Commonwealth legislation

Conciliation and Arbitration (Inspectors) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

292 of 1940

Collection

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Plain English Summary

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These regulations tweak the workplace entitlements for Conciliation and Arbitration Inspectors—the officials responsible for investigating breaches of industrial awards and agreements.

The changes specifically protect Commonwealth public servants who are seconded (loaned) to work as Inspectors:

Sick leave exclusion: Public servants appointed as Inspectors are carved out of the standard Inspector sick leave scheme. Instead, they keep their existing Public Service sick leave entitlements.
Preservation of rights: Time spent working as an Inspector now counts as continuous service in the Commonwealth Public Service. This protects the officer’s accumulated benefits—such as superannuation, long service leave, and promotion seniority—so they don’t lose out while seconded to the inspection role.

In short, these rules make it easier to recruit experienced public servants as Inspectors without disadvantaging their public service careers.

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Conciliation and Arbitration (Inspectors) Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 292.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE COMMONWEALTH CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION ACT 1904-1934.*

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 Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1934.

Dated this seventeenth day of December, 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature of William M. Hughes

Attorney-General.

Amendments of the Conciliation and Arbitration (Inspectors) Regulations.†

Commencement.

These Regulations shall be deemed to have taken effect on the date on which Statutory Rules 1940, No. 153, took effect.

Sick leave.

Regulation 6 of the Conciliation and Arbitration (Inspectors) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “Inspector”, the words “(not being an Inspector to whom regulation 9 of these Regulations applies)”.
After regulation 8 of the Conciliation and Arbitration (Inspectors) Regulations the following regulation is added:—

“Preservation of rights of officers of Commonwealth Public Service.

9. If any officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth is appointed as an Inspector, his service as an Inspector shall, for the purpose of determining his existing and accruing rights, be counted as public service in the Commonwealth.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.

† Statutory Rules 1934, No. 156, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, No. 153.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

6804.––12/31.10.1940.—Price 3d.

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