Government Employees (Promotions Appeal Board) Act Amendment Act 1954 (WA)

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motions Appeal Board).

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (PROMOTIONS

APPEAL BOARD).

3° Elizabeth II., No. XXVIII.

No. 28 of 1954.

AN ACT to amend the Government Employees

(Promotions Appeal Board) Act, 1945-1953.

[Assented to 4th November, 1954.]

BE 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 and

Employees (Promotions Appeal Board) Act Amend-	citation.
ment Act, 1954.

(2) In this Act the Government Employees

(Promotions Appeal Board) Act, 1945-1953,

Act No. 38 of 1945 as amended by Acts Nos. 33 of 1946, 15 of 1949, 54 of 1951, 53 of 1952, 65 of 1953 and 87 of 1953,

is referred to as the principal Act.

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motions Appeal Board).

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Government Employees (Promo- tions Appeal Board) Act, 1945-1954.

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amended. 2. The interpretation "Department" in section three of the principal Act is amended by adding after

(a)	the word, "Concern" in line five of the interpretation the words, "The Western Australian Transport Board, the State Electricity Commission of Western Aus- tralia,";
(b)	the words, "Rural and Industries Bank of Western Australia" in line twelve of the interpretation the words, "The term also includes any department, concern, hospital, Crown instrumentality, board, body cor- porate or other body of whatever description, declared by the Governor by proclamation to be a department within the meaning of this Act."

S. 5A added.	3. A section is added to the principal Act as
may

Governor

proclaim

follows:—

further

departments.

5A. (1) The Governor may by proclamation declare that any department, concern, hospital, Crown instrumentality, board, body corporate or other body of whatever description is a depart- ment within the meaning of this Act.

(2) A proclamation made under the provisions of subsection (1) of this section may from time to time be revoked or varied.