Housing of the Unemployed (Amendment) Act 1936 (NSW)

HOUSING OF THE

UNEMPLOYED (AMENDMENT)

ACT.

Act No. 22, 1936.

An Act to amend the Housing of the Un- employed Act, 1934, in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith. [As- sented to, 23rd June, 1936.]

lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis-

Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—

1 . (1) This Act may be cited as the "Housing of the Unemployed (Amendment) Act, 1936."

for Lands or of the Minister of Agriculture as ' requires with "the concurrence of the Minister '

(2) The Housing of the Unemployed Act, 1934, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Housing of the Unemployed Act, 1934-1936.

2. The Housing of the Unemployed Act, 1934, is >

amended— '

(a) by inserting next after section eight the follow- : ing new section:—•

8A. (1) The Governor may, on the applica-

tion of the trust made where this section so ,

the case may be, appropriate (if Crown lands) or resume (if private property) any lands for the purposes of this Act. Any such appropriation or resumption shall be made under and in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Act, 1912, and for such pur­ pose the appropriation or resumption shall be deemed to be for an authorised work, and the trust shall be deemed to be the constructing authority.

(2) Where Crown lands are appropriated the amount of compensation (if any) payable by the trust shall be determined by agreement between the trust and the Minister for Lands or the Minister of Agriculture as the case may be.

(3) Any moneys payable by the trust in respect of any appropriation or resumption shall be paid out of the Homes for Unemployed Account.

(4) Where an application to the Governor under subsection one of this section relates to Crown lands such application shall bo made with the concurrence of—

(a) the Minister of Agriculture—where such Crown lands are lands to which the pro­ visions of Pa r t VI of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 1913, as amended by subsequent Acts, apply; or

(b) the Minister for Lands—in any other

case.

(5) In any case where—

(a)	any Crown lands have been appropriated in accordance with this section; and
(b)	no compensation, or only a nominal amount of compensation has been paid or is pay­ able by the trust in respect of the appro­ priation; and
(c)	the lands so appropriated or any part thereof are sold by the trust otherwise than to an unemployed person or other person in necessitous circumstances,

the consideration money payable in respect of the sale shall, notwithstanding section twelve of this Act, be paid to—

(i) the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission where the Crown lands which were so appropriated were lands to which the provisions of P a r t VI of the Crown Lands Consolidation Act, 19.13, as amended by subsequent Acts, applied; or

(ii)   the Under Secretary Department of Lands in any other case,

and shall be carried to the credit of the Consoli-

dated Eevenue Fund,

(b)	by inserting at the end of subsection one of section eleven the following new paragraph:—
(c)	remit the whole or any part of any amount due to the trust.