Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1936 (Cth)

 

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE.

No. 92 of 1936.

An Act to amend the Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1913–1921 and for other purposes.

[Assented to 7th. December, 1936.]

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 Public Works Committee Act 1936.

(2.) The Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1913–1921 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1913–1936.

Repeal of Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1932.

2. The Commonwealth Public Works Committee Act 1932 is hereby repealed.

Parts.

3. Section two of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “Remuneration of Committee” and inserting in their stead the word “Miscellaneous”.

Functions of Committee.

4. Section fourteen of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:—

“(1.) The Committee shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, consider and report upon any public work the estimated cost of which exceeds Twenty-five thousand pounds which is referred to it by Resolution of the House of Representatives as provided in this Act.”.

Conditions precedent to commencing public works.

5. Section fifteen of the Principal Act is amended—

(a)by omitting sub-sections (1.) and (2.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-sections:—

“(1.) The Minister or any Member of the House of Representatives may move that any proposed public work the estimated cost of which exceeds Twenty-five thousand pounds shall be referred by that House to the Committee for report.

“(2.) Upon the moving of the motion a Minister of State shall furnish to the House an explanation of the proposed work.”;

(b) by omitting from sub-section (4.) the words “Upon motion made in the usual manner by the Minister or by any member of the House of Representatives” and inserting in their stead the words “If the motion for the reference is agreed to”; and

(c) by omitting sub-section (7.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-sections:—

“(7.) A proposed public work which is referred to the Committee in pursuance of this section shall not be commenced unless and until the House of Representatives by resolution declares that it is expedient to carry out the proposed work.

“(8.) For the purposes of this section ‘public work’ includes any work which is a continuation, completion, repair, re-construction, or extension of a public work.”.

Amendment of heading of Part V.

6. The heading of Part V. of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “Remuneration of Committee” and inserting in their stead the word “Miscellaneous”.

Gazettal.

7. Section forty of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the word “Government”.

8. After section forty of the Principal Act the following section is inserted:—

Regulations.

“41. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.”.