Local Government Finance Act of 1952 (1 Eliz Ii No. 18) (Qld)

LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 447 P rA a A r X t I m II . .— — 1 Eiiiz. II. No. 18,1952. Local Government Finance Act. A mendments o no f “ “ T T h nu e C ity of B risbane A cts , 1924 TO 1951.” P art 111.—A mendments of * “ T he C ity of B risbane A cts , 1924 to 1951.” 10. This Part III. of this Act shall be read as one c°5f^2^°“ with * “ The City of Brisbane Acts, 1924 to 1951,” and that^d " Act and this Part III. may be collectively cited as “ The collective City of Brisbane Acts, 1924 to 1951.” e' 11. The second proviso to the first paragraph of^“ei^“®nt subsection one of section sixteen of * “ The City of 15 Geo. v. Brisbane Acts, 1924 to 1951,” is amended by repealing,No- 32 in that proviso, the words “ by reason of His Majesty’s visit to Australia in that year ” and by inserting, in lieu of those repealed words, the words “ by reason of any member or members of the Royal Family visiting Australia in that year ”. An Act to Enable Local Authorities to liaise Moneys during the Financial Year com- G o ^ rnmhnt ** v ___ F inance A ct menced on the First day of July, One OF1952 thousand nine hundred and fifty-one for the oarrying on of work which those Local Authorities are unable to Finance by Authorised Borrowings. [A ssented to 22 nd A pril , 1952.] HEREAS during the financial year commenced on Preamble. the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one— (а) Various Local Authorities have obtained, under and in pursuance of section twenty-eight of f “ The Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1951,” the sanction of the Treasurer authorising them to enter upon negotiations to borrow moneys for certain work or works ; (б) Certain of those Local Authorities have been unable to borrow, in whole or in part, such moneys; and * 15 G. 5 No. 32 and amending Acts, f 1 G. 6 No. 1 and amending Acts.

448 LOCAL AUTHORITIES. Local Government Finance Act. 1 E liz . II. No. 18, (c) It is therefore necessary that special provision he made for the moneys not borrowed to be raised, either wholly or in part, by other means— Be it therefore enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— Short title 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The Local ’ aCnodnstruction! Government Finance Act of 1952.” (2.) This Act shall be read and construed with * “ The Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1951.” Meaning of terms. 2. In this Act— (a) The term “ present year ” means the year within the meaning of * “ The Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1951,” commenced on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one ; and (b) The term “ the Act ” means * “ The Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1951.” Authority 3. (1) Where any Local Authority has obtained, rtoatleesviyn the under and in pursuance of section twenty-eight of * “ The present year. Local Government Acts, 1936 to 1951,” the sanction of the Treasurer authorising that Local Authority to enter upon negotiations to borrow moneys for any work or works and such Local Authority has been unable to borrow, in whole or in part, such moneys, either from the Treasurer or by the sale of debentures, then notwithstanding any provision of the Act, such Local Authority may make and levy, and is hereby authorised to make and levy, in the present year a special or separate rate or a special and separate rate to raise either wholly or in part such moneys. Special meeting. (2.) Any special or separate rate under this section shall be made by resolution at a special meeting of the Local Authority called for that purpose. Moneys (3.) All moneys raised by any Local Authority rpaaiisdedtotoLboaen under and in pursuance of this Act shall be paid— Funds. (a) Where a loan or loans have been raised to meet part of the cost of the work or works, to the relevant Loan Fund or Loan Funds; and * 1 G. 6 No. 1 and amending Acts.

LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 15 G eo . yi. No. 42,1951. Sewerage, Water Supply, Etc., Act. 449 (b) In any other case, to a Loan Fund or Loan Funds which that Local Authority shall establish in respect of the work or works. (4.) Every special or separate rate under this section Application shall be and be deemed to be a special or, as the case may °lO0^he be, separate rate for a particular function under the Act, Government and, subject to this Act, the provisions of the Act with Acts' respect to the making, levying, payment, and recovery of special or, as the case may be, separate rates for particular functions shall extend to and with respect to the making, levying, payment, and recovery of such rate. (5.) Without limiting the provisions of subsection Presumption four of this section, in any proceeding to levy and making^mi recover, or consequent on the levying or recovery of, a levying of rate, or relating to the liability of any person to berate- rated, pursuant to this Act, the lawful making and levying of the rate in question shall be presumed until the contrary is proved. An Act to Amend “ The Sewerage, Water Supply, 15£oE0i2VI and Gasfitting Act of 1949/’ in certain S ewerage , . m -. W ater S upply particulars. ? A ct L [A ssented to 22 nd N ovember 7 , 1951.] J a AC m T en O d P m 1 e 9 n 51 t . B E it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1, This Act may be cited as “ The Sewerage, Water Short title Supply, and Gasfitting Act Amendment Act of 1951 ” and constmc- shall be read as one with * “ The Sewerage, Water Supply, tion. and Gasfitting Act of 1949,” herein referred to as the Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may be cited Collective collectively as “ The Sewerage, Water Supply, and 4lt e‘ Gasfitting Acts, 1949 to 1951.” 2. Section seventeen of the Principal A(ct is Amendments amended— of s. IX (i.) By inserting after the word “ If ” which |is the first word in that section the words 1 ; at any time * 13 G. 6 No. 55. P