DEVELOPMENT
AND MIGRATION.
No. 11 of 1930.
An Act
to amend the Development and Migration
Act 1926 and for other purposes.
[Assented
to 23rd June, 1930.]
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 Development and Migration Act 1930.
(2.) The Development
and Migration Act 1926 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,
may be cited as the Development and
Migration Act 1926-1930.
Commencement.
2. This
Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.
Definitions.
3. Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the
definitions of “Commissioner”, “the Chairman”, “the Commission”, “the Minister”
and “the Vice-Chairman”.
Repeal of
provisions establishing Commission, &c.
4. Sections four to eleven (both inclusive) and sections thirteen to
nineteen (both inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.
Continuance in
office of certain officers.
5.—(1.) A person appointed under section fifteen of
the Principal Act for a term of years as an officer of the Commission, and
holding office at the commencement of this Act, shall, subject to good
behaviour, continue to hold office for the remainder of the period for which he
was so appointed.
(2.) During that period he shall not be subject to
the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1928,
but shall be employed upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed.
(3.) Any such officer shall not be entitled to
compensation for any termination of his employment, howsoever arising.
(4.) Any such officer who, immediately prior to
becoming an officer under the Principal Act, was an officer of the Public
Service of a State, shall retain all his existing and accruing rights.
(5.) Any officer continued in office by virtue of
sub-section (1.) of this section, who was, by virtue of sub-section (7.) of
section fifteen of the Principal Act, deemed to be an “employee” within the
meaning of section four of the Superannuation
Act 1922–1924, shall continue to be deemed to be such an employee during
the remainder of the period for which he holds office by virtue of sub-section
(1.) of this section.
Continuance of
appropriation.
6. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the appropriation
provided by section six of the Principal Act shall continue in force for the
purpose of the payment of remuneration of members of the Commission established
under that Act, in respect of any services rendered prior to the commencement
of this Act and for which payment has not been made prior to such commencement.
Custody of books and accounts.
7. The books and accounts of the Development and Migration Commission
shall upon the commencement of this Act be kept in such custody as the Minister
directs.
Agreements for services.
8.—(1.) The agreements specified in the Schedule to
this Act, entered into by the Commonwealth with the persons who, immediately
prior to the commencement of this Act, held office as members of the
Development and Migration Commission appointed under the Principal Act, are
hereby approved.
(2.) Any sums due by the Commonwealth in
pursuance of any of those agreements shall be payable from moneys from time to
time appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.
Regulations.
9. 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.
THE
SCHEDULE.
Agreement dated 26th March, 1930,
made between the Commonwealth and Herbert William Gepp, Esquire.
Agreement dated 12th March, 1930,
made between the Commonwealth and Walter Page Devereux, Esquire.
Agreement dated 26th March, 1930,
made between the Commonwealth and the Honorable John Gunn.
Agreement dated 26th March, 1930,
made between the Commonwealth and Edward Joseph Mulvany, Esquire.