Mining Acts Amendment Act of 1930 (21 Geo v No. 32) (Qld)

13046 MINING. llIining Acts Amendment Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 32, MINING. 21 NoO. eo 3 . 2. V. An Act to Amend the Laws relating to Mining THE }lININCl in certain particulars. ACTS Al\! END~ lEKT ACT of [ASSENTED TO 18TH DECEMBER, 1930.] B 1930. E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent ~ \ 1ajesty, 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:- PART I.- PRELIMIKARY. PART I.-PRELIl\UNARY. Short title 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as "The Mining Acts and t t' Amendment Act of 1930," and shall be read and construed cons ruc Ion. with *" The Mining Acts, 1898 to 1929," ·herein referred to as the Principal Act. The Principal Act and this Act may collectively be cited as " The Mining Acts, 1898 to 1930." Commence- (2.) This Act shall come into operation on a date ment of Act. to be proclaimed by the Governor in Council by Proclamation published in the Gazette. Such date shall be referred to as the commencement of this Act. Parts of Ant. 2. This Act is divided into Parts as follows : - PART I.-PRELIMINARY; PART H.-AMENDMENTS OF "THE MINING ACT OF 1898" (AS AMENDED BY SUBSEQUENT ACTS) ; PART II.- PART HI.-AMENDMENTS OF OTHER MINING ACTS. A"IEKDMENTS OF "THE M O IN F I 1 N 8 C 9 lA 8" CT PART H.-AMENDMENTS OF *"THE MINING ACT OF 1898" (AS AMENDED BY (AS AMENDED BY SUBSEQUENT ACTS) REFERRED TO SUBSEQUENT ACTS). IN THIS PART AS " THE MINING ACT OF 1898." " A of m T s h . e e n 1 d o m f ent amen 3 d . edSecbtyioninsoenretinogf * b " e T fo h r e e M th i e nin w g or A ds ct " o P f A1R8T98 I " V. i " s o M f i 1 n 8 in 98 g ." Act the words" PART HIA.-AuTHORITY TO PROSPECT." * 62 Vic. No. 24 and amending Acts. supra, pages 2178 et seq. (See Alphabetical Table.)

MINING. 13047 PART II.- 1930. Mining Acts Amendment Act. AMENDMENTS OF" THE MINING ACT 4. After section twenty-three of *" The ]Jlining Act (A O S F A 1 M 8 E 9 N 8 D " ED of 1898" the following Part and section are inserted, 8<JBSE BY QUENT namely;- ACTS). Amendments of " The " P ART III A.- A UTHORITY TO P ROSPECT. o M f i 1 n 8 i n 9 g 8." A c t [23A.] (1.) Any person may apply to the Minister Part IlIA., for an authority to prospect on any Crown lands, and 8. 23A. . the Minister may grant such authority. The area to be Prospecting. held under such authority, the term, rent, and the conditions, provisions, and stipulations as to labour and other matters shall be fixed by the Minister. Failure to comply with any conditions, provisions, and stipula- tions so fixed 'shall render the authority liable to be cancelled by the Minister. (2.) Such authority shall entitle the holder to take possession of the area on payment in advance of the rent fixed as aforesaid, and survey fee if necessary, and to ·carry on prospecting operations during the term of such authority. (3.) On discovery of gold or other minerals, the R.eport of holder of the authority shall report, within fourteen days discovery. from the date of such discovery, to the nearest warden, who shall thereupon report to the Minister on the nature of the discovery. The Minister may thereupon call upon the holder of the authority to apply for a lease of the land or such part thereof as he may deem advisable or to continue prospecting operations." 5. Section twenty-four of *" The )J;lining Act of Amendment 1898 " is amended as follows ;_ of s. 24. (a) In the first paragraph of the said section the words " on any goldfield or on or within the area of any mineral lease" are repealed. (b) Subsection four is repealed, and the fo1l9wing subsection inserted in lieu thereof;- "(4.) For pumping, raising, or obtaining water therefrom to be used in connection with such mining; or" . 6. Subsection one of section twenty-five of *" The Amendment . z~ ining Act of 1898 " is repealed, and subsections two of s. 25. and three are renumbered subsections one and two a('cordingly. "62 Vie. ",,0.24 and amending Acts, supra, pages 2178 et 8eg.

