Health Acts Amendment Act of 1917 (7 Geo v No. 31) (Qld)

HEALTH. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, 1917. HealthActs Amendment Act. 7483 HEALTH. An Aot to Amend" The Health Aots, 1900 to 1911," 7 Geo. v. and for purposes inoidental thereto and oonse- N; ~ ! 3. quent thereon. ~ ! ~ ~ ~ M! ~ ~ Acr OF 1917. [ASSENTED TO 15TH FEBRUARY, 1917.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent ~ 1ajesty, 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 S:lme, as follows :- 1. This Act may be cited :;I.S "The Health Acts Short title A mendment Act of 1917," and shall be read as one with and t t. "The H ea1 t h Acts, 1900 to 1911,"* here . m referred to as t h e o CO f D A j! c r t u . c Ion Principal Act. 2. The following amendments are made in section Amendments five of the Principal Act :_ of s. 5. After the definition of "Newspaper," the following definition is inserted:- "Notifiable disease"-Any disease, whether infec- ~ otifiable tious or not, which the Governor in Council,on the disease. recommendation of the Commissioner from time to time by notification in the Gazette, declares to be a notifiable disease under this Act either generally or with respect to any particular place. . Mter the definition of "Place," the following definition is inserted :- "Premises" includes all buildings, structures, and Premises. lands within the curtilage thereof; also, any vehicle used in connection with any business carried on at the premises. Mter the definition of "Prohibited Article," the following definition i~ inserted :-' "Prostitute"-Any person who lets his or her body Prostitub for sexual intercourse for hire. In the definition of "Sanitary Convenience," after the word "cesspits" the words "covered places, cess- pools" are inserted. . * 64 Vic, No. 9 and amending Acts, supra, pa~ 6247. "TheHealth Acts, 1900 to 1917," are reprinted in Appendix C infra.

7484 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, Sewer. Venereal disease. The definition of "Sewer" is repealed, and the following definition is inserted in lieu thereof:- " Sewer" includes sewers and drains of every description, except drains to which the word "Drain" as above defined applies, also water channels constructed of stone, brick, or con- crete, the property of a Local Authority; Before the definition of "Vessel," the following definition is inserted:- " Venereal Di.sease "-Gonorrhma, primary and secondary syphilis, soft chancre, ulcerative granuloma, and venereal warts; Amendment 3. The following subsection is added to section nine of s. 9. of the Principal Act :_. (3.) The provisions of this Act relating to all matters affecting the public health shall have effect and be in force, notwithstanding anything contained in any other Act, and the provisions of any other Act relating to any such matter shall be deemed to be in addition to and not to be in derog'ation of or to abridge or otherwise affect the operation of the provisions of this Act. 4. (1.) After section nineteen of the Principal Act, the following section is inserted:- Joint action. [19A.] The Governor in Council, on the recommenda- tion of the Commissioner, may authorise or require any two or more Local Authorities to act together for any specified purposes of this Act, and may prescribe the mode of such joint action and of defraying the costs thereof. For such purposes the Governor in .Council may, if he thinks fit, constitute a Joint Board consisting of repre- sentatives of any two or more of such Local Authorities, and may provide for the election or appointment of such representatives, and may assign to such Joint Board such of the powers and duties vested in and imposed upon a Local Authority by this Act as he thinks necessary and proper under the circumstances. Repeal of (2.) Section one hundred and twenty of the Principal s.120. Act is repealed. Con- . (3.) 1n the proviso to section three hundred and ! ~ : = ~ t. fifty-seven of "The Local Authorities Act of 1902,"* the. * 2 Edw. VII. No. 19, 8upra, page 1860.

