STATUTORY RULES.

1924. No. 193.

REGULATION UNDER THE EXCISE ACT 1901-1923.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with, the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulation under the Excise Act 1901-1923, to come into operation on and from 1st January, 1925.

Dated this twelfth day of December, 1924.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. E. PRATTEN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Excise Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 345, as amended to this date.)

Regulation 180 of the Excise Regulations 1913 is repealed and the following substituted therefor:—

“Overtime.

180. The Collector may authorize working outside the official hours, and, in case the services of any officer engaged in supervision at any factory or distillery are required on Sundays, public holidays, or before or after official hours, such services shall be charged for at the rate of 4s. 6d. per hour or part thereof, including (in instances where the service is not continuous) the time reasonably occupied by the officer in proceeding to and returning from the factory or distillery. Provided that if with the sanction of the Collector work is carried on in the factory or distillery regularly for sixteen hours per day, or continuously night and day, no overtime charge shall be made, except for hours worked on public holidays or between noon on Saturday and 6 a.m. on Monday; and provided further that if at the request of the licensee the Collector permits work outside official hours, and not within any regular period of working sanctioned by the Collector, overtime charge will be made at the rates above mentioned.

The money received for overtime shall be held by the Department, and payment shall be made to the officers who have earned the overtime, at the rates provided for by law.”

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