Australian Institute of Marine Science Regulations (Cth)

Australian Institute of Marine Science Regulations

Statutory Rules 1972 No. 128 as amended

made under the

Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

This compilation was prepared on 3 February 2003

taking into account amendments up to SR 1992 No. 444

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,

Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

    1Citation [see Note 1]

 These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Institute of Marine Science Regulations.

2Application

 These Regulations apply in respect of any period of office of a member on or after the first day of July, 1972.

3Interpretation

 In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

Committee means a Committee appointed under section 45 of the Act.

the Act means the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972.

5Allowances payable to the Director

 For the purposes of subsection 24 (2) of the Act, the allowances, other than travelling allowance, payable to the Director are the same as the allowances that are payable to an officer of the Senior Executive Service in the Australian Public Service.

6Fees of members of Committees

• (1)

  For the purposes of section 45 of the Act, there is payable to a member of a Committee for each day on which he attends a meeting of the Committee:

  • (a)

    if the duration of the meeting is less than three hours — a fee of Twenty dollars; or

  • (b)

    in any other case — a fee of Thirty-five dollars.

• (2)

  Subject to the next succeeding subregulation, for the purposes of section 45 of the Act, there is payable to a member of a Committee for each day in which he is engaged, with the approval of the Minister, on business of the Committee:

  • (a)

    if the duration of the period during which he is so engaged on that day is less than three hours — a fee of Twenty dollars; or

  • (b)

    in any other case — a fee of Thirty-five dollars.

• (3)

  Where a member of a Committee:

  • (a)

    attends, on a day, a meeting of the Committee; and

  • (b)

    is also, on the same day, engaged for a period, with the approval of the Minister, on other business of the Committee;

  a fee is not payable to him in accordance with the last preceding subregulation in respect of the period referred to in paragraph (b) of this subregulation but the fee payable to him in respect of that day in accordance with subregulation (1) of this regulation is the fee that would be payable to him in respect of that day if, on that day, he had, in addition to attending the meeting referred to in paragraph (a) of this subregulation, also attended a meeting of the Committee during the period referred to in paragraph (b) of this subregulation.

7Travelling and other allowances of members of Committees

• (1)

  Subject to the next succeeding subregulation, where a member of a committee is necessarily absent overnight from his place of residence:

  • (a)

    in order to attend a meeting of the Committee; or

  • (b)

    in order to perform any business of the Committee on which he is engaged with the approval of the Minister;

  travelling allowance in respect of the period of absence is payable to him at the rate of Twenty-eight dollars per day.

• (2)

  Where a member of a Committee performs any business of the Committee on which he is engaged with the approval of the Minister outside Australia and the Territories of the Commonwealth, he is entitled to be paid such allowances as he would be entitled to be paid if he were an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth and were included in the Second Division.

• (3)

  A member of a Committee who is entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of a period under the last preceding subregulation is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under subregulation (1) of this regulation.

• (4)

  Travelling allowance payable under this regulation is in addition to, and does not include, the cost of conveyance.

Notes to the Australian Institute of Marine Science Regulations

Note 1

The Australian Institute of Marine Science Regulations (in force under the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1972 No. 128 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
1972 No. 128	3 Aug 1972	3 Aug 1972
1973 No. 67	29 Mar 1973	29 Mar 1973	—
1973 No. 225	22 Nov 1973	Rr. 1 and 2: 2 Apr 1973 R. 3: 22 Nov 1973	—
1992 No. 444	24 Dec 1992	1 Jan 1993	—

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted  am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
R. 3........................................	am. 1973 No. 67; 1992 No. 444
R. 4........................................	rep. 1992 No. 444
R. 5........................................	am. 1973 No. 225
rs. 1992 No. 444
R. 6........................................	ad. 1973 No. 67
R. 7........................................	ad. 1973 No. 67
am. 1973 No. 225