Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1983

No. 92 of 1983

An Act to amend the Public Service Act 1922 and certain other Acts

[Assented to 22 November 1983]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

 I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title

1. This Act may be cited as the Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1983.
2 Commencement

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
II AMENDMENT OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE ACT
3 Principal Act

3. The Public Service Act 19221 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
4 Repeal of sections 32a and 32b

4. Sections 32a and 32b of the Principal Act are repealed.
III AMENDMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH BANKS ACT
5 Principal Act

5. The Commonwealth Banks Act 19592 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
6 Repeal of sections 89a and 89b

6. Sections 89a and 89b of the Principal Act are repealed.
IV AMENDMENTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH TEACHING SERVICE ACT
7 Principal Act

7. The Commonwealth Teaching Service Act 19723 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
8 Repeal of sections 23a and 23b

8. Sections 23a and 23b of the Principal Act are repealed.
9 Settlement of industrial disputes and determination of industrial matters in respect of the Service

9. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (a) “or”; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (2) (aa).
V AMENDMENT OF THE OVERSEAS TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
10 Principal Act

10. The Overseas Telecommunications Act 19464 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
11 Repeal of sections 33aa and 33ab

11. Sections 33aa and 33ab of the Principal Act are repealed.
VI AMENDMENTS OF THE POSTAL SERVICES ACT
12 Principal Act

12. The Postal Services Act 19755 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
13 Repeal of sections 46a and 46b

13. Sections 46a and 46b of the Principal Act are repealed.
14 Settlement of industrial disputes and determination of industrial matters in respect of the Service

14. Section 70 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (a) “or”; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (2) (aa).
VII AMENDMENTS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT
15 Principal Act

15. The Telecommunications Act 19756 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.
16 Repeal of sections 43a and 43b

16. Sections 43a and 43b of the Principal Act are repealed.
17 Settlement of industrial disputes and determination of industrial matters in respect of the Service

17. Section 67 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by adding at the end of paragraph (2) (a) “or”; and

(b) by omitting paragraph (2) (aa).
VIII AMENDMENT OF THE SUPERANNUATION ACT 1976
18 Principal Act

18. The Superannuation Act 19767 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

19. Section 16a of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Eligible employees deprived of salary

“16a. Where—

(a) Public Service Act 1922 as in force at any time before the commencement of the Public Service and Statutory Authorities Amendment Act 1983 applied in relation to an eligible employee;section 32a of the

(b) a section of another Act that corresponded with the section of the Public Service Act 1922 referred to in paragraph (a) applied in relation to an eligible employee; or

(c) the terms and conditions of employment of an eligible employee have at any time included, or include, provisions that correspond with the provision made by the section of the Public Service Act 1922 referred to in paragraph (a),

this Act applies, and shall be deemed to have applied, to the employee as if any period during which he was or is deprived of salary under and in accordance with that section, or those provisions of his terms and conditions of employment, as the case may be, were a period during which he was on leave of absence without pay.”.
1 NOTES

No. 21, 1922, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 46, 1924; No. 41, 1928; No. 19, 1930; No. 21, 1931; No. 72, 1932; No. 38, 1933; Nos. 45 and 46, 1934; No. 72, 1936; No. 41, 1937; No. 72, 1939; No. 88, 1940; No. 5, 1941; No. 19, 1943; Nos. 11, 29 and 43, 1945; No. 16, 1946; Nos. 1, 38, 52 and 84, 1947; Nos. 35 and 75, 1948; Nos. 51 and 80, 1950; Nos. 46 and 48, 1951; No. 22, 1953; No. 63, 1954; No. 18, 1955; Nos. 13 and 39, 1957; No. 11, 1958; Nos. 17 and 105, 1960; Nos. 2 and 75, 1964; Nos. 47 and 85, 1966; Nos. 2 and 115, 1967; Nos. 59, 114 and 120, 1968; No. 6, 1972; Nos. 21, 71, 73 and 209, 1973; No. 59, 1974; No. 40, 1975; Nos. 193 and 194, 1976; Nos. 6 and 80, 1977; No. 170, 1978; Nos. 52 and 155, 1979; No. 177, 1980; No. 61, 1981; Nos. 26, 80 and 111, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

2. No. 5, 1959, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 75, 1961; No. 3, 1962; No. 57, 1963; No. 132, 1965; No. 58, 1966; No. 93, 1966 (as amended by No. 3, 1967); No. 144, 1968; Nos. 18 and 117, 1973; No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); No. 81, 1974; Nos. 36 and 77, 1978; No. 177, 1980; and No. 29, 1981.

3. No. 13, 1972, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 98, 1973 (as amended by No. 23, 1976); No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); No. 23, 1976; No. 26, 1977; No. 177, 1980; Nos. 5, 61 and 74, 1981; and No. 26, 1982.

4. No. 23, 1946, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 69, 1952; No. 26, 1958; No. 85, 1963; No. 93, 1966 (as amended by No. 3, 1967); Nos. 31 and 139, 1968; No. 9, 1971; No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); No. 56, 1975; No. 37, 1976; No. 36, 1978; No. 19, 1979; No. 177, 1980; Nos. 61 and 115, 1981; Nos. 66 and 80, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

5. No. 54, 1975, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 36 and 170, 1978; No. 7, 1979; No. 177, 1980; Nos. 61 and 74, 1981; No. 80, 1982; and No. 39, 1983.

6. No. 55, 1975, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 94, 1976; No. 160, 1977; Nos. 36 and 170, 1978; No. 115, 1979; No. 177, 1980; No. 61, 1981; No. 80, 1982; and No. 7, 1983.

7. No. 31, 1976, as amended. For previous amendments, see No. 51, 1976; No. 80, 1977; Nos. 17, 134, 169 and 170, 1978; Nos. 52 and 155, 1979; No. 177, 1980; and No. 92, 1981.