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(2) The Government further undertakes to adhere to any egreszent that has been reached between the Official and Staff Sides of the Cows! subject to any decision thereon of the Governor-in-Council and/or the Legislative Council or the Finance Committee thereof whenever the Govern considers that reference to any of these bodies is necessary.
(3) The Government also undertakes that matters on which egresmond cannot be reached after full and proper discussion in the Council may b referred to an independent Committee of Inquiry, to be set up in the manner described in Clause 6 of this Agreement, subject to the conditin.. limitations set out in Clauses 6 and 7 of this Agreement.
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The Associations on their part undertake to be bound by ang decision reached by agreement in the Council and any recommendation of a Committee of Inquiry to the extent that it is accepted by Government.
Informal consultation may take place at any time between the Staff Associations and Establishment Branch Officers, the Establishment Officer and the Deputy Colonial Secretary.
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Committees of the Senior Civil Service Council with represnis therein of the Official Side and the Association or Associations concept. may be appointed in such manner as the Council dotervines to consider particular matters after they have been raised in the Council. Any agreement reached in any Committee shall be subject to endorsement by the Council but may be endorsed in the Council without the necessity of representatives of Associations that are not concerned being present.
6. (1) If the Chairman of the Council and the leader or leaders of the Staff Side jointly declare that there are no prospects of reaching agreement on any matter within the scope of Clause 7(1) of this Agreezont, and independent Committee of Inquiry will be appointed by the Governor, provided the Governor so decides or the Associations so request, and provided the matter in dispute is not one which, in the opinion of the Governor:-
(a) is trivial; or
(b) is a matter of settled public policy; or
(c) affects the security of the Colony;
and provided further that the Governor may at any time, if he considers that the prospects for reaching agreement have materially improved, direct that the matter in dispute be referred back to the Council for reconsideration.
(2) The Associations will have the right to state a case to the Governor in rebuttal of triviality or of a matter being regarded as one of settled public policy, but after consideration thereof the Governor' decision shall be final. The Governor's decision that a matter affects the security of the Colony will not be open to question.
(3) The Establishment Officer and the Associations will co- operate with a view to the appointment of a Committee of Inquiry within two months after a decision being made by the Governor that such a Committee should be appointed.
7. (1) The matters referable to a Committee of Inquiry shall be restricted to salaries (other than Scale 1, Folico Force Rank and file, and superscale), allowances, weekly hours of work, leave rates (for vacation, casual and sick leave), rent for quarters, house allowances,
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