HEALTH. 7485 1917. HealthActs Amendment Act. words "section one hundred and twenty" are repealed, . and the words" section 19A" are inserted in lieu thereof. 5. After section sixty-four of the Principal Act, the following section is inserted:- [64A.] If any Local Authority or any employee of a, Defa~ lt in Local Authority undertaking or engaged on the work of car7: g out the removal of house refuse or nightsoil or the cleansing :::;ic::' of sanitary conveniences, or any sanitary contractor or any employee of a sanitary contractor undertaking or engaged on such work, desists from carrying out any necessary service in connection therewith, or performs the same in so negligent or incomplete a manner as, in the opinion of the Commissioner, constitutes a menace or danger to the. public health (whereof he shall be the sole judge), such Local Authority or person shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds, and to a further daily penalty not exceeding five pounds for every day during which such default continues, or in the case of individual persons, in addition to or in substitution for such penalties or any of them, to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months. 6. Paragraph (2) of section seventy-nine of the Amendment Principal Act is repealed, and the following paragraph is of s. 79. inserted in lieu thereof:- (2) Any swamp, pool, ditch, gutter, water-course, sanitary convenience, or other accumulation of water on any land or street or any receptacle holding water, in such a state as to be a nuisance or injurious or prejudicial to health or in such a state as to be a breeding- ground for mosquitoes~ not being a reservoir or other storage of water used in connection with manufacturing purposes. After paragraph (7) of the said section, the following paragraph is inserted:- (8) The infestation of any place or premises by . rats, mice, or other vermin, or by any form of insect life declared by the Governor in Council by Order in Council to be injurious to health. 7. Section lOOB of the Principal Act is repealed, and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof:- [100B,] (1.) No person shall manufacture or sell OrProhj.bition supply, or -keep for sale or supply, any matches in the ofhwhihte manu f acture 0 f W h l ' C h W hI' te ph osphoJ,'us I . S use cl . i p n o m~ sp tch o e r s u . s

7486 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, (2.) The court by which any person is convicted of any offence against this section, by the same or any subse- quent order, may adjudge that all white phosphorus and all matches made with the same which are found in the possession or apparently in the possession of the defendant shall be forfeited; and upon such forfeiture such articles shall be destroyed or other'wise dealt with as the Minister directs. (3.) In this section "white phosphorus" means the substance commonly known as white or yellow phosphorus. Repeal of 8. (1.) "The Sale and U8e of POi8Dn8 A.ct, 1891,"* is N55o. V3ie1. . . repealed. Amendment (2.) In paragraph (i.) of subsection one of section of s. 112. one hundred and twelve of the Principal Act, after the word "drugs" the words "and poisons" are inserted. Mter paragraph (ix.) of the said subsection, the following paragraph is inserted:- Advertise- ments, &0. (iXA.) Regulating and controlling and where deemed necessary prohibiting or restricting advertisements, circu- lars, pamphlets, or other printed or pictorial matter re- lating to food or drugs for sale, and prohibiting the use in such advertisements, circulars, pamphlets, or other printed or pictorial matter of any statement, claim, design, device, fancy name, or abbreviation which is false or misleading in any particuJar whatsoever; but no regulation under this Act shall provide that the owners or proprietors of proprietary medicines shall deposit, disclose, or publish the formuloo or ingredients of any such proprietary medicines. . (3.) After paragraph (xiv.) of the said subsection, the following paragraph is inserted:- d l P i e o oa e ils n eo s r i ns n , s g ; &0. poiso (X n i s V ; A. l ) iceRnesginugladtienaglearns dinrepsotirsiocntisngantdheresgailsetearnindgutsheeoirf premises. Amendment of B. 122. 9. In subsection one of section one hundred and twenty-two of the Principal Act, all words after the words " Local Authority shall" to the end of the subsection are repealed, and the words "carry out the disinfection of all premises whereat a case of notifiable infectious disease has occurred, and furnish to the Commissioner particulars as to the date and the methods employed" are inserted in lieu thereof. * 55 Vio. No. 31, supra, page 2129. , l.

HEALTH. 7487 1917. H ealtk Acts Amendment Act. Subsections two and three of the said section are repealed. 10. In subsection three of section 125A of the Ame~ ent Principal Act, the words "from which any child attends of s. 125A. such school" are repealed; also, after the word " practitioner" the words "or other officer" are inserted. 11 Sections 132A, 132B, 1320, 132n, and 132E of the Principal Act are repealed, and the following sections are inserted in lieu thereof :- [132A.] The Commissioner may from time to time Regulations make regulations for the following purposes with respect :::Ziea.l to any venereal disease:- diseases. (a) Prescribing the forms of notification to be used in notifying cases of venereal diseases in Areas where notification is prescribed; (b) The treatment at hospitals and otherwise of. venereal diseases ; (c) The establishment, management, and control of dispensaries or other places for gratuitous treatment of venereal diseases; (d) The examination by clinical and bacteriological methods, and by specified tests of persons suspected of being infected with venereal disease, and for requiring such persons to submit themselves to such examination at specified times and places ; (e) Requiring prostitutes to submit themselves for examination by any Government medical officer or other medical practitioner appointed for the purpose, at such places and at such times as may be prescribed. [132B.] (1.) No person other than a medical practi- Treatment of tioner or a person acting under the direct instructions of a ~ ~ : ~ g medical practitioner shall attend upon or treat any person, from whether male or female, suffering from venereal disease. ~ f:e,:: l Any person who contravenes this subsection shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds, or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months. This subsection shall not apply to- (a) The dispensing- by a registered pharmaceu- tical chemist to or for the patient of a medical practitioner the prescription of such medical practitioner; or

7488 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, (b) The prescription by any pharmaceutical chemist who, under a permit in writing from the Com- missioner (which permit the Commissioner is hereby empowered to grant in any case where a medical practitioner is not available), pre- scribes any medicine or drug for any person suffering from such disease; or (c) The sale by any person who, under a permit in writing from the Commissioner (which permit the Commissioner is hereby empowered to grant in any case where a medical practitioner is not available), sells any proprietary medicine or drug to any person suffering from such disease: Provided that such proprietary medi- cine or drug is approved of by the Commis- sioner. Every person who acts or assists in the administration .of this subsection shall preserve and aid in preserving secrecy with regard to all matters which come to his knowledge in his official capacity, and shall not com- municate such matters to any other person except in the performance of his duties under this section. Any person who contravenes this provision shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. Consulting (2.) Every person, whether male or female, suffering medi~ a! from any venereal disease shall, within three days of his practItIOner. becom. mg aware or suspect'mg that he ' IS so sufefn'ng, con- sult a medical practitioner thereon and place himself under treatment by such practitioner; and for any failure so to do shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twentvpounds. Every medical practitioner, upon being consulted by a person, whether male or female, suffering from venereal disease, shall inquire of the person consulting him whether he or she has been previously under treatment by a medical practitioner, and, if so, shall thereupon send to the previous medical practitioner, if living within the State, a notification, in the prescribed form, advising that the patient has changed his or her medical adviser. On any prosecution under this subsection it shall be a defence if the defendant proves- (i.) That he never was, to his knowledge, within the period of three days, within twenty miles of a medical practitioner; and

HEALTH. 7489 1917. HealthActs Amendment Act. (ii.) That he did within such period consult a medical practitioner by letter, and. has fol- lowed, so far as possible, any advice given by such practitioner: Provided that such proof shall a:aord no defence if it appears that at any time before the complaint was laid. the condition set out in paragraph (i.) hereof has ceased to apply to the defendant, and he has not thereupon personally consulted and placed himself under treatment by a medical practitioner. (3.) Every person, whether male or female, suffering Patilmts to from a venereal disease who has consulted and placed : ee) m~~ ~ r himself under treatment by a medical practitioner shall rea., • (until he has received a certificate of cure) personally attend or cause himself to be attended by a medical practitioner for the purpose of treatment and advice. at least once in every four weeks, and shall follow, as far as possible, the advice given by such practitioner; and for any failure so to do shall be liable to a penalty' not exceeding twenty pounds. (4.) If any such person at any time decides to change Cha.Itging his medical adviser, or if the medical adviser of such n: ~ ~ cal person dies or for any reason is unable or unwilling a VlSElr. to attend him further, then such person shall forthwith consult and place himself under the treatment of another medical practitioner, and immediately after doing so shall inform his new adviser of the name and address of his last previous adviser; and for any failure to comply with this provision he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. (5.) Every medical practitioner shall forthwith give Medical notice . to the Commissioner in the prescribed form upon t p o ra r c eJ t ! i > t o io rt ner becommg aware that any person attended or treated by cases under him is suffering from any venereal disease in an infectious t~ ~ nt stage; and for any failure so to do shall be liable to a Y penalty not exceeding five pounds. The notice shall state the age, sex, occupation, and marital status of the patient and the nature of the disease, but shall omit the patient's name and address. by a( 6m.) e I d f icaan I yppraacttiIe . tnI . Ot nwehrofohar sabeveenneartetea1nddeidseoasretrI.enataend p N ad a a d t m i r e ~ e n s t s atn o od f be infectious stage fails to consult or attend such practitioner reported on for a period of four weeks, and the practitioner has not ! ~~ ~ r: : .u~ o G treatment.

7490 Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, within that period received from another medical practi- tioner a notice that the patient has changed his medical adviser, then such first-mentioned practitioner shall send to the Commissioner, in the prescribed form, a notice of the facts, and stating, in addition to the particulars required by the last preceding subsection, the name and address of the patient; and for any failure so to do shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. Medical (7.) Every medical practitioner who attends or praotitioners advises any patient for or in respect of any venereal ~ : e~ ~ of disease in an infectious stage from which the patient is =ses. dang~ of suffering shall, by written notice delivered to the patient, direct such patient's attention to the contagious character of the disease, and to the legal consequences of infecting others, and shall by such notice warn the patient against contracting any marriage until the patient is certified as cured; and for any failure so to do shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. Privilege. (8.) If any infectious patient persists in the intention to marry, despite the warning aforesaid, a communication made bona fide by the medical practitioner in attendance to the person to be married, or to the parent or guardian of such person, or to any officer of police, shall be absolutely privileged, and it shall be the duty of such officer of police to whom such communication has been made to take all such lawful steps as may be necessary to prevent such marriage. Certificate of (9.) When any such patient as aforesaid becomes oure. cured of the disease, any medical practitioner shall, on being satisfied of the fact, give such patient a certificate of cure in the prescribed form. Baoterio- (10.) The Commissioner shall conduct free of charge r:ea:or logicll;l t. any bacteriological or other examination which is required Ion by any medical practitioner who has notified the Com- charge. missioner that he is attending or treating a person suffering from venereal disease. Responsi- bility of parents and guardians of diseased persons under sixteen. (H.) When any person under the age of sixteen years is or becomes liable under this section to do or submit to any act, matter, or thing, any parent or guardian of such person, who knows that such person is so liable, shall exercise his authority and use his best endeavours to compel or induce such person to do or submit to such act, matter, or thing as aforesaid; and for any neglect so to do shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

HEALTH. 7491 1917. HealthActs Amendment Act. Any parent or guardian of any such person as afore- said who knows or believes that such person has failed to comply with any provision of this Act with which he ought to have complied shall report the fact to the Commissioner; and for any failure so to do shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds. (12.) Any person who knowingly infects any other Infectin~ person with any venereal disease shall be liable to a otherresawllth pena I ty not exceedm· g one hund red pounds, or to l.m- dviesneease. prisonment for any period not exceeding twelve months. [132BB.] If a person while suffering from any venereal Marriage disease in an infectious stage marries without informing : : : n. ~ ; . the other party to such marriage that he is so suffering, and if such other party had not, before such marriage, become aware of such disease, such marriage may, on the application of such other party, be annulled, if action is commenced within twelve months after marriage, and without resumption of marital intercourse after discovery thereof by such other party. The children of the marriage, if any, shall not be illegitimate. [1320.] (1.) Whenever the Commissioner has received Comp.ulso.ry a statement signed by a medical practitioner or other : ~ ~ mIDatlon person, in which shall be set forth the full name treatment. and address of the informant, that any person (whether male or female) is suffering from venereal disease, and the Commissioner has reason to believe from evidence disclosed in the said statement that the person (named therein) is suffering from such disease, he may give notice, in writing, to such person requiring such person to consult a medical practitioner, and to produce to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, within a time to be specified in the notice, a certificate of such medical practitioner that such person is or is not suffering from such disease; and if such certificate is not produced within the time stated in such notice, or if the Com- missioner is not satisfied with such certificate, he may, by warrant under his hand, authorise any medical officer Df health or any medical practitioner to examine such person to ascertain whether such person is suffering from such disease, and the said officer or practitioner shall have power to examine the person accordingly, and shall report the result of his examination to the Commissioner in writing. Any medical practitioner or other person who de- livers or sends to the Commissioner a statement that any

7492 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, person is suffering from venereal disease, knowing or having reason to believe that such statement is.false, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds. Detention of (2.) When any Government medical officer, health dpiesresaosnesd. officer, medical officer of health, or any medical practitioner certifies in writing that any person (whether male or female) is suffering from venereal disease and is likely to convey such disease to others, the following provisions shall apply:- (a) A police magistrate or the Commissioner may order such person to be detained for any period not exceeding six weeks in a hospital or other suitable place for the purpose of bacteriological and other investigations, and it shall be lawful to make such investigations; the police magistrate making any such order shall advise the Commissioner thereof; .. (b) If thereafter such person is found to the satisfaction of the Commissioner to be suffer- ing from venereal disease in an infectious stage, the Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Commissio.ner, may from time to time order that such person shall be detained under such conditions in such place and for such time as may be necessary to ensure that such person shall be no longer infectious, or as may be named in such order, and may extend or vary such order from time to time, or at any time terminate its operation, and thereafter if found necessary renew such order. And every such order shall be .sufficient warrant for the apprehension, if necessary, and for the removal and detention of the person named therein; (c) If such person is actually undergoing imprison- ment in any prison within the State, the order under paragraph (a) hereof may be made by the visiting just:ce of the prison, and any order under paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) hereof shall have effect notwithstanding that it extends beyond the period of such person's imprisonment. (3.) Every warrant or order issued under this section may authorise the use of such force as may be necessary to

HEALTH. 7493 1917. Health Acts Amendment Act. carry it into complete effect, and shall have effect according to itH tenour, and all police officers shall, on sight of the warrant or order, aid and assist in its execution in so far as they may be requested so to do by any person to whom the warrant or order is directed. (4.) Any person who contravenes this section by act or omission, or obstructs the carrying into effect of any warrant or order issued thereunder, or refuses to do or submit to anything which such person is by this section or any such warrant or order required to do or ~ ubmit to, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds. [132D.] (1.) The persons having the management or Subs!dised control of a~ y hospital which has received in any ~ ancial ~ ' : . ~ ~ y year a subSIdy from the State shall make effectlve pro- treatment. vision for the examination and treatment, in accordance with regulations made by the Commissioner (pursuant to the power which is hereby conferred upon him), of such persons or classes of persons suffering from venereal disease as the Commissioner may, by such regulations, declare fit to be treated at or by such hospital. In case default is made in compliance with this subsection, the Governor in Council may withhold from such hospital the whole or any portion of any subsidy which would be payable thereto during the next financial year: Provided that every patient who is examined and treated at a hospital as aforesaid shall be liable to contri- bute toward the cost of his examination and treatment, according to his means, any sum not exceeding the cost of such examination and treatment as the Commissioner may direct. (2.) Where no public hospital as aforesaid is within a suitable distance and patients are examined and treated by a medical practitioner, the Commissioner shall, upon receipt of a claim for remuneration from such medical practitioner within three months after such examination and treatment, and upon receipt of full particulars regard- ing each case, including the name and address of the patient, pay a reasonable remuneration for such examina- tion and treatment: Provided that no such payments shall be made unless the Commissioner is satisfied that the patient in question has not sufficient means to pay for examination and treatment.

7494 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13. Proceedmgs [132E.] (1.) All proceedings under any of the i t n o b ca e mera. five last preceding sections in any court shall be heard in camera; and it shall be unlawful to publish in any newspaper a report of any such proceedings under a. penalty, for the first offence, not exceeding one hundred pounds, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding six months, and for any subsequent offence a penalty not exceeding five hundred pounds, or imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding twelve months. .. m ! r en ~ t : s ! of : ~ III t en( d2e')d Nboy pseurcshonpesrhsaolnl oprubalnisyhoatnhyersptaetresomnentot wprhoimchoties cures.of the sale of any article as a medicine, instrument, or dis~ : : s. appliance for the alleviation or cure of any venereal disease or disease affecting the generative organs or functions, or of sexual impotence, or of any complaint or infirmity arising from or relating to sexual intercourse or of female or menstrual irregularities. Any person shall be deemed to have published a. statement who- (a) So affixes or inscribes any statement on any- thing whatsoever that it is visible to persons being in or passing along any street, railway~ or public place; (b) Delivers or offers or exhibits any statement to any person being in or passing along any street, pathway, public place, or public con- veyance; (c) Throws any statement down the area or into the yard, garden, or enclosure of any house; (d) Exhibits any statement to public view in any house, shop, or place ; (e) Prints or publishes any statement in any newspaper; (f) Sells, offers, or shows or sends by post any statement to any person. The word "statement" includes any document, book, or paper containing any statement. Books, documents, and papers published in good faith for the advancement of medical or surgical science are exempt from the provisions of this section. Any contravention of this subsection shall be an offence against this Act.

