Bureau of Industry Acts Amendment Act of 1934 (25 Geo v No. 28) (Qld)

14986 INDUSTRY. Bm'eau of Industry Acts Am,endment Act. 25 GElD. V. No. 28, HOUSING RELIEF. See BANKS (1). INCOME (UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF) TAX ACT See BANKS (2). INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION. See LABOUR (2). INDUSTRIES BOARD, ABORIGINALS. See ABORIGINALS. INDUSTRY. 25 Geo. V. An Act Relating to Brisbane and Ipswich Water No. 28. THE Supply and Flood Prevention, and to Amend BUREAU OF INDUSTRY "The Bureau of Industry Acts, 1932 to 1933," ACTS AMENDMENT ACT OF 1934. in certain particulars. [ASSENTED TO 29TH NOVEMBER, 1934.] B ~ ~ bityeannadctweditbhytthheeaKdvinicge' saMndosctoEnsxecnetlloefntthMe aLjeegstiys-, lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- ~ ~ rttitle 1. This Act may be cited as" The Bureau of Industry construction. Acts Amendment Act of 1934," and shall be read as one with *" The Bureau of Industry Acts, 1932 to 1933," herein referred to as the Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may collectively be cited as " The Bureau of Industry Acts, 1932 to 1934." Amendments of the Principal Act. sRuebpseeactll.Oofn 1 . 2. Subsection one of section six of the Principal of s. 6. Act IS repealed. ; : ~ tios: t 3. The following new subsection one is inserted in section six of the Principal Act, namely ;- ~ ~ : :; to be " (1.) (i.) The Bureau shall be a body corporate corporate. under the name and style of the" Bureau of Industry," and by that name shall have perpetual succession and * 23 Geo. V. No. 25, and 24 Geo. V. No. 16 (Part IlL), supra, pages 14214 and 14617.

INDUSTRY. 14987 1934. Bureau of Industry Acts Amenffim,ent Act. an official seal, and shall be capable in law of suing and being sued, and subject to this Act shall have power to take, purchase, take on lease, sell, exchange, lease, and hold lands as defined in subsection (le) of this section, and goods, chattels, and other property or part thereof. (ii.) The Bureau as such corporation as aforesaid, Bureau, &c., or the Works Board or any other Board appointed tCororwepnr.esent under this Act, shall represent and be deemed to represent the Crown, and shall have and may exercise all the powers, privileges, rights, and remedies of the Crown. (iii.) The Bureau shall from time to time, with the Power~ ~ nd authon'ty and approva I 0 f t he Governor I.n CouncI 'I by aouftBhOurreltaIues. Order in Council published in the Gazette, have power, authority, and jurisdiction- (a) To construct, establish, manage, and control any works; (b) To enter into contracts in respect of the construction, establishment, management, and control of any such works; (c) To take, or acquire by purchase, lease, grant or otherwise land as defined in subsection (le) of this section, and goods, chattels, and other property or part thereof for the purposes of the construction and/or establishment and/or management and/or control of any works; (d) To sell, exchange, or lease or otherwise dispose of any land as defined in subsection (le) of this section, goods, chattels, and other property or part thereof of the Bureau. (iv,) All contracts made under this Act shall be Contracts. effectual in law and shall be binding on the Bureau and all other parties thereto, their successors, executors, or administrators, as the case may be, and in the case of default in the execution of any such contract, either by the Bureau or by any other party thereto, such actions may be maintained thereon and such damages and costs recovered by or against the Bureau or the other parties failing in the execution thereof as might have been maintained and recovered if the same contracts had been made between private persons only:

