1 398 -443 -494-540-602-623
jr 647-671-695-719
627-665-702-739 -772-798 -830857-884-916 -943 -970-9921,012-1,029
1,051-1,077
767 792 817 842 867 892-917942-967-992
723-747-766-790-814-839-864889 -914
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THE SCHEDULE—continued
General Hand ..
Lift Attendant ..
Messenger
Porter ..
Storeman
Messenger (Special Duties)
Senior Messenger
Senior Porter ..
Senior Storeman
Engineer's Assistant
Senior Chauffeur
Telephonist
..
Senior Electrician
Works Supervisor
Carpenter
Plumber
Painter
Column 1
Column 2
Office
Rates of annual salary
or scales of rates of annual salary
in pounds sterling
407-443-496-548-600-618638-663-688-713
738-763
763-791-816-840
738-763
806-829-852
398-443-494-540-633-657-681705-729
911
985
816
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