Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act (No. 2) 1946 (Cth)

COMMONWEALTH CONCILIATION AND ARBITRATION (No. 2).

No. 30 of 1946.

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1934, as amended by the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1946.

[Assented to 13th August, 1946.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act (No. 2) 1946.

(2.) Section one of the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1946 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).

(3.) The Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904–1934, as amended by the Commonwealth Conciliation and, Arbitration Act 1946, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904-1946.

Commencement.

2.This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Pensions

3. Section fourteen bof the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section (3.) the following sub-section:—

“(3a.) Where a Judge has, prior to his appointment, served in any judicial office under a State–

(a) the period of his service in that office; or

(b) the period of ten years,

whichever is the less, shall, for the purposes of sub-section (1.) of this section, be added to, and be deemed to be part of, his service as a Judge.”.