Industrial Arbitration (Eight Hours) Amendment Act 1937 (NSW)

INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION

(EIGHT HOURS) AMENDMENT

ACT.

Act No. 11, 1937.

An Act to make certain provisions in relation to works for the unemployed; for this purpose to amend the Industrial Arbitration (Eight Hours) Amendment Act, 1930, and certain other Acts in certain respects; and for pur­ poses connected therewith. [Assented to,

15th October, 1937.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­	lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South
Wales in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of
the same, as follows :—
1. This Act may be cited as the "Industrial Arbitra­ tion (Eight Hours) Amendment Act, 1937," and shall be read and construed with the Industrial Arbitration Act,
1912, as amended by subsequent Acts.
2 . The Industrial Arbitration (Eight Hours) Amend­ ment Act, 1930, as amended by subsequent Acts, is amended by inserting after section 8A the following new
section:—

Any such proclamation shall take effect from the date of- the publication of the proclamation in the Gazette or from a later date to be specified in the proclamation. ( 2 )

8B. (1.) The Governor may from time to time by

proclamation published in the Gazette declare any
work to be a work for the unemployed.

(2) The wages, hours and mode, terms and conditions of employment of any person employed on any such work shall be such as may from time to- time be directed by the Minister.

(3) The provisions of this section shall take effect notwithstanding the terms and conditions of employment whether statutory or otherwise or of any award or industrial agreement.

(4) This section shall remain in force for a period of twelve months after the commencement of this Act or for such further period or periods as the Governor may from time to time determine and notify by proclamation published in the Gazette.