Family Law (Institute of Family Studies) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 671

Family Law (Institute of Family Studies) Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Family Law Act 1975.

Dated 19 February 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Peter Walsh

Minister of State for Finance

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Social Security

 

Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations”means the Family Law (Institute of Family Studies) Regulations.

Citation

2. Regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “Institute” and substituting “Australian Institute”.

Presiding member

3. Regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting from subregulations (1) and (3) “Attorney-General” and substituting “Minister”;

(b) by adding at the end the following subregulations:

“(4) The Minister may appoint a person to act in the office of the Presiding Member during any period, or during all periods, when the holder of the office is absent from duty or from Australia or is, for any other reason, unable to perform the duties of the office.

(S.R. 63/90) Cat. No. 14/14.2.1990

 

“(5) Anything done by or in relation to a person purporting to act under subregulation (4) is not invalid because:

(a) the occasion for the appointment had not arisen; or

(b) there was a defect or irregularity in connection with the appointment; or

(c) the occasion for the person to act had not arisen or had ceased; or

(d) the appointment had ceased to have effect.”.

Meetings of the Board

4. Regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting subregulations (2) and (4).

Annual report

5. Regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “Attorney-General” (wherever occurring) and substituting “Minister”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 27 February 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1981 No. 59.

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