13041:l MINING. PART II.- AMENDMENTS Mining Acts Amclldment Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 32, OF" THE ~ - - -- - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - :Ir~~ G, 1\ ~ ~ 7. (a) In the sixth paragraph of section twenty-six ASUMBESNEDQEUDENBTY of *" The Mining Act O 'J f 1898" (which paragraph ACTs.). commences with the words "Except in the case" and Amendment ends with the word _"prescribed "), the words "not of 6. 26. exceeding fifty acres" are repealed, and the words "not exceeding one hundred acres" are inserted in lieu thereof. (b) Also the proviso, which commences with the words "Provided always that the area," and ends with the words "said Proclamation," to the said section is repealed. (c) Also in the proviso which commences with the words "Provided also" and ends with the words "six months," the word" also" is repealed. .Amendment 8. Subsection three of section twenty-eight is of 8. 28. repealed, and the following subsection inserted in lieu thereof:- "(3.) Except in the case of a special goldmining lease, or a goldmining lease granted for the purposes mentioned in subsections two, three, four, or five of section twenty-four, or a goldmining lease granted for the purpose of stacking or otherwise storing any earth or ore containing gold, a covenant to work the land demised by not less than one man for every ten acres or fraction of ten acres, unless exemption or partial exemption is granted in such manner as may be pre- scribed: Provided that if approved by the Minister an expenditure of not less than thirty pounds for every acre of the land comprised within the lease, with a minimum of three hundred pounds per annum for each ten acres or part thereof, shall be regarded as the equivalent of the prescribed labour conditions: Provided further that such expenditure shall be in respect of work connected with and necessary for the effectual proving, development, and working of the mines in the land, such as the construction of any tramways, roads, races, or dams, or the purchase and erection of buildings, machinery, and plant: Provided further that during the whole term of the lease or any renewal thereof any buildings, machinery, plant, or other improvements erected, placed, or constructed upon the land by means of the expenditure aforesaid shall not be removed except by the express permission of the Minister, or except for the purpose of the necessary repair or renewal thereof: Provided also * 62 Vie. No. 24 and amending Acts, supra, pages 2178 et seq.

MINING. 13049 PART 11.- 1930. Mining Acts Amendment Act. AMENDMENTS OF" THE MINING AOT that moneys expended in respect of geological or ~ ~ ; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ s geological and geophysical examination, if approved by SU1SEQfENT the Minister, may be included as such expenditure." OTS. 9. Subsection four of section thirty is repealed Amendment and the following subsection inserted in lieu thereof :_ of s. 30. " (4.) For pumping, raising, or obtaining water therefrom to be used in connection with such mining; or". 10. In the sixth paragraph of section thirty-three Amendment of *" The ]}Jining Act of 1898," (which paragraph of B. 33. commences with the words "The area," and ends with the words" time prescribed") the words" not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres" are repealed, and the words "not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres" are inserted in lieu thereof. 11. Section thirty-four of *" The Mining Act of Amendment 1898" is amended as follows :- . of s. 34• (a) In the first paragraph of the said section, after the words "for coal and mineral oil," the words "and except in the case of a mineral lease granted for the purpose of stacking or otherwise storing any earth or ore containing any mineral other than gold" are inserted. (b) Mter the words" has been granted," occurring at the end of the first paragraph, the following words are added, namely, "Provided that if approved by the Minister an expenditure of not less than thirty pounds for every acre of the land comprised within the lease, with a minimum of three hundred pounds per annum for each ten acres or part thereof, shall be regarded as the equivalent of the prescribed labour conditions: Provided further that such expenditure shall be in respect of work connected with and necessary for the effectual proving, development, and working of the mines in the land, such as the construction of any tramways, roads, races, or dams, or the purchase and erection of buildings, machinery, and plant: Provided further that during the whole term of the lease or any renewal thereof, any buildings, machinery, plant, or other improvements erected, placed, or constructed upon the' land by means of expenditure aforesaid shall Dot be removed except by the express permission of th~ * 62 Vie. No. 24 and amending Acts, 8upra, pages 2178 et seq.

13050 MINING. PART II.- ------ AMENDMENTS OF" THE "Mining Acts Amendment Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 32, MININGACT OAFM 1 E 8 N 9 D 8 ED " B (A Y S M I ' n . lster, or except f or t h e purpose 0 f t h e necessary SUBASCETQSU) . ENT repair or renewal thereof: Provided also that moneys expended in respect of geological or geological and geophysical examination, if approved by the Minister, may be included as such expenditure." Amendment 12. Section forty of *" The Mining Act of 1898 " is of s. 40. amended by repealing the words "goldmining lease," and inserting the words" mining lease " in lieu thereof. Repeal of s. 42 and new s. 42. U.. ion of mining leases. 13. Section forty-two of *" The ~ . MiningAct of 1898" is repealed, and a new section is inserted in lieu thereof, namely:- "[42.] If the Minister is satisfied that greater facilities for the working of two or more adjoining gold- mining or mineral leaseholds of the same description would be ensured by the union of the leaseholds, he may authorise such union, subject to the following conditions, that is to say:- (1) The maximum area which may be comprised in such united leaseholds shall not, in the case of goldmining leases, exceed one hundred acres, and in the case of mineral leases, three hundred and twenty acres; (2) The application shall be made for union liy at least a two-thirds majority in number and value of interest of t,he persons registered tor the time being a,s holