Amendment of the Industrial Board Regulations (ACT)

Regulations under the Industrial Board Ordinances 1936.

T R O B E R T G O R D O N M E N Z I E S , the Attorney-General of the

•*-, 'Commonwealth, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the

Industrial	Board	Ordinances	1936, hereby make the following
Regulations.

Dated this eleventh day of November, 1936.

R O B E R T G. M E N Z I E S

Attorney-General.

A M E N D M E N T O F T H E I N D U S T R I A L BOARD

R E G U L A T I O N S . *

1. I n these Regulations, any reference to a regulation shall be read interpretation.

as a reference to a regulation contained in the Industrial Board

Regulations.

2. Before regulation 1, the following heading is inserted:—	HcadiDg to
P a r t *•

« T> T Ti »

P A U T J . Bl'.ELIULN-AEY. .

3. After regulation 1, the following regulation is inserted:—

" IA. These Regulations are divided into Par ts as follows :— parts.

P a r t	I .—Prel iminary.
P a r t	II .—Submissions to the Board.
P a r t	I II .—Declarat ion of Associations.".

4. Regulation 2 is amended by omitting the definition of Definitions.

" Secre tary" and inserting in its stead the following definitions:—

" ' association' means any trade or other union, or branch of any union, or any body composed of or representative of private employers or Commonwealth or private employees or for furthering or protecting the interests of such employers or employees;

' t h e Ordinance ' means the Industrial Board Ordinances 1936;

' the Secre tary ' means the Secretary to the Board.".

5. After regulation 2, the following heading, is inserted:— Heading to

" P A R T I I .—SUBMISSIONS TO THE BOABDV". Partn.

6. After regulation 8, the following heading and regulations are inserted:— . . . . .

" PJS!ET I I I .—DECLARATION OF ASSOCIATIONS.

conditions to	" 9. The following are the conditions to be complied with before a
wltnTcfore1	declaration is made by the Attorney-General under section fifteen of the
ordinance is	Ordinance applying the Ordinance to an association in or in connexion
applied to	• . . i . r* JO

organizations, with any industry:—

(1.) The affairs of the association shall be regulated by rules

specifying the industry in or in connexion with which the

. association is formed, the purposes for which it is formed and the conditions of eligibility, for membership thereof.

(2.) The rules of the association may also, provide for any other

matter not contrary to law.

(3.) Every application for a declaration by the Attorney-General

shall be accompanied by—

(a) a copy of—

(i) a list of the members of the association so far as known to those signing the appli- cation; and

( i i ) a list of the officers of the association showing the postal addresses and occu- pations of the officers respectively,

(b) a copy of the rules of the association; and
(c) a copy of—

(i) a resolution passed in accordance with the rules, by a majority of the members present at a general meeting of the association, in favour of the declaration of the application of the Ordinance to the association; or

( i i ) a resolution passed by an absolute

majority of the committee of manage- ment of the association, in favour of such declaration.

(4.) The Attorney-General shall be satisfied—

(a) that the association is a voluntary and bona fide
association within the meaning of the Ordinar.c?;

(b) that it is an association for furthering or protect-

ing the interests of its members;

(c) that there is no organization to which the members of the association might conveniently belong; and

'(d) that it is not wholly or partially formed, organized, supported, maintained, or conducted, directly or indirectly, for the purpose, or with the view, of opposing, injuring, or" prejudicing the interests of employers or employees, as the case may be, whose interests it purports to represent, further, or protect.

Kecords to bo " 10. Every organization shall keep the following records:—

organization.	(a) A list of its members showing their names, the dates upon which they became members, and their postal addresses, and any changes thereof;
(b) A list of the name!:, postal addresses and occupations of- its committee of management, of its officers, and of every person holding, whether as trustee or otherwise, property of the organization or property^in which the organization has any beneficial interest; and
(c) An account in proper form of its receipts and payments and

of all its funds and effects,

changes in " 11. Within fourteen days after a change has taken place in the tTben'otmed. membership of the committee of management or in the personnel of the

officers of an organization, the organization shall forward to the Secre- tary a statement of such change together with a complete list of the names, postal addresses and occupations of the committee of manage- ment and officers and of every person holding, whether as trustee or otherwise, any property of the organization or in which the organization has a beneficial interest.

Alteration of	" 12. N o amendment of the rules of an organization providing for any of the matters referred to in paragraph (1.) of regulation 9 of these Regulations, whether by alteration, repeal, substitution or addition of any provision shall have any force or effect unless first approved by the Attorney-General.
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behalf, may, by notice in writing, require any member of the committee document3' *°- " 13. The Attorney-General, or any officer authorized by him in that Access to books,

of management or any officer of an organization—

(a) to furnish him "with such information as he requires

for the purpose of the Ordinance; and

(&) to produce all books, documents and other papers whatever

in his custody or under his control relating thereto.

" 14. For the purposes of the last four preceding regulations, the Definition of

term 'organization' means an association to which the Ordinance is "organization."

declared to apply.

"15. Any person who commits a breach of, or fails to comply with, offences,

any of the provisions of these Eegulations shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Ten pounds.".