Main Roads Fund and Heavy Vehicles Road Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1935 (26 Geo v No. 8) (Qld)

ROADS. 26 GEO. V. No. 8, 1935. Main Roads Fund, Etc., Approval Act. REGISTRATION OF DEATHS. See CREMATION. REGULATION OF SUGAR CANE PRICES. See SUGAR. 15585 ROADS. An Act to Authorise the Diversion, during the Financial Year ending on the 30th" day of June, 1936, of certain Sums of Money, whether consisting of Moneys Standing to the Credit of the Main Roads Fund constituted under "The Main Roads Acts, 1920 to 1934," or of Moneys which otherwise would be payable during such Financial Year to the Credit of such Fund, and the Transfer of such Sums of Money to the Credit of the Consolidated Revenue; and to Authorise Certain Diversions to the Consolidated Revenue from the Heavy Vehicles Road Fund constituted under "The Heavy Vehicles Acts, 1925 to 1931"; and for other purposes. [ASSENTED TO 17TH OCTOBER, 1935.] 26 Geo. V. No. 8. THE MAIN ROADS FUND AND HEAVY VEHICLES ROAD FUND TRANSFER ApPROVAL ACT OF 1935. PART I.-PRELIMINARY. PART 1.- WHEREAS b Y V . Ir t ue 0 f the provI.sI.ons 0 f sectI.On P PR re EL w IM nb IN l A e RY. twenty-eight of *" The Main Road8 Act8, 1920 to . 1934," a Fund was created at the Treasury called the " Main Roads Fund"; and whereas by virtue of such section it is provided that certain moneys, taxes, fees, rents, and contributions as set forth in the said section shall be placed to the credit of such Fund: And whereas it is desirable that certain sums of money amounting in all to Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds, whether consisting of portion of the * 10 C'rllo. V. No. 26, 13 Geo. V. No. 24, ]4 Geo. V. No. 12, 16 Geo. V. No. 9, 19 Geo. V. No. ll, 20 Geo. V. No. 23, and 25 Geo. V. No. 36, Bupra, up to 19 Geo. V. No. 11: Statutes, pages 12357, 12775, and 15109.

15586 PART 1.- PRELIMINARY. ROADS. Main Roads Pund, Etc., Apl1rovvaL Act. 26 GEO. V. No. 8, moneys presently standing to the credit of such Fund or of moneys which otherwise would be payable during the financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, to the credit of such Fund, shall from time to time during such financial year be diverted from such Fund, and shall be transferred to the Consolidated Revenue: And whereas it is desirable that provision should be made that in any future financial year certain sums of money not exceeding in all in anyone future financial year Tw{) hundred and fifty thousand pounds, whether consisting of portion of the moneys standing to the credit of such Fund at the extension of this Act to any such future financial year, or of moneys which otherwise would be payable during any such future financial year to the credit of such Fund may from time to time during· any such future financial year be diverted and upon such diversion be transferred to the Consolidated Revenue: And whereas it is desirable also to divert during the said financial year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six, to the Consolidated Revenue certain moneys standing to the credit as at the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, of the Heavy Vehicles Road Fund constituted under *" The Heavy Vehicles Acts, 1925 to 1931 " : And whereas it is also desirable to make provision to divert during any future financial year to the Consolidated Revenue certain moneys which may be standing to the credit as at the thirtieth day of June of the financial year next preceding any such future financial year of the Heavy Vehicles Road Fund as aforesaid- Be it therefore enacted by the King'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. This Act may be cited as "The Main Roads Fund and Heavy Vehicles Road Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1935." * 16 Geo. V. No. 22, 20 Geo. V. No. 13, and 22 Geo. V. No. 38, 8upra, pages 11499, 12792, and 13954.

1935. ROADS. Maim Roads Fund, Etc., Approval Act. 15587 PAllT 1.- PRELIMINARY. 2. This Act shall be divided into Parts, as PartaJ of follows:- Acts. PART I.-PRELIMINARY; PART lI.-TRANSFER FROM MAIN ROADS FUND; PART lII.-TRANSFER FROM HEAVY VEHICLES ROAD FUND. PART lI.-TRANSFER FROM MAIN ROADS FUND. PART 1I.- TRANSFER FROM MAIN RoADS FUND. 3. This Part of this Act shall be read as one with Construction *" The Main Roads Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1932," of Part II. t" The Main Roads Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1933," and t" The Main Roads Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1934," and shall also be read as one with §" The Main Roads Acts, 1920 to 1934," herein referred to in this Part as the Principal Act. 4. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary Approval, contained in the Principal Act or in any other Act or ! ~~ ! rthe law, the Treasurer of Queensland is hereby authorised durin~ the and empowered from time to time during the financial ~ :~ ~ :ling year ending on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand on the 30th t::n nine hundred and thirty-six, to divert sums of money e, 1936, amounting in. all to Two hundred and fifty thousand Consolidated pounds from the Main Roads Fund (constituted as ~v:~eo~ f hereinbefore set forth), and consisting whether of portion £250,000 ~ ) Ut of moneys presently standing to the credit of such ~ O~ dB~: : d. Fund, or of moneys which otherwise would be payable pursuant to the Principal Act to the credit of such Fund, and to transfer and pay such sums (amounting in all to Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds) to the Consolidated Revenue. And any such diversion, transfer, and payments are hereby approved, ratified, validated, and confirmed; and the Government of Queensland, and the Treasurer, and the Minister, and the Commissioner of Main Roads, and any officer of the Government, are hereby indemnified against all claims and liabilities in respect of such diversion, transfer, and payment accordingly. * 23 Geo. V. No. 20, supra, page 14382. t 24 Geo. V. No. 7, supra, page 14739. t 25 Geo. V. No. 13, supra, page 15107. § 10 Oeo. V. No. 26 and amending Acts. See annotatione in Preamble, supra.

15588 ROADS. PART II.- TRANSFER Main Roads Fund, Etc., Approval Act. 26 GEO. V. No. 8, rROM MAIN RoADS FUND. Approval, 5. The Governor in Council may from time to time : ~ ~ sf! rthe by Order in Council published in the Gazette extend the n. during any provisions of Part of this Act to any future financial ~ : ~ ial year .and to the intent that,. and . notwithst~ n~ g year t~ anythIng to the contrary contaIned In the PrInCIpal RCeovnesonluIeda o ted Act f or . in any other Act or law ' such extension of this sums not Part of thIS Act to a future financial year shall authorise ~ ~ ~ ~ : gkbgin and empower the Treasurer of Queensland from time to all in any time during any future financial year to which this r~~~ ch Part of this Act is so extended to divert sums of money financial not exceeding in all in anyone future financial year K1: ~ o~ ~ ~ l Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds from the Main Fund. Roads Fund (constituted as hereinbefore set forth) and consisting whether of portions of moneys standing to the credit of such Fund at the time when this Part of this Act is so extended to such future financial year, or of moneys which otherwise would be payable pursuant to the Principal Act to the credit of such Fund during such future financial year, and to transfer and pay such sums (:n.ot exceeding in all in anyone future finaI}cial year Two hundred and fifty thousand pounds) to the Consolidated Revenue. And any such diversion, transfer, and payments during any future financial year to which this Part of this Act has been so extended are hereby approved, ratified, validated, and confirmed, and the Government of Queensland, and the Treasurer, and the Minister, and the Commissioner of Main Roads, and any officer of the Government are hereby indemnified against all claims and liabilities in respect of any such diversion, transfer, and payment accordingly. Any Order in Council made or purporting to be made under this section shall be judicially noticed and shall upon publication in the Gazette be read as one with this Act and have the same force and effect as if it were enacted in this Act, and no such Order in Council shall be questioned in any proceedings whatever. The provisions of sections six and seven of this Act shall, mutatis mutandis, extend and apply in respect of any transfer, diversion, or payment made pursuant to this section. Repayment 6. The total amounts of all such diversions, of diversions. transfers, and payments from the Main Roads Fund to the Consolidated Revenue as provided in section four

ROADS. 15589 PART II.- 1935. Main Roads Fund, Etc., Approval Act. TRANSFER FROM MAIN ~ - -- - -- - -- - - -- - -- ' -- - - - - - - - ROADS FUND. of this Part of this Act shall be repaid to the Main Roads Fund when in the opinion of the Governor in Council the finances of the State permit. 7. The provisions of sections four and seven of Application *" The Main Roads Fund Transfer Approval Act Of~ fo~ s; , 4p~ ~ d 1932" shall, mutatis mutandis, extend and apply in Main Roads respect of any transfer, diversion, or payment as provided ~ ~ :: ! fer in this Part of this Act, and to the intent that where in Approval any of the aforesaid sections reference is made to the Act of 1932." provisions of *" The Main Roads Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1932," such reference is and shall be made to apply to the provisions of this Part of this Act, and the provisions of the said *" The Main Roads Fund Transfer Approval Act of 1932" and this Part of this Act are and shall continue in full force and effect accordingly. PART lIl.-TRANSFER FROM HEAVY F UND. VEHICLES ROAD PART III.- TRANSFER FROMHEAVY VEHICLES ROAD FUND. 8. This Part of this Act shall be read as one with Construction t" The Heavy Vehicles Acts, 1925 to 1931," herein in this of Part Ill. Part referred to as the Principal Act. 9. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Appro;ral of Principal Act or in any other Act or law, the Treasurer t::::H!vy of Queensland is hereby authorised and empowered from Vehicles time to time during the financial year ending on the !oad Fund thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and Consolidated thirty-six, to divert from moneys standing to the credit Revenue. as at the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, of the Heavy Vehicles Road Fund constituted under the Principal Act, and to transfer and pay to the Consolidated Revenue the balance remaining in such Heavy Vehicles Road Fund after deducting in respect of such financial year the amount of Twelve thousand pounds for the purposes of the allocation thereof to Local Authorities (including the Commissioner of Main Roads, who by virtue of section twenty-two of t" The State Transport Act of 1932" is deemed a Local Authority for the purposes of section seven of the Principal Act), pursuant to subsection three of section seven of the * 23 Geo. V. No. 20, 8upra, page 14382. t 16 Geo. V. No. 22 and amending Acts. See annotations to Preamble. t 23 Geo. V. No. 24, supra, page 14406.