14988 INDUSTRY. B1~ reau. of Industry Acts Amendment Act. 25 GEO. V. No. 28, Terms of contract. Provided that the due performance by the Bureau, or by any delegated Crown corporation or Crown instrumentality as hereinafter provided, of any such contract made by it under this Act shall be and be deemed to be guaranteed by the Government of Queensland. (v.) The Bureau or any delegated Crown corpora.tion or Crown instrumentality shall, with the approval of the Governor in Council, have power and authority in any contract for the construction of works, the contract price for which exceeds five hundred thousand pounds, to vary the provisions of section thirteen of *" The Oontractors' and Workmen's Lien Acts, 1906 to 1921," in such manner as shall from time to time be so approved." New 4. The following new subsection (lA) is inserted in s lA ub . secticn section six of the Principal Act, after subsection one, as inserted by section three of this Act, namely :- pBFouuwrrteeharesur,o&f c. notw " it ( h l s A t . a ) ndFionrg tahney pAurcptosoers laowf tthoesteheprcoovnistrioanrys, atnhde Bureau, or any delegated Crown corporation or Crown instrumentality as hereinafter provided, in addition to its powers and authorities under this Act, shall- (a) Have and may exercise all the powers, authorities, and jurisdiction of a Local Authority under the Local Authorities Acts; (b)--- Constructing authority and resumptions. (i.) Be and be deemed to be a constructing authority within the meaning of t" The Public Works Land Resumption Acts, 1906 to 1926," and shall in addition to any further powers, authorities, and jurisdiction under this Act have and may exercise all the powers, authorities, and jurisdiction of such constructing authority accordingly; and moreover, in addition, may take either compulsorily or by arbitration any wharf or part thereof: provided that, in lieu of the procedure as to the taking of land and the time of vesting of such land in the constructing authority as provided in t" The Public Works Land Resumption Acts, 1906 to 1926," the procedure to be observed in * 6 Edw. VII. No. 30 and 12 Geo. V. No. 9, supra, pages 1242 and 9726. t 6 Edw. VII. No. 14 and amending Acts, supra, pages 8211 et seq.

INDUSTRY. 1934. Bureau of Ind1tstry Acts Amendment! Act. the taking of any land or wharf and the time of vesting of such land or wharf in the Bureau shall be as hereinafter provided; and the provisions of *" The Public Works Land Resumption Acts, 1906 to 1926," in the taking of any land or wharf by the Bureau shall be read and construed accordingly. (ii.) When the Bureau proposes to resume any land or wharf it shall serve a notice of resumption upon all such persons having any legal estate or interest in the land or wharf as can after diligent inquiry be ascertained. Such notice shall set forth the particulars of the land or wharf taken, and shall state a day from and after which the land or wharf will become vested in the Bureau. It shall require all persons in any way interested to deliver to the Bureau particulars of their estate and interest in the land or wharf and of all claims made by them in respect thereof. It shall state that the Bureau is willing to treat as to the compensation to be made in respect of the land or wharf taken and all consequential matters. (iii.) From and after the day named in the notice of resumption the land or wharf therein specified shall become absolutely vested in the Bureau discharged from all trusts, obligations, mortgages, charges, I' ates~ contracts, claims, estates, or interests of what kind soever, or if an easement only is required such easement shall become vested in the Bureau; and the estate and interest of every person entitled to the whole or any part of the land or wharf or affected by such easement shall be taken to have been converted into a claim for compensation under *" The Public Works Land Resumption Acts, 1906 to 1926" : Provided that the time limited for making such claim for compensation shall be one year from the day nam~ d -in the ... 6 Edw. VII. No. 14 and amending Acts, 8upra, pages 8211 et 8eq. 14989

14fl90 INDUSTRY. Bureau of Indtlstry Acts Amendment Act. 25 GEa. V. No. 28, aforesaid notice of resumption; and section eighteen of such lastmentioned Acts shall for all purposes be read and construed accordingly. (iv.) Where it is found that the land or wharf comprised in a notice of resumption is not required, or that the notice of resumption incorrectly describes the land or wharf to be taken, or that any other error in form or substance exists in relation to such taking, the Bureau may, by subsequent notice served as aforesaid, annul or amend such first notice or any part thereof, and such first notice or such part thereof shall, from the date of the subsequent notice, be- absolutely void: Provided that- No person shall be prejudiced in respect of any mortgage, charge, claim, estate, or interest existing in respect of the land or wharf by reason of his having, in consequence of such first notice, done or omitted any act or thing, or failed to enforce or act upon any right, or comply with any obligation in respect of such mortgage, charge, claim, estate, or interest: No person shall have any right of action or claim against the Bureau for anything bona fide done under such first notice before the annulment or amendment thereof: Nothing herein contained shall limit the power of the Bureau to take at any subsequent time the whole or any part of the land or wharf mentioned or described in any notice so annulled or amended in whole or in part. (v.) In any case in which the Bureau is taking any land upon, through, along, or over which it is proposed to construct any works under this Act, it shall be competent for the Bureau to enter upon such land after service of a notice upon

1934. INDUSTRY. B1lreau of Ind1lstry Acts Amendment Act. 14991 the owner and/or the occupier of its intention so to enter. Should such land or any part thereof be not taken or used for the purpose of constructing such works, the owner and/or the occupier thereof shall be entitled to claim compensation for any damage caused by such entry; (c) Have power and authority, with the consent of the Secretary for Public Lands, to close or divert any road temporarily or perman- ently as may be required by the Bureau for the purposes of this Act." 5. The following new subsections (lB) to (IF), New .. inclusive, are inserted in section six of the Principal Act, n~ ) ~ ~ t( ~~ . after subsection (lA), as inserted by section four of this Act, namely:- "(lB.) The Bureau may, with the approval of the Delegation Governor in Council by Order in Council published in ~~ wers &0. the Gazette, delegate its powers, authorities, and juris- ' diction as a constructing authority aforesaid to any Crown corporation or Crown instrumentality, which shall for all purposes and notwithstanding any Act or law to the contrary, have and be deemed to have and may exercise powers, authorities, and jurisdiction as a constructing authority similar to those of the Bureau. (le.) For the purposes of this Act the term" Works" Works shall mean and include any work or undertaking of whatever nature from time to time authorised and approved by the Governor in Council to be constructed, established, managed, and controlled under this Act; and without limiting the generality of such term shall include any work or undertaking of whatever nature required for any of the purposes set out in section four of *" The Public Works Land Resumption Acts, 1906 to 1926 "; and for the purposes of this Act, including resumptions by the Bureau, the term" land" shall mean Land. land of freehold or leasehold or any other tenure, and shall also include wharves, jetties, piers, and constructions, and erections of any nature or part thereof above or below high-water mark and the sites thereof or intended therefor or for any of them, and any lease or license subsisting in respect thereof. * 6 Edw. VII. No. 14 and amending Acts, supra, pages 8211 et seq.

14992 INDUSTRY. B1lrea1t of Ind1lstry Acts Amendment Act. 25 GEO. V. No. 28, Costs. Works Board. (ID.) Notwithstanding anything contained in any Act or law or rule or process of law to the contrary, costs in respect of proceedings to determine the value of resumptions under this Act may be awarded at the discretion of the Court or arbitrator, as the case maybe: Provided that if the amount of compensation as finally fixed by the Court or arbitrator is the amount claimed by the claimant or is nearer to such amount than to the amount offered by the Bureau, costs (if any) shall be awarded to the claimant; otherwise costs (if any) shall be awarded to the Bureau. (lE.) There shall be a committee of the Bureau to be called" The Works Board," which shall be constituted of such persons as the Governor in Council shall from time to time by Order in Council appoint, which committee may exercise the powers, authorities, and jurisdiction of the Bureau in or about the construction and general supervision of construction in respect of such works as shall be prescribed in the same or any other Order in Council; and such committee shall have and exercise powers, authorities, and jurisdiction as a constructing authority accordingly similar to those of the Bureau. Bridge Board and Works Board. (IF.) The Bridge Board (constituted pursuant to section twenty-nine of this Act) and the Works Board (referred to in the previous subsection) shall be Crown corporations for the purposes of all works as shall be assigned to or devolve upon them under the provisions of this Act: Moreover the Bridge Board as so constituted shall, in addition to its powers and authorities under section twenty-nine of this Act, have full power and authority to exercise the powers, authority, and jurisdiction of the Bureau in or about the construction and general supervision of the Bridge over the Brisbane River (as referred to in section (6A) of this Act) and such Bridge Board shall have and exercise powers, authorities, and jurisdiction as a constructing authority accordingly similar to those of the Bureau." New 6. The following new subsection eight is added to soufbss.e6c.tion 8 section six of the Principal Act, namely : - Separate "(8.) The Bureau shall -Bstablishaseparate fund funds. for or in respect of each work authorised under this

