Factories and Shops Acts Amendment Act of 1916 (7 Geo v No. 14) (Qld)

-7520 LABOUR. Factories and Shops Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14, LABOUR. Factorie8 and.Shop8 Acts Amendment Act of 1916 Factories and Shop8 Acts - Further Amendment Act of 1917 Indu8trial Arbitration Act of 1916 .. Worker8' Oompen8ation A ctAmendment Act of 1916 7 aea. V. No. 14 7 aea. V. No. 28 7 aeo. V. No. 16 7 aeo. V. No. 26 7 Geo. V. An Aot to Amend "The Faotories and Shops Aots No. 14. THB of 1900 to 1914" in oertain partioulars. FACTOR1IIS AND SHOPS ACTS AMEND. [ASSENTED TO 18TH DECEMBER, 191.6.J MBNT ACT B OF 1916. E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty~ by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Council and Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by-the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title. 1. This Act shall be read as one with "The Factories construction, and Shops Act of 1900,"* herein referred to as the Principal ~ ~ ~ ~ ~:;nt Act, and may be cited together with" The Factories and of Act. Shops Acts, 1900 to 1914,"t as "The Factories and Shops Acts, 1900 to 1916," or separately as "The Factoriesand ShopsActs Amendment Act of 1916." This Act shall come into operation on the fir!;!t day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. A mendments of Part 1. Amendment 2. In section two -of the Principal Act, after the of s. 2. words " PART VIII.-HoURs OF BUSINESS IN SHOPS," the words " PART VIIIA.-STAMPING OF FURNITURE" are inserted. Amendment 3. The following amendments are made in section of s. 4. four of the Principal Act : - In the definition of "Bakehouse," after the word "cookshop," the words "and every place where food- stuff of any kind is cooked for the public" are inserted. In the _ definition of " Factory," after the word "transit," the words "The term includes a butter factory, woolscour, sugar mill, and boiling-down works" are in- serted; and after the word "But," the words "save as last hereinbefore mentioned" are inserted. * 64 Vic. No. 28, supra, page 1270. t 64 Vic. No. '!8 and amending Acts, supra, pages 1270 et 8eq. and 6247. "The Factorie8 and Shop8 Aota, 1900 to 1917," are reprinted in Appendi~ D infra.

1916. LABOUR. Factoriesand ShopsActs Amendment Act. 7-521 After the definition of "Factorv," the following definition is inserted : - . " Furniture "-Furniture of which wood forms a Furnitur • part, and such as is usually made by cabinet- makers, chair and couch makers, upholsterers, wood carvers, or wood turners: the term in- cludes pianos, organs, and other like articles, and also billiard tables. In t the defi * nition of * "Minis * ter" the * words * "Home Secretary or other" are repealed. In the definition of "Shop," after the words "by retail," the words" or wholesale, or in or from which any goods ordinarily disposed of in shops are delivered or disposed of or any document or thing indicating or authorising title to such goods is delivered in pursuance of any agreement, condition, rule, scheme, device, or con- trivance whatsoever which results in the property in such goods passing from one person to another" are inserted. The following provision is added to the first para- graph of the said definition : - "The term does not include the sample-room of any commercial traveller as hereinbefore defined, subject, however, to the restriction imposed by the second para- graph of section 58A of this Act." 4. tThe following subsection is added to section six Amendment of the Principal Act :_ 'f s. 6. (5.) In the absence of any inspector, any State officer may be temporarily appointed by the Minister or authorised by the Chief Inspector, in writing or by telegram, to perform all or any part of the duties of such inspector; and while so acting such officer shall have and exercise all the powers, authorities, and duties of an inspector in respect of the matters for which he has been so appointed or authorised. Amendments of Part 11. 5. After the word "Factories," in the cross heading Amendment n. aorfePm . arsterte d o. f the Principal Act, the words "and Shops" hOefac.dIm"?sgs. t Error corrected by section two of the amending Act of ·1917, next Act printed. I

