1National Security (Staff of War-time Boards) Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 273.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

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 National Security Act 1939-1940

Dated this twenty sixth day of November, 1941.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

National Security (Staff of War-time Boards) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Staff of War-time Boards) Regulations.

Administration.

2. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for Commerce.

Consequential amendments of certain Regulations.

3. The Regulations specified in the first column of the First Schedule to these Regulations are amended as set out in the second column of that Schedule.

Application of Regulations.

4. These Regulations shall apply to the Boards specified in the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

Definitions.

5. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“Board” means a Board to which these Regulations apply;

“officer” means officer of a Board;

“the Secretary”, in relation to a Board, means the Secretary to that Board, and, in relation to an officer, means the Secretary to the Board of which that officer is an officer, and, in either case, includes any person for the time being acting as Secretary.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1941.

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Salaries of officers.

6.—(1.) An officer of a Board in relation to which the Third Schedule or any subsequent Schedule to these Regulations applies who is appointed, transferred or promoted to an office specified in Table A of the appropriate Schedule shall, subject to this regulation, be paid the minimum salary specified in that Table opposite to that office, or, where a maximum salary is also so specified, such higher salary (not exceeding that maximum salary) as the Board determines.

(2.) The Board may, if it is satisfied with the conduct, diligence and efficiency of an officer, grant such annual increments of salary (if any) as are specified in Table A in the appropriate Schedule opposite to the office occupied by that officer, but so that the annual salary of the officer shall not exceed the maximum salary so specified.