INDUSTRY. 14993 1934. Bureau of Industry Acts Amend,ment Act. Act; and the Bureau shall pay all costs, charges, and expenses duly incurred by it in connection with any work from the fund established for or in respect of such work, and shall pay into such fund all revenue earned by such work." 7. Section (6A) of the Principal Act is amended, as Amendment. follows :_ of s. 6A. Subsection seven is amended, as follows : - Amendment of sub- (a) The words "or against the Bureau, or any section 7. member or officer thereof, or against any committee of the Bureau or member or officer thereof, or against the Bridge Board or member or officer thereof or against the Works Board or member or officer thereof" are inserted after the words " Public Service." (b) In the said subsection all words from and including the words "Provided that the Governor in Council" to and including the words" wharf concerned" are repealed, and the following words are inserted in lieu thereof :-" Provided that the Bureau, with the approval of the Governor in Council in its absolute discretion, may grant such sum as it thinks reasonable and proper b)7 way of compensation to any owner or lessee of any wharf or vessel for or in respect of any necessary adjustment or unavoidable loss of revenue consequent upon the construction of such bridge." (c) The following new subsection eight is added New thereto :_ subsection 8. " (8.) Notwithstanding any Act or law or rule or process of law to the contrary, no railway, tramway, power-line, pipe, conduit, or other matter or thing whatsoever shall be erected or placed in, upon, or over the works, or any of them, or any part of them carried out by the Bureau or delegated Crown corporation or instrumentality unless the consent of the Bureau shall have been first had and obtained, which consent the Bureau in its absolute discretion is hereby authorised to give (and either unconditionally or subject to such conditions as to it shall seem fit) or to refuse." 8. The following section (6B ) is inserted after New s. (6B). section 6A of the Principal Act, as follows : - "[6B.] (1.) The Governor in Council, on the Regulations, recommendation of the Bridge Board, shall have power to &0.

14994 INDUSTRY. Burea'IMof Ind~ lstry Acts Amendment Act. 25 Gm. V. No. 28, make such by-laws and regulations as it shall deem necessary or convenient for the purpose of carrying section (6A) into execution and, without limiting the generality of this provision, such by-laws or regulations may be made for all or any of the following purposes, that is to say:- (i.) By-laws may be made regulating, prohibiting, or restricting traffic or any class of traffic in upon, or over the Bridge or its approaches, or any other works appurtenant thereto, or confining traffic or any class of traffic to any specified part of the Bridge or its approaches or any works appurtenant thereto; and (ii.) Regulations may be made regulating, prohibiting, or restricting the navigation of vessels in or upon the waters of the Brisbane River adjacent to the Bridge or the works appurtenant thereto, including the prohibition of any vessel from being in, and the removal (at the expense of the owner) of any vessel from such waters at any time when its presence there is likely to endanger the Bridge or any works appurtenant thereto: Provided that the Portmaster of Queens- land may (and whether any such regulations as aforesaid have been made or not) prohibit any vessel from being in, or remove (at the expense of its owner) any vessel from the waters of the Brisbane River adjacent to the Bridge or any works appurtenant theret,o when its presence there is or would in his opinion be likely to endanger the Bridge or any works appurtenant thereto; and for the purposes of, but without limiting the generality of this provision, the Portmaster shall have and may exercise all and any of the powers and authority conferred upon any person whomsoever under *" The Navigation Acts, 1876 to 1930." (2.) The provisions of. section thirty-one of the Principal Act shall, mutatis mutandis, apply and extend in respect of regulations made under this section." * 41 Vie. No. 3 and amending Acts, 8upra, pages 3090 et 8eq.

1934. IXDUSTRY. Bureau of Indnstry Acts Amendment Act. 14995 9. A new section (60) is inserted after section (6B) New s. (6c) of the Principal Act (as inserted by section eight of this Act), as follows :-. "[60.] (1.) For the purpose of ensuring an adequate Approval of . . works for storage for the supply of water to the CIty of Brlsbant' water supply and the City of Ipswich, and for the further purpose of and floo~ preventm . g as f ar as may be destructl. On by fl 00 d wa t ers preventIOn. in or about the said cities, the carrying-out by the Bureau or delegated Crown corporation or instrumentality as prescribed in section six of this Act, of the works, namely, the construction of a dam across the Stanley River and all necessary appurtenances thereto at the site and in accordance with the plans and specifications to be hereafter approved by the Governor in Council, including all necessary preliminary acts and matters in relation thereto, is hereby approved and authorised, and such works shall be and be deemed to be an authorised construction of works pursuant to the provisions of section six of this Act. Such plans and specifications when approved shall be deposited with the Minister. (2.) For the purposes of the construction of such ~ t. anleW k works the Governor in Council may by Order in Council B~ : ~ ~ . or 9 vest the construction and the general supervision of construction of such works and all preliminary acts and matters relating thereto (including the preparation of designs, plans, and specifications) in a Works Board to be called" The Stanley River Works Board" consisting of such persons as shall from time to time be named in the Order in Council, but including the Engineer of the City of Brisbane for the time being in charge of Water Supply, and the Engineer of the City of Ipswich for the time being. The Stanley River Works Board so constituted shall, in relation to the construction of such works, be and be deemed to be the Works Board within the meaning of section six of this Act, and shall be and be deemed to be a Crown corporation having and exercising the powers, authorities, and jurisdiction of the Bureau in or about the construction and general supervision of such works, and having and exercising powers, authorities, and jurisdiction as a constructing authority accordingly similar to those of the Bureau. H

INDUS'rRY. Bureau of Ind1lstry Acts Amendment Act. 25 GEO. V. No. 28, Costs of works and allocfJ. [-,i.on. (3.) The cost of carrying out the works authorised by this section, namely, the construction of a dam across the Stanley River and all necessary appurtenances thereto, including all necessary preliminary acts and matters relating thereto, shall be paid by the Treasurer of Queensland, the Brisbane City Council, and the Council of the City of Ipswich in the manner following~ that is to say:- Such cost shall be defrayed in the first instance by the Treasurer out of moneys from time to time appropriated by Parliament for the purpose: Provided that for every sum of one thousand pounds so appropriated and expended upon such works as aforesaid the Brisbane City Council shall pay to the Treasurer and in the manner hereinafter provided the sum of five hundred and sixty-six pounds, and the Council of the City of Ipswich shall pay to the Treasurer and in the manner hereinafter provided the sum of thirty-four pounds. All sums of money payable under this section by the Brisbane City Council and the Council of the City of Ipswich shall from time to time bear interest at such rate as shall be equivalent to the actual cost to the said State of such sums, and either in respect of any necessary loan by means whereof the Treasurer obtained such moneys or in respect of any conversion thereof, A certificate of the Treasurer shall be conclusive as to the rate of interest. Notwithstanding anything herein contained, interest as aforesaid shall not be payable by the Brisbane City Council or the Council of the City of Ipswich until the completion of the said works, but shall be funded and become part of the principal moneys due and payable by the said Councils as hereinafter provided. The said works shall not be deemed to be completed until the Governor in Council upon the advice of the baid Board has by Order in Council certified that such works have been completed in accordance with the plans and specifications thereof: Moreover, the Governor in Council on the advice of the said Board shall by the same or by any subsequent Order in Council certify the cost of the said works so completed as aforesaid:

INDUSTHY. 14997 1934. Bureau of Ind1lstry Acts Amendment Act. Moreover, the Governor in Council on the advice of thE: said Board shall by the same or by any subsequent Order in Council certify the respective capital liabilities of the Brisbane City Council and the Council of the City of Ipswich (including in respect of each Council the amount of interest funded as aforesaid) which capital rabilities so certified shall from such date of completion bear interest at the rate hereinbefore provided: Moreover, the Governor in Council upon the advice of the said Board shall by the same or any subsequent Order in Council determine the period within which each Council shall discharge its respective liabilities to the Treasurer (provided that such period shall not in either case exceed fifty years) and shall also prescribe the instalments (and whether of principal only and/or of interest only and/or of principal and interest) from time to time payable to the Treasurer by each such Council in respect of its liability. The publication in the Gazette of any such Order in Council as aforesaid shall be conclusive evidence of all or any of the matters therein contained. The capital liability as aforesaid of each such Council shall, for the purpose of securing the repayment to the Treasurer thereof, be and be deemed to be a loan within the meaning of *" The Local Authorities Acts, 1902 to 1932," and the provisions of the said Acts relating to the repayment of loans shall so far as applicable extend and apply accordingly. (4.) Upon the completion as hereinbefore provided, Vesting of such works, together with all appurtenances thereto :a% ~1e~~n. (whether such appurtenances are constructed on or after such completion) shall be vested in and operated by the Bureau." 10. A new section (6D) is inserted after section (6c) New s. (6D). (as inserted by section nine of this Act), as follows : - "[6D.] (1.) For the purposes of the operation of the Operation, works referred to in section (6c) of this Act the Governor ! ~ ~k~ fmay in Council may by Order in Council vest the general be vested supervision of operation (including the management ~ o! ~ dod * 2 Edw. VII. No. 19 and amending Acts, supra, pages 1860 et seg.

14998 INDUSTRY. B1lrea1l of Industry Acts Amendment Act. 25 GEO. V. No. 28, and control of all such works) in a Board to be called "The Flood Board" consisting of the following persons, that is to say:- (a) The Engineer of the City of Brisbane for the time being in charge of Water Supply; (b) The Engineer for the time being of the City of Ipswich; (c) The Engineer for the time being of the Department of Harbours and Marine; (d) An officer of the Department of Irrigation and Water Supply; (e) The chairman for the time being of the Works Board; (f) The Director of the Bureau of Industry. Such Order in Council shall designate the chairman of the Board, who shall be the executive officer thereof: Provided that any member may in his absence be represented by a deputy approved by the Flood Board. The Flood Board so constituted shall in relation to the operation of such works be and be deemed to be the Works Board within the meaning of section six of this Act, and shall be and be deemed to be a Crown corporation having and exercising, but subject to the direction of the Bureau, the powers, authorities, and jurisdiction of the Bureau concerning the operation and general supervision of such works, and having and exercising, but subject to the direction of the Bureau, powers, authorities, and jurisdiction as a constructing authority accordingly similar to those of the Bureau. In addition to its other powers and duties under this Act it shall be the duty of the Flood Board to make a continuous study and observation of the Brisbane River, its tr:butaries, and its and their catchment areas, especially in times of abnormal rainfall; and such Board is hereby empowered and authorised to take such action as it shall deem necessary for all purposes of this section. Expenses of (2.) The cost of the operation of such works, less operation. any revenue earned therefrom, shall be borne by the

INDUSTRY. 14999 1934. Bllreau of Ind11stry Acts Atnendrnent Act. Treasurer, the Brisbane City Council, and the Council of the City of Ipswich in the following proportions, namely:- (a) The Treasurer shall be liable for and shall pay forty per centum of such cost; (b) The Brisbane City Council shall be liable for and shall pay fifty-seven per centum of such cost; (c) The Council of the City of Ipswich shall be liable for and shall pay three per centum of such cost. (3.) The Governor in Council may by Order in Use of Council, and notwithstanding any Act or law or rule or works. process of law to the contrary, empower and authorise the construction and use of works for the production and generation of hydro-electric power and/or for the purposes of irrigation and/or for such other purposes as may be prescribed: Provided that no such construction or use shall be empowered or authorised if the same is or shall be inconsistent with the purposes of ensuring an adequate storage of water or the prevention of floods. For the purposes of this subsection the provisions of *" The Electric Light and Power Acts, 1896 to 1933" (or any Act amending or in substitution for the same), and/or of t" The Irrigation Acts, 1922 to 1933" (or any Act amending or in substitution of the same), shall, rnutatis rnutandis, apply and extend accordingly. All revenue derived pursuant to the above provisions shall be applied in and towards the cost of operating the said works. (4.) Subject to this Act, but notwithstanding No action, anything contained in any Act or law or rule of law or &c. practice or process of law to the contrary, no action, suit, indictment, informatio:q., or other proceedings shall be commenced, presented, prosecuted, or maintained against the Government of Queensland or any Minister of the Crown or officer of the Public Service, or against any Crown corporation or Crown instrumentality or officer thereof, or against any Local Authority (including the Brisbane City Council and the Council of the City * 60 Vie. No. 24 and amending Acts, supra, pages 702 et seq. t 13 Geo. V. No. 29 and amending Acts, supra, pages 10218 et seq.

15000 INDUSTRY. Bttre'a!t of Industry Acts Amendment Act. 25 GEO. V. No. 28, 1934. of Ipswich) or member or officer thereof, or against the Bureau or member or officer thereof, or against any committee of the Bureau or member or officers thereof, or against the Works Board or member or officer thereof, or against the Stanley River Works Board or member or officer thereof, or against the Flood Board or member or officer thereof, or other person for or in respect of any alleged obstruction of the navigation of or deprivation of access to or increase or diminution of the quantity of water in the Brisbane River or any part thereof or any tributary thereof by reason of the carrying-out or operation of any work or works referred to in section (60) or in this section, or for or in respect of any damages, loss, or expenses occasioned or alleged to be occasioned or in any wise whatsoever arising therefrom. Regulations. (5.) Regulations may be made to give full effect to the provisions of sections (60) and (6D) of this Act, and the provisions of section thirty-one of this Act shall apply and extend accordingly." oAfms. en 3 d 1. ment amen 1 d 1 e . d Sbeycttihoenintsheirrttiyo- nonine suobf setchteionPorinnectihpearleoAf catfteisr paragraph (g) of the following paragraph : - "(g) (i) Prescribing the terms, conditions, provisions, stipulations, and covenants to be inserted or contained in any contract or agreement made under this Act, and the mode of proof by any party thereto of his observance thereof." Orders in Council ratified. 12. All Orders in Council made under the Principal Act and in force at the passing of this Act are hereby approved, ratified, and confirmed, and are and shall remain in full force until the same or any of them are rescinded, amended, varied, or added to pursuant to *" The Bureau of Industry Acts, 1932 to 1934." Amendment 13. Section four of t" The Public Works Land ~ f;hi J: ,~blicResumption Acts, 1906 to 1926," is amended by inserting Works L~ nd in paragraph (i.) after the words "iiood warnings" the RAcetssu,m 1 p 90 tw 6 nto word f~ " fi 00 d prevent'IOn or fl 00 d .. m1' t1' 9atI'On. " 1926." * 23 Geo. V. No. 25, 24 Geo. V. No. 16 (Part Ill.), supra, pages 14214, 14617, and this Act. t 6 Edw. VII. No. 14 and amending Acts, supra, pages 8211 et seq. INKERMAN IRRIGATION BOARD CHARGES. n., See PART WATER.