Apprentices and Minors Acts Amendment Act of 1954 (3 Eliz Ii No. 21) (Qld)

234 LABOUR. Apprentices and Minors, Etc., Act. 3 E liz . II. No. 21, LABOUR. (1) Apprentices and Minors Acts Amendment Act of 1954 .................................................... (2) FactoriesandShopsActsAmendmentAct of 1954 ................................................................ (3) Inspection of Scaffolding Acts Amendment Act of 1955 .. ........................................ (4) Wages Acts Amendment Act of 1954 .. .. (5) Workers' Compensation Acts Amendment Act of 1955 .. ........................................ 3 Eliz. II. No. 21 3 Eliz. II. No. 34 4 Eliz. II. No. 3 3 Eliz. II. No. 24 4 Eliz. II. No. 8 3 E liz . II. No. 21. T he A pprentices and M inors A cts A mendment A ct op 1954. An Act to Amend “ The Apprentices and Minors Acts, 1929 to 1948,” in certain particulars. [A ssented to 4 th O ctober , 1954.] B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— short title. 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Apprentices and Minors Acts Amendment Act of 1954.” Principal (2.) *“ The Apprentices and Minors Acts, 1929 to Aot‘ 1948,” are in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. Collective (3). The Principal Act and this Act may be collectively M e' cited as “ The Apprentices and Minors Acts, 1929 to 1954.” Repeal of 2. Section five of the Principal Act is repealed and, and new s. 5. ^ j|eu Gf that repealed section, the following section is inserted, namely:— Employment “ [5.] A person shall not employ or engage in a of minors. cauirig> trade or industry to which this Act applies any minor, nor shall a minor so engage himself, except in compliance in every respect with the requirements of this Act: Provided that the Minister may, either upon the recommendation of or upon appeal from the Executive, exempt any person from complying with all or any of the requirements of this Act which, except for such an exemption, would bind that person.” * 20 G. 5 No. 37 and amending Acts.

LABOUR. 235 1954. Apprentices and Minors, Etc., Act. 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection three of section Amendment thirteen of the Principal Act is amended by repealingot s'13 *3*' therein the words “ their apprenticeship course ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ the period of apprenticeship 4. Section sixteen of the Principal Act is repealed RepeaU>f and, in lieu of that repealed section, the following section *n16new is inserted, namely :— “[2d.] (2.) The Executive may delegate to the Power of chairman or any subcommittee of the Executive or to the andofcTroup Group Committee concerned such of its functions, powers, Committees authorities and duties under this Act (other than this^^f&c. power of delegation) as it thinks fit. (2.) A Group Committee may delegate to the chairman or any subcommittee of that Group Committee such of its functions, powers, authorities and duties under this Act (other than this power of delegation and other than a function, power, authority or duty had by it as the delegate of the Executive) as it thinks fit. (3.) Subject to this Act— (а) The chairman or any subcommittee of the Executive or any Group Committee shall, and may as fully and effectually as the Executive, exercise or perform any function, power, authority or duty of the Executive delegated to him or it by the Executive ; and (б) The chairman or any subcommittee of a Group Committee shall, and may as fully and effectually as that Group Committee, exercise or perform any function, power, authority or duty of that Group Committee delegated to him or it by that Group Committee, and in addition to exercising and performing functions, powers, authorities and duties delegated as aforesaid the chairman and any subcommittee of the Executive, any Group Committee, and the chairman and any subcommittee of any Group Committee shall respectively have, exercise and perform all such other functions, powers, authorities and duties as may be prescribed.

236 LABOUR. Apprentices and Minors, Etc., Act. 3 E liz . II. No. 21, 1954. (4.) The Executive or any Group Committee may revoke at will any delegation made by it and no such delegation shall prevent the exercise by the Executive or, as the case may be, a Group Committee of any function, power, authority or duty.” Ame“dme“t 5. (1.) Subsection one of section thirty-nine of the ° s' ' ‘ Principal Act is amended as follows :— (a) The words “ Subject to this subsection ” are inserted at the commencement of the first paragraph of the said subsection one before the words “ The employer ” ; ( b ) The words and comma “, probationer or minor ” are inserted after the word “ apprentice ” where and so often as that lastmentioned word appears in the second and all succeeding paragraphs of the said subsection one. (2.) The amendments of subsection one of section thirty-nine of the Principal Act made by this section shall be deemed to have been so made on the ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and forty-eight. New s. 47 b . 6. The following section is inserted after section 47 a of the Principal Act, namely :— Record to be “[47 b .] Each and every employer shall keep and employer, have available for inspection by the chairman or secretary of the Executive, or of the Group Committee concerned, or of any Advisory Committee, or by any industrial inspector or welfare officer, a complete record of all apprentices, probationers and minors who are for the time being, or who were for any time during the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of any inspection, in his employment, showing in respect of any and every such apprentice, probationer or minor his designation, rate of wages, times of starting and ceasing work, and the regulation under this Act under which he is or was working.” Amendments 7. Section fifty-three of the Principal Act is amended °f s. S3. ag f0p0ws . — (а) In subsection five thereof the words “ six months ” are repealed and, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ twelve months ” are inserted. (б) In subsection six thereof the words “ six months ” are repealed and, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ twelve months ” are inserted.