Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration. any matter of dispute between the Commissioner and the said association or society. PART IV. MISCELLANEOUS. Notifications in 100. ANY notification made or purporting to be made in the Government Gazette by or under the authority of this Act may be given in evidence in all Courts of Justice, in all legal proceedings, to be evidence. and for any of the purposes of this Act, by the production of a copy N.Z. Industrial, etc., of the Government Gazette, printed by the Government Printer for Act, 1894., s. 85. the time being. seal of Court, or judicially noticed, 101. EVERY instrument, or document, copy or extract of an instrument or document, bearing the seal of the Court, shall be Documents under received in evidence without further proof, and the signature of the signed by president president of the Court, or the chairman of any Board, or of the or chairman, to be registrar, or of the clerk of awards, shall be judicially noticed in or etc. before any Court or person or officer acting judicially or under any power or authority contained in this Act: Provided such signature be attached to some award, order, certificate, or other official document made or purporting to be made under this Act. No proof shall be required of the handwriting or official position of any person acting in pursuance of this section. Ibid., s. 86. Power to Governor to make regulations 102. THE Governor from time to time may make, alter, or revoke such regulations not inconsistent with this Act as may be necessary or desirable to carry out all or any of the following for purposes of Act. purposes: (1.) Prescribing the forms of certificates or other instruments (3.) Providing for anything necessary to carry out the first or (4.) Providing for the mode in which recommendations of the Ibid., s. 87. Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration. the transfer of such proceedings from one of such bodies. to the other: (6.) Providing generally for any other matter or thing necessary to give effect to this Act, or to meet any particular case; (7.) Prescribing what fees shall be paid in respect of any proceedings before a Board, or in the Court, and the party by whom such fees shall be paid; and what fees shall be paid to the chairman and members of a Board and to the members of the Court, other than the President; (8.) For any other purpose for which it is by this Act provided regulations may be prescribed. Nothing in any such regulations shall supersede any fees for Saving of fees pay the time being in force in the Supreme Court, or any other Court, in relation to any proceedings therein, otherwise than is herein expressly provided. able in Supreme Court. Expenses of Act (ex cept in certain cases) to be paid out of moneys appropriated by Parliament. Ibid., s. 88. 103. ALL charges and expenses connected with the administration of this Act, exclusive of expenses incurred by industrial unions, or associations, under Parts I. or II. of this Act, or of the parties and witnesses concerned in any industrial dispute referred to a Board or the Court, shall be defrayed out of such annual appropriations as shall from time to time be made for that purpose by Parliament. 104. NO stamp duty shall be payable upon or in respect of any Stamp duty not pay registration, certificate, agreement, award, or instrument effected, issued, or made under this Act. But nothing herein shall apply to the fees of any Court payable by means of stamps. able in certain cases. Ibid., s. 89. Act not to apply to ment departments ex- Ibid., s. 90. 105. SAVE as aforesaid, nothing in this Act shall apply to Her Majesty the Queen or any department of Her Government in Western Australia. In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to this Act. ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Administrator. By Authority: RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth. Legislative Assembly or western Austraila, in this present tariamen 1. THIS Act may be cited as the Public Service Act, 1900. 2. THIS Act shall commence on a day to be fixed by proclamation, except as to the powers of making regulations, which shall commence immediately this Act is assented to. 3. THIS Act shall be divided into six parts, namely PART I. PRELIMINARY: Short title. Commencement of Act. Parts of Act. PART II. THE PUBLIC SERVICE: PART III.-APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVANTS: PART IV.-DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES OF PUBLIC SERVANTS: PART VI.-MISCELLANEOUS. PART Public Service. PART I.-PRELIMINARY. 4. IN this Act, except where some other meaning is clearly intended "Public Service" means the Public Service of Western Australia as defined by section seven: "Minister" means the Minister of the Crown controlling the Department: "Head of Department" means the public servant under the Minister in chief control of the Department: 66 Department" means a department of the Public Service constituted pursuant to this Act: "Division" means a division of the Public Service similarly constituted: “Gazetted" means published in the Government Gazette : “Prescribed " means prescribed by this Act or regulations. 5. NOTHING in this Act shall apply to— (a.) The Governor : (b.) Ministers of the Crown: (c.) Judges of the Supreme Court: (d.) The Agent General: (e.) The Auditor General : (f) The Chief Clerk of the Legislative Council and of the Legislative Assembly respectively: (g.) Honorary Officers: (h.) Members of the Naval and Military Forces other than the Permanent Staff: i.) Government School Teachers: (j.) Railway Servants whose appointment is in the power of the Commissioner of Railways under authority delegated to him by the Governor: (k.) Members of the Police Force, except the Commissioner and Inspectors of Police: (1.) Any other class of officers excepted by the Governor. 6. NOTHING in this Act shall operate as an appropriation of revenue. PART Public Service. PART II.-THE PUBLIC SERVICE. 7. THE Public Service includes all persons employed in the Public Service of Her Majesty, with the exception of persons employed at a daily or weekly rate of wages, or whose appointment is expressed to be temporary, or who, not being in the Professional or Clerical Division, are not continuously employed for at least one year. 8. THE Public Service consists of (a.) Divisions: (b.) Departments. 9. THE divisions of the Service are three, as follows:- (3.) The Non-Clerical Division, including all other public servants. 10. A DEPARTMENT is constituted of each branch of the Service, being the office of a Minister or communicating directly therewith. 11. THE Governor shall decide the constitution of all divisions and departments. 12. THE Governor may transfer any department to or from the control of any Minister. 13. THE Governor shall, according to the work of each department, annually determine (a.) The number of public servants required for the (b.) The work to be done and the pay to be received by each. Public Service. Public Service. Divisions of Public Departments. Governor to decide divisions and departments. Transfer of Departments. Work determined. status. 14. NO public servant whose pay is once determined by the Governor and approved by Parliament shall afterwards, whilst Security of official doing the same work, suffer any loss or reduction of pay, except as follows: (a.) On abolition of office; or (b.) On removal; or (c.) By reduction by Parliamentary vote of the amount proposed on the annual Estimates; or (d.) |