1917. HEALTH. HealthActs Amendment Act. 7495 (3.) Before any proceedings are taken under this section against any newspaper proprietor, printer, or publisher for printing or publishing any statement in a newspaper, the Commissioner shall notify the proprietor. printer, and publisher of such newspaper that the publi- cation of the matter complained of is an infringement of this section; and such proprietor, printer, and publisher shall not be liable to prosecution for an offence against this section except in respect of an offence of the same or a similar nature after such notification. [132EE.] (1.) Any person who- Prostitutes, (i.) Being a prostitute, or known as or reputed or &0. suspected to be a prostitute- (a) Is in any public place, and behaves in a riotous, disorderly, or indecent manner; or (b) Solicits or importunes for immoral purposes any person who is in any public place or within the view or hearing of any person therein; (ii.) Being a male person, knowingly lives wholly or in part on the earnings of prostitution; (iii.) In any public place, solicits or importunes on behalf of any female for immoral purposes; (iv.) Is the occupier of or resides in a house frequented by prostitutes; shall be liable to a penalty not· exceeding fifty pounds or to imprisonment for any period not exceeding six months. (2.) Provided that when a female is convicted of any offence included under paragraph (i.) of subsection one hereof, the court may- (a) Commit the female to be detained for any period not exceeding twelve months in an institution approved by the Governor in Council, by Order in Council, as a reformatory for the purposes of this section; or (b) Impose imprisonment as aforesaid; or (c) By its sentence impose either of the above punishments, and suspend the execution of such sentence upon such conditions as it thinks fit, which it shall embody in its recorded decision.

7496 HEALTH. Health Acts Amendment Act. 7 GEO. V. No. 13, 1917. If any female whose sentence has been so suspended fails to observe any of such conditions, she may be arrested by any police officer and brought before a court, and, on proof of such failure on her part being given to its satisfaction, the court may direct that the original .sentence shall be put into force, and may gwe all orders and grant any warrants necessary for such enforcement. (3.) For the purposes of this section- Public place. "Public place}' includes every road, and also every place of pUblic resort open to or used by the public as a right: the term also includes- (a) Any vessel, vehicle, building, room, licensed premises, field, ground, park, reserve, garden, wharf, pier, jetty, platform, market, passage, or other place for the time being used for a public purpose or open to access by the public, whether on payment or otherwise, or open to access by the public by the express or tacit consent or sufferance of the owner, and whether the same ii or is not at all times so open; and (b) Any place declared by the Governor in Council, . by Order in Council, to be a public place for the purposes of this section. Amendment 12. In section one hundred and thirty-four of the of B. 134. Principal Act, after the word "infectious" where it twice occurs the words" or notifiable" are inserted. Reprinting Aot. 13. In all copies of "The Health Acts, 1900 to 1917,"* hereafter printed by the Government Printer, the Parts, sections, and subsections thereof shall be renumbered so as to be in consecutive numerical order throughout, and &11 specific references to any Part, seotion, or subsection by its number in any enactment therein contained shall be amended by the substitution of the proper number of the reprinted Act. INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION. See LABOUR. • These Acta are reprinted in Appendix 0 infra. I,

NOTE. The Sessional Acts of 1916, with the Appendices bringing the more important Acts up to date, are of sufficient size to make one volume. This issue, therefore, consists of and completes Volume IX. of the Queensland Statutes. ERRATUM. Pages 7483 to 7496, for 7 Geo. V. No. 13 read 7 Geo. V. No. 31.