Grants Commission Act 1975 (Cth)

GRANTS COMMISSION ACT 1975

No. 59 of 1975

An Act to amend the Grants Commission Acts 1973.

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of

Representatives of Australia, as follows: —

1. (1 ) This Act may be cited as the Grants Commission Act 1975.1 Short title and citation.

(2) The Grants Commission Acts 19732 is in this Act referred to as

the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the

Grants Commission Act 1973-1975.

2. (1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act shall come into operation Commence-

on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.1 menL

(2) The amendment effected by paragraph 3(b ) shall be deemed to

have come into operation on 1 October 1974.

3. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended— Membership of

(a)	by omitting from sub-section (1) the word “ six” and substitut- Commission, ing the word “ seven”; and
(b )	by inserting after sub-section (6) the following sub-section: —

“ (6 A ) If the Chairman was, immediately before his appoint­

ment, a Judge of a Federal Court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, he shall have the same designation, rank, status and precedence as a Judge of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. ” .

such allowances (other than an annual allowance) as are prescribed.

4. (1) Section 9 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following

sections substituted:—

“ 9. (1) If sub-section 8 (6 A ) applies to the Chairman, he shall be Remunera-

paid salary at such rate, and an annual allowance at such rate, if any, as jj^mberwho

the Parliament fixes, but, until the Parliament fixes the rate of that sal- has status of

ary, he shall be paid salary and an annual allowance at the rates that Judge,

were applicable immediately before the commencement of this section.

“ (2) If sub-section 8 (6A) applies to the Chairman, he shall be paid

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Remunera­	“ 9a. (1) A member, other than a member to whom sub-section 8 Remuneration Tribunal, but, if no determination of that remuneration is in operation, he shall be paid remuneration at the rate that was appli­ cable immediately before the commencement of this section.
tion of other
members.	(6 a ) applies, shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the

“ (2) A member, other than a member to whom sub-section 8 (6A)

applies, shall be paid such allowances as are prescribed.

“ (3) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals

Act 1973-1974.” .

(2) Regulations in force at the commencement of this Act for the

purposes of sub-section 9 (3) of the Principal Act continue in force as if

made for the purposes of sub-sections 9 (2) and 9A (2) of the Principal

Act as amended by this Act. *	1
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NOTES

1. Act No. 59, 1975; assented to 19 June 1975.

2. Act No. 54 of 1973, as amended by No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20,

1974) .