LABOUR. Factories and Shops Acts -Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14, Amendment 6. In sub-paragraphs (i.) and (ii.) of the first pa!a- of 8. 'I. graph and in the third and fourth paragraphs of sectIOn seven of the Principal Act, after the word "factory," wherever the same occurs, the. words "or shop" are respectively inserted. The following words are added to the said first para- graph, after the word " pre~ cribed, " namely: :-" SU?h notice shall also be accompanIed by the prescrIbed regIs- tration fee." . Amendment 7. In section eight of the Principal Act, after the of 8.8. word "factory," wherever the same occurs, the words "or shop" are respectively inserted. . 8. Mter section eight of the Principal Act, the following sections are inserted :- Fees. [9.] An annual registration fee shall be paid in respect of every factory or shop by the occupier thereof; such fee shall be paid on or before the thirty-first day of January in each year. When any new factory or shop is opened during any year after the thirtieth day of June, the fee to be paid as registration fee for the remaining portion of that year shall be one-half of the rate prescribed as the annual rate. On payment of such fee, the occupier of any factory or shop in respect of which such fee is paid shall be entitled to receive from the Chief Inspector or from an officer authorised by him in that behalf a receipt which shall be produced on demand to any authorised inspector during the currency of the period covered by such pay- ment. Scale of fees. [l0.] The following shall be the scale of registration fees payable annually in respect of the registration of factories and shops:- £ 8. d. For every factory or shop in which more than sixty persons are employed, per annum 33 0 For every factory or shop in which more than thirty persons and not more than sixty persons are employed, per annum •. 22 0 For every factory or shop in which more than ten persons and not mo re than thirty persons are employed, per annum 1 1 0 For every other factory. per annum 0 5 0 For every other shop. per annum Nil

LABOUR. 7523 1916. Pactories and Shops Acts Amendment Act. For· the purposes of this section the occupier of every factory or shop shall, on first applying for registration and thereafter at each annual renewal, furnish to the Chief -Inspector or other· officer authorised by him in that behalf a statemeRt in the prescribed form, certifying to the number of persons employed in such factory or shop at the date on which payment of the registration fee is made; and such particulars shall be entered in a register to be kept by the Chief Inspector for that purpose. Any occupier of any factory or shop who fails or neglects to pay the annual registration fee herein prescribed within the prescribed period shall, in addition, be liable to pay as part of suoh fee the sum of one pound as and by way of penalty, and such sum may be reoovered in the same manner as fees are recoverable under this Aot. ) [lOA.] Nothing in this Part of this Aot shall apply to Restriotion hawkers, pedlers, or auctioneers. aopnplioation of Part II. Amendments of Part IV. 9 In paragraph (ii.) of subsection one of sectionAmendmen' twenty-four of the Principal Act, the word " eighteen" is of s. 24. repealed, and the words" twenty-one" are inserted in lieu thereof. In paragraph (iv.) of the said subsection, the word " and " is repealed. Paragraph (v.) of the said subsection is repealed, and the following paragraphs are inserted in lieu thereof :- (v.) The rate of wages paid to each employee; (vi.) The rates paid for overtime; and (vii.) Such other particulars as may be prescribed. Paragraphs (i.) and (iii.) of subsection two of the said section are repealed, and paragraphs (ii.) and (iv.) are respectively renumbered (i.) and (ii.). ,10. Paragraph (b) of subsection three of section Amendment twenty-five of the Principal Act is repealed, and the of s. 2~ following paragraph is inserted in lieu thereof :- "(b) Does the work or any part thereof otherwise than by himself." 11. In subsection three of section twenty-six of theAmendmen. Principal Act, after the word" who," the words" whether of s. 26. while holding such office or after ceasing to hold such office," are inserted.