15590 ROADS. PART IlI.- TRANSFER FROM HEAVY Main Roads Fund, Etc., Approval Act. 26 GEO. V. No. 8, 1935. VEHICLES ROAD ~ 'UND. Principal Act and after deducting the costs of adminis- tration of the said Principal Act and the cost of provision of such traffic facilities or traffic conveniences for the purposes of *" The State Transport Act of 1932" as may from time to time be approved by the Minister. And any such diversion, transfer, and payment are hereby approved, ratified, validated, and confirmed, and the Government of Queensland, and the Treasurer, and the Minister, and the Commissioner of Main Roads, and any officer of the Government are hereby indemnified against all claims and liabilities in respect of such diversion, transfer, and payment accordingly. Approval, 10. The Governor in Council may from time to time : ; ; ' ~ ; ; h~ ~ by Order in Council published in the Gazette extend diversions the provisions of Part Ill. of this Act to any future ~~ : ! any financial year and to the intent that, notwithstanding financial anything to the contrary contained in the Principal r; e~ v~ om Act or in any other Act or law, such extension of this Vehicles Part of this Act to a future financial year shall authorise ~oad Fund and empower the Treasurer of Queensland from time Consolidated to time during any future financial year to which this Revenue. Part of this Act is so extended to divert from moneys standing to the credit as at the thirtieth day of June of the financial year next preceding the future financial year to which this Part of this Act is so extended of the Heavy Vehicles Road Fund, and to transfer and pay to the Consolidated Revenue the balance then remaining in such Fund after deducting in respect of any such future financial year, and in a similar ratio as prescribed in section nine of this Part, the amount required for the purpose of the allocation to Local Authorities (including the Commissioner of Main Roads, who by virtue of section twenty-two of *" The State Transport Act of 1932" is deemed a Local Authority for the purposes of section seven of the Principal Act) pursuant to sub- section three of section seven of the Principal Act, and after deducting the costs of administration of the said Principal Act and the cost of provision of such traffic facilities or traffic conveniences for the purposes of *" The State Transport Act of 1932" as may from time to time be approved by the Minister. And any such diversion, transfer, and payment during any future financial year to which this Part of this Act has been so extended are hereby approved, * 23 Qeo. V. No. 24, 8upra, page 14406.

ROADS-SOCIETIES. 15591 PART III.- 26 GEO. V. No. 12, 1935. Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act. TRANSFER FROM HEAVY - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VEHICLES ratified, validated, and confirmed, and the Government ROAD FUND. of Queensland, and the Treasurer, and the Minister, and the Commissioner of Main Roads, and any officer of the Government are hereby indemnified against all claims and liabilities in respect of any such diversion, transfer, and payment accordingly. Any Order in Council made or purporting to be made under this section shall be judicially noticed and shall upon publication in the Gazette be read as one with this Act and have the same force and effect as if it were enacted in this Act, and no such Order in Council shall be questioned in any proceedings whatever. 11. For the purposes of this Part of this Act the Meaning of term "Minister" means the Minister as defined in *" The " te M r~ In.Ister." State Transport Act of 1932." RURAL ASSISTANCE BOARD. See PRIMARY PRODUCE (I). SOCIETIES. (1) Friendly Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935 26 Geo. V. No. 12 (2) Indllstrial and Provident Societies Acts Amend- ment Act 0/1935 26 Geo. V. No. 13 An Act to Amend "The Friendly Societies Acts, 1913 26 N G o e . o 1 . 2 V . . to 1924," in certain particulars. THE FRIENDLY [ASSENTED TO 17TH OCTOBER, 1935.] SOCIETIES ACTS .AMENDMENT B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, ACT OF 1935. _ hy and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assemhly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. This Act may be cited as "The Friendly Short title Societies Acts Amendment Act of 1935," and shall be ~ ~ : struction. read as one with t" The Friendly Societies Acts, 1913 to 1924," herein referred to as the Principal Act. * 23 Geo. V. No. 24, 8upra, page 14406. t 4 Geo. V. No. 13, 5 Geo. V. No. 16, and 15 Geo V. No. 30, 8upra, pages 5991, 6378, and 11100.