Government Employees' Housing Act Amendment Act 1973 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES'

HOUSING.

No 3 of 1973.

AN ACT to amend the Government Employees'

Housing Act, 1964.

[Assented to 21st ' May, 1973.]

RE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Short title

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Government Employees' Housing Act Amendment Act, 1973.	and citation.
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(2) In this Act the Government Employees' Housing Act, 1964, is referred to as the principal Act.	of 1964.
(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Government Employees' Housing Act, 1964-1973.

No. 3.] Government Employees' Housing. [1973.

Section 8

amended. 2. Section 8 of the principal Act is amended

(a) as to subsection (2),-

(i)    by deleting the word "four", in line one, and substituting the word "five";

(ii)    by deleting the word "and" in line eighteen, being the last word of paragraph (c);

(iii)  by substituting for the passage "Manager.", in line twenty-four, the passage "Manager; and" ; and

(iv)    by adding after paragraph (d) a new paragraph as follows

(e) a person nominated in writ- ing by the Minister after consultation with the bodies respectively known as-

(i)   The State School Teach- ers' Union of W.A. (Incorporated.);

(ii)  the Police Union of Workers of Western Australia; and

(iii)   the Civil Service Asso- ciation of Western Aus- tralia (Inc.). . ;

and

(b) by adding after subsection (3) new sub- sections as follows

(4) A member of the Authority appointed pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of this section shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his appoint- ment, and is eligible for re-appointment, unless at any time his appointment is sooner determined by the Governor on the recommendation of the Minister.

1973.] Government Employees' Housing. [No. 3. (5) A recommendation by the Minister pursuant to subsection (4) of this section may only be made after consultation with and at the request of the bodies referred to in paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of this section. .