7{)24· LABOUR. Factories and Shops Act.er Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14, Amendments of Part v. 12. Sections twenty-seven, twenty-eight, twenty- nine, thirty, thirty-two, thirty-three,· and the second paragraph of subsection three of section forty-one of the Principal Act are repealed, and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof :- Sanitary [27.] For the better sanitation of factories, work- f m A a l e c T t n o & . ~ r .. i f e · s o , r &0. 0 robosmersv, eadntdheshroe. plsn, : t-he following rules shall at all times be (1.) Everything and every place upon and surround- ing the premises shall to the satisfaction of the inspector be kept in a cleanly state, free from any smell or nuisance arising from any drain, lavatory, privy, or other con- venience, and free from any accumulation or deposit which is a nuisance. (2.) There shall be provided for the convenience of the employees a sufficient number of sanitary conveniences (including privies, urinals, and lavatories, and reoeptacles for the collection of waste food and all other refuse) built of the materials and placed in the situation, form, and numerical proportions to each premises as are prescribed in the regulations or directed by the inspector. Such conveniences shall at all times be kept clean and in a proper state of repair to the satisfaction of the inspector. Screens ·or other provision necessary to secure privacy shall be provided. Separate sets, and with separate approaches and sufficiently isolated to ensure complete separation of the sexes, shall be provided. The owner of any premises who permits the same to be occupied, and the person who occupies the same, in contravention of this subsection shall each be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds; and such owner or occupier, if he has received notice from an inspector to provide additional accommodation, within a period stated in the notice, shall be liable to a further penalty not exceeding five pounds for every day after the expira- tion of the period so stated during which he fails to carr·y out the requirements of such notice. (3.) Every premises shall be free from overcrowding during worktime. For every employee there shall be provided th& prescribed amount of floor and air space.

LABOUR. 1916. Factoriesand ShopsActs Amendment Act. All passages, stairways, doors, windows, and other openings shall be :Wept free of obstruction. The space prespribed to be ,reserved to each employee shall not be deemed to be reserved unless it is kept pro- perly lighted and ventilated and clear from all material, goods, or tools other than those actually used or required by the person for whom the space is to be reserved. (4.) The premi~ es shall be ventilated in such manner as to provide a sufficient supply of fresh air for every employee, and to carry off and render harmless as far as practicable all gases, fumes, q,ust, and other impurities arising in the courSe of the work carried on. (5.) Adequate ,measures shall be taken for securing and maintaining a reasonable and uniform temperature (according to the basis prescribed) wherever an employee is employed, Every arrangement for-lighting and heating shall be placed without prejudice to the health of the employee; and the position thereof shall be subject to the approval of the inspector. I (6.) The floors! shall be kept in a sound and dry condition. If the exigencies of the trade do not allow of floors being kept perfectly free from water or moisture, means for drainage shall be adopted so as to allow the moisture or water to escape freely; and in such places suitable gratings shall be provided where and as the inspector directs for employees to stand upon. (7.) (a) Without limiting the operation of rule four hereof, if it appears to the inspector that danger to the health of the employee arising or likely to arise from the process or handicraft carried on or from insufficient circulation of air {)r other cause whatsoever would be lessened appreciably by the adoption of some method of artificial ventilation or other mechanical means, the inspector may order the occupier to provide within a certain time and maintain and use fans or other efficient appliances. (b) If the light or temperature in the premises or any part thereof is such, or if the sanitary condition of the premises or any part thereof is such, as in the opinion of the inspector is likely to endanger the health of employees, he may, by order, condemn the premises as unfit for occupatio;n, whereupon the premises shall be 7525

·7526 LABOUR. Factories and Shops Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14, deemed not to be kept in conformity with this Act, or he may order such structural or other alterations, such as timber lining or external painting and other means, to be carried out as he considers necessary. (c) Provided that the occupier may, within seven days after the receipt of an order under this rule, serve on the inspector a written requisition to refer the matter to the decision of the nearest industrial or police magistrate; and thereupon the matter shall be referred to such magistrate, who shall hear and determine the dispute in manner prescribed. (d) If the occupier fails to comply within a reasonable time with any order of an inspector or with the decision of the magistrate, or having complied therewith fails to continue so to do, the premises shall be deemed not to be kept in conformity with this Act. (8.) If in any building, yard, or place adjoining the premises there exists any nuisance or other sanitary defect which, in the opinion of the inspector (or any health officer), is likely to injuriously affect the proper sanitation of the premises or the health of the persons employed therein, such inspector or health officer may, by requisition to the owner or occupier of such building, yard, or place, require him to effectually abate such nuisance or amend such defect within a time named in the requisition. (9.) In every factory all the inside walls of the rooms, and all the ceilings and tops of such rooms, whether such walls, ceilings, or tops are plastered or not, and all the passages and staircases, shall be either varnished or painted with oil, if required by the inspector, at least once in every period of five years,· or be limewashed or washed with some liquid approved by the inspector at least once in every period of twelve months, and shall, if they have been so painted or varnished, be washed with hot water and soap at least once in a period of twelve months. But the inspector, if in any case it appears to him to be necessary, may order such walls, ceilings," tops, passages, or staircases to be varnished, painted, lime- washed, or washed more frequently than is herein pre- scribed: Provided that the occupier may, within seven days after the receipt of such order, serve on the inspector a written. requisition to refer the matter to the decision of

LABOUR. 1916. Factoriesand ShopsActs AmendmentAct. the nearest industrial or police magistrate; and thereupon the matter shall be referred to such magistrate,· who shall hear and determine the dispute in the manner prescribed. If the occupier fails to comply within a reasonable time with any such notice or with the decision of the magistrate, or having complied therewith fails to continue so to do, the premises shall be deemed not to be kept in conformity with this Act. If the walls or passages are papered, they need not be varnished, painted, or washed, but shall be repapered at such times as the inspector may direct. In bakehouses if the walls or passages are lime- washed, such limewashing shall be renewed once at least every six months. When it appears to the Minister that in respect of any class of factories, or parts thereof, any of the pro- visions of this rule are not required, or are by reason of special circumstances inapplicable, he may make an order granting to such class of factories, or parts thereof, a special exemption from all or any of such provisions. (10.) There shall be provided, free and accessible at all times, a sufficient and continuous supply of fresh drinking water filtered, purified, or sterilised as required by an inspector under this Act or any HealthAct for the time being in force. (H.) Wherever practicable, provision shall be made for allowing the employees separate and suitable places for partaking of refreshments. . The Chief Inspector may, by written notice, forbid the occupier of the premises to permit any employees therein to take their meals in any room while work is actually being carried on therein, and may direct him to erect or provide a suitable room or place or places in the premises, or in connection therewith, for the purpose of a dining or eating room for such employees, and to furnish it, to the satisfaction of the inspector, with sufficient seats and tables to enable such employees to sit at meals with reasonable comfort and security. The Chief Inspector may also, by written notice, direct such occupier to provide suitable rooms or places in which employees may change their apparel. The Chief Inspector may also forbid the use of any place where food is prepared or exposed from being used for living or sleeping purposes by any person. :752.7

LABOUR. Factories and Shops Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No.H, (12.) Sitting accommodation as prescribed shall be provided for the female employees, and permission given for them to sit whenever practicable. (13.) A male young person or female of any age must not be employed in any part of a factory in which wet spinning is carried on unless sufficient means are employed and continued for protecting the employees from being wetted, and, where hot water is used, for preventing the escape of steam into the room occupied by the employees. (14.) A male young person or female of any age shall not be employed in the process of bronzing (unless a safety vacuum or other approved machine is used); or the silvering of mirrors by the mercurial process; or the making of white lead; or the making of lead-headed nails ~ or in dry grinding in the metal trade; or in any part of a factory in which the process of melting or annealing glass is carried on; or at any process which the Minister, on the. recommendation of the Commissioner of Public Health, may notify as unhealthy. (15.) Where arsenic or any other poisonous substance is used, suitable. washing conveniences and respirators, when directed and approved by the inspector, must be .provided for the use of the persons employed in any department where such substance is used. (16.) When the inspector is of opinion that any person is, by di~ ease or bodily infirmity, incapacitated for working daily for the time allowed by the law in a factory, or receives notice that any person employed in a factory or shop is suffering from an infectious disease (including any venereal disease), he shall serve written notice on the occupier requiring that the employment of such person be discontinued after the expiration of the period named therein, not being less than one day nor more than seven days after the service of such notice; and the occupier shall not continue after the expiration of such period to employ such person (notwithstanding a certifi- .cate of fitness has been previously obtained for such person) unless a medical officer of health has, after the service of the notice, personally examined such person and has certified that such person is not so incapacitated, or that such person is not suffering from such disease as aforesaid. (17.) Every factory or shop two or more stories in height, in which persons are employed above the first

LABOUR. 7529 1916. FactoriesandShopsActs Amendment Act. story, shall be furnished with a certificate from theinspector that the factory *or shop is provided with such means of escape in case of fire for the persons employed therein as can reasonably be required under the circumstances. (18.) If an inspector considers any stairway or passage to be so steep, narrow, winding, intricate, :use- cure, or otherwise defective as to be unsafe, he may, by requisition to the occupier, direct the occupier or owner to remedy the defect: Provided that the occupier may, within seven days after the receipt of such order, serve on the inspector a written requisition to refer the matter to the decision of the nearest industrial or police magis- trate; and thereupon the matter shall be referred to such - magistrate, who shall hear and determine the dispute in the manner prescribed; and if within a reasonable time from the service of such requisition such defect has not been remedied, the premises shall be deemed not to be kept in conformity with this Act. Amendments of Part VII. 13. Section forty-five of the Principal Act is repealed, and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof :- [45.] (1.) Every person who is employed in any Wages. capacity in a factory or shop shall be entitled to receive from the occupier payment for his work at such rate as is agreed on, being not less than- (a) In the case of a person under twenty-one years of age, a rate of seven shillings and six pence per week during the first year of his employ- ment, with an annual increase of not less than two shillings and six pence per week during each year of the next succeeding five years of his employment in the same trade: Pro- vided that if any person is engaged at a higher rate of weekly wages for the first year than is provided by this paragraph, then the annual increase need not in any subsequent year be more than will be sufficient to make up the rate that would have been payable for that ycar if the minimum rate had been paid for such first year as aforesaid. (b) In the case of a person not under twenty-one years of age who has been employed in any capacity in a factory or factories or shop or shops for a period of not less than four years * Error corrected by section two of the amending Act of 1917, next Act printed.

7530 LABOUR. FactoriesandShops Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO, V. No. 14, (whether such employment is continuous or not), ~ rate of not less than seventeen shillings and six pence per week for the first year, and twenty shillings per week for the next and succeeding years. (c) In the case of a person not under twenty-one years of age who has not had any previous experience in any factory or shop in any capacity, a rate of not less than twelve shillings and six pence per week for the first year, fifteen shillings per week for the second year, seventeen shillings and six pence per week fO!" the third year, and twenty shillings per week for the next and succeeding years. (d) In the case of a person not under twenty-one years of age who has had previous experience in any factory or shop, but not amounting to four years' experience in the aggregate, whether such experience was continuous .or not, a rate of not less than fifteen shillings per week for the first year,seventeen shillings and six pence per week for the second year, and twenty shillings per week for the next and succeeding years. Every such weekly wage as becomes payable under para- graphs (a), (b), (c), or (d) hereof shall be lJaid in sterling money, and shall not, under anycircumstances or pretence or device Whatsoever, be subject to any diminution so as to reduce the amount thereof to a less sum than is herein- before prescribed for each worker respectively: Provided that only a pro rata amount of such weekly wage need be paid in the case of an employee being absent from his or her employment through his or her own default or through sickness; but no deduction shall be made from such weekly wage on account of any public holiday unless and until seven of such holidays have been paid for in the year, *and no employee who is in receipt of over twenty shillings per week shall be entitled to be paid for any public holidays; but no reduction of the wages of a~ y employee receiving over one pound per week shall be made so as to reduce the wages below the said sum of one pound per week. Time "lost through holidays or other absences from employment shall be made up by the employee concerned * Words to end of paragraph inserted by section two of the amending Act of 1917, next Act printed.

LABOUR. 7531 1916. Factoriesand ShopsActs Amendment Act. before such employee can claim to be entitled to the annual increase in wages provided herein, in order that a full year's experience may be gained before the em- ployee becomes entitled to the next higher rate of wages prescribed. (2.) Any person who, without the consent in writing Pr~ h~ ms of the inspector, either directly or indirectly, or by any k~ ~ ~ lt; : t pretence or device, requires or permits any person to pay cases. a or give, or who receives from any person, any considera- tion, premium, or bonus for engaging or employing any young person or female under the age of twenty-one years in any factory or shop, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. 14. * Subsection nine of section forty-six of the Amendment Principal Act is repealed. of s. 46. The following words are added to subsection fifteen of the said section, namely :-" nor at all during the half-holiday." In subsection twenty-three of the said section, the words "applying to females shall apply to adult male persons" are repealed, and the words" shall apply to all employees" are inserted in lieu thereof. 15. The following subsection is added to section Amendment fifty of the Principal Act :_ of s. 50. (6.) The Governor in Council may from time to time, by Order in Council published in the Gazette, exempt, either wholly or in part, any shop or class of shops in any District or part of a District from the operation of this Part of this Act or any of the provisions thereof, and the same shall thereupon be exempted accordingly for the period and upon the conditions stated in the Order in Council. A copy of such Order in Council shall be affixed and maintained in a conspicuous place in each such shop for the information of all persons concerned. Amendments of Part VIII. 16. The following words -are added to the first Amendment paragraph of section fifty-one of the Principal Act:_ofs.51. "and also shall be closed during the whole of every Sunday." *The third paragraph of the said section is repealed, and the following provisions are inserted in lieu thereof;- Provided that, in cases where industrial awards provide that the ordinary working hours of employees '" Errorcorrected by section two of the amending Act of 1917, next Act printed.

7532 LABOUR. FactoriesandShops Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14. shall cease at an earlier hour than that prescribed as the closing hour herein, such ceasing time shall be regarded as the closing hour for the shops or classes of shops affected by such awards : Provided also that on the two business days next preceding Ohristmas Day the occupier may keep his shop open up to the hour of ten o'clock in the evening. Amendment 17. The following amendments are made in section of B. 54. fifty-four of the Principal Act : - In subsection four, the words" male person under the age of sixteen years and no female" are repealed, and the word "person" is inserted in lieu thereof. In subsection eight, the words" on the day of the weekly half-holiday" are repealed~ and the words" during the half-holiday (except on two half-holidays during any year chosen by the occupier and approved by the inspector for the purposes of stocktaking)" are inserted in lieu thereof; also, the word "three" is repealed, and the word" two" is inserted in lieu thereof. The words "when such overtime is worked before seven o'clock in the morning or after half-past six o'clock in the evening" are added to subsection ten. The following subsection is added to the section :- (19.) In this section the expression "overtime" means the time before or after the ordinary working hours (that is, the hours specified in the notice of working hours) of the employees affected. Amendment 18. The following amendments are made in section of B. 55. fifty-five of the Principal Act : - At the .beginning of subsection one, the, words " Subject to this section" are inserted; also, in the said subsection, the words '-'twelve hours" are repealed, and the words "ten hours" are inserted in lieu thereof. In subsection two, the words "the detailed" are repealed, and the words "in detail the ordinary" are inserted in lieu thereof. In subsection three, the words "one night" are repealed, and the words "night or nights" are inserted in lieu thereof. . . In subsection five, the word "such" after the word "each" is repealed; also, the words "eleven hours" are repealed, and the words "ten hours" are inserted in lieu thereof.

LABOUR. 7533 1916. Factoriesand ShopsActs Amendment Act. 19. In the last paragraph of section fifty-six of the Amendment Principal Act, the words "This section" are ~ pealed, and of s. 56. the words "Provided that the first paragraph of this section" are inserted in lieu thereof. 20 In the first paragraph of section 5&A of the Amendment Principal Act, the word "exclusive" is repealed, and the of s. 56A. word "inclusive" is inserted in lieu thereof; and the words "last load, article, or parcel was delivered or deposited at its destination" are repealed, and the words " employee leaves the stable, yard, or depot at which his horse is stabled on completion of his work" are inserted in lieu thereof. In the second paragraph of the said section, the words "such load, article, or parcel to be delivered" are repealed, and the words "him to deliver such load, article, or parcel, and return to the stable, yard, or depot where his horse is usually stabled" are inserted in lieu thereof. The following additional proviso is inserted after the said second paragraph of the said section:- Provided also that if an award prescribes a fixed starting time for work, and prohibits the working of over- time by carters prior to such fixed starting time, it shall not be lawful for any person to deliver goods before the said starting time on any day. 21. In section 58A of the Principal Act, the words Amendment "half an hour after," where they first occur, are repealed. of s. 58A. 22. After Part VIII. of the Principal Act, the fol- lowing sections are inserted under the following heading, namely:- PART VIIIA.-STAMPING OF FURNITURE. [580.] (1.) All furniture manufactured or sent out of StaD?-ping of any factory shall be legibly and permanently stamped. furruture. (2.) All furniture manufactured or prepared either Queensland- wholly or partly in Queensland shall,as soon as it has been ~ = ture to practically completed so as to permit the stamp being be stamped. placed on it, and before it is sent out or removed from the building, premises, or place in which it is manufactured or prepared, be stamped with a stamp of an indelible permanent ink or stain or impression. [58n.] (1.) Such stamp shall set forth in legible type Cert~ in the distinguishing number or letter or combination of the f: ~~ c~: n same (herein called the maker's mark) assigned by the by stamp.

7534 LABOUR. Factories and Shops Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14, Chief Inspector to each manufactUrer of furniture, corres- ponding with the true name and address of such manu- facturer, as appearing in a register made and kept by the Chief Inspector for the purpose. If such furniture was only partly manufactured or prepared by· such manu- facturer, the words "partly prepared by" shall be stamped above the maker's mark of such manufacturer. Stamp not (2.) Such stamp shall be placed on some part -of such to be furniture where it can be clearly and easily seen and covered up. read upon examining such furniture. European. (3.) Where an article of such furniture has been manufactured or prepared solely by European labour, such stamp shall also set forth in legible type the words "European labour only." Chinese. (4.) Where an article of such furniture has been manufactured or prepared solely or partly by the labour of any Chinese person or on the premises of any Chinese employer, such stamp shall also set forth in legible type the words" Chinese labour." European and other labour. (5.) Where an article of such furniture has been manufactured or prepared partly by European labour and partly by the labour of persons other than Chinese, such stamp shall also set forth in legible type the words " European and other labour." Meaning of (6.) "European labour" means the labour of persons a " laE n b d uoruorp"ean banoyrnBinritEisuhrocpoeloonry oofrtphoesirsedsessiocnenodranints, thwehUetnhieter dboSrtnateins "Chinese." of America or elsewhere ; and " Chinese" includes persons having a Chinese father and mother. Restrictions [OBE.rEvery occupier of a factory or shop who 8 st 8 a t m o ping or delivers or causes to be delivered to a purchaser any new aale of furniture which is not stamped pursuant to this Act furniture. shall be liable for a first offence to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, and for every subsequent offence to a penalty of not less than two pounds or more than twenty pounds. Imp?rted [OBF.] All furniture imported into Queensland for the = ~ ~ purpose of sale shall be stamped by the importer or . consignee or buyer for the purpose of resale thereof, within forty-eight hours after such furniture has been unpacked, with a stamp of an indelible permanent ink or stain or impression; such stamp shall set forth in legible type the words" imported furniture."

LABOUR. 7535 1916. Factoriesand ShopsActs Amendment Act. [58G.] (1.) The stamps upon all furniture- (a) Imported into Queensland for sale.; or Furniture stamps. (b) Manufactured in Queensland for sale solely by European labour; or (c) Manufactured in Queensland for sale partly by European labour and partly by the labour of persons other than Chinese ; shall be of an oblong shape, and shall each (as the case may be) contain the words specified. (2.) The stamps upon all furniture manufactured in Queensland for sale solely or partly by the labour of any Chinese person or on the premises of any Chinese employer shall be triangular in shape, and shall contain the words " Chinese labour." [58H.] The provisions of this Act with regard to the Cer~n stamping of furniture shall not be deemed to be complied t~~ture. with in the case of wardrobes, sideboards, tables, wash- stamped. stands, bookcases, cabinets, hall stands, hall seats, dinner wagons, church altars, cupboards, pedestals, meat safes, chiffoniers, kitchen dressers, chests of drawers, and commodes, unless each of the letters or figures with which such articles are stamped is at least one-quarter of an inch long by one-eighth of an inch wide. [581.] Every person who- Penalty (a) Wholly or partly manufactures or prepares furniture, and fails or omits to cause such furniture to be stamped as in this Act pro- vided; or (b) Exposes for sale or sells any furniture wholly manufactured or prepared by persons other than himself or his immediate employees, and stamps the same with his own stamp: or (c) On any furniture wholly or partly made by persons other than himself or his immediate employees, places a stamp implying or stating that such furniture was made by himself only; or (d) Falsely stamps any furniture; or (e) Exposes for sale, or sells or offers for sale, any furniture manufactured or prepared either wholly or partly in Queensland which is not stamped pursuant to this Act or which he knows to be falsely stamped; or

7536 LABOUR. Factories and Shops Acts Amendmep,t Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 14, (f) Removes or erases from or· alters or adds to, or attempts to remove or erase from or alter or add to, any stamp on any furniture; shall be liable for the first offence to a penalty not exceed- ing five pounds, and for every subsequent offence to a penalty of not less than two pounds or more than twenty pounds. Stamps to be [58J.] Every occupier of a factory or shop, and the tpooiinntsepdecotuotr agents and servants 0 f such OCcup.ier, sha11, whenever so if required. required by an inspector, point out to such inspector where any article of furniture in such factory or shop is stamped in accordance with this Act. Every person who contravenes this section shall be liable to .a penalty not exceeding five pounds. Existing : : r: tt~ ~ ! . [58K.] The provisions of this Subdivision shall not apply until the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, to any furniture which is shown to the satisfaction of an inspector to have been completely manufactured or prepared prior to the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen. Amendment 23. In subsection fifteen of section sixty of the of s. 60. Principal Act, before the word "police" the words "industrial or" are inserted. Amendment 24. In section sixty-eight of the Principal Act, after of s. 68. the words "under the provisions" the word "of" is inserted. Mter paragraph (iii.) of the said section, the following paragraph is inserted:- (iv.) Any statutory declaration made by any person before a justice as to any contravention or breach of this Act or the Regulations shall be accepted as evidence in any court of such contravention or breach; but in any proceed- ings for such contravention or breach the defendant shall be entitled to require of the prosecutor that the person making such de- claration shall attend for the purpose of being cross-examined thereu pone Amendment 25. In subsection two of section sixty-nine of the of s. 69. Principal Act, after the word "factory" the words" or shop" are inserted; also, in paragraph (i.) of the said subsection, after the word "factories" the words "and shops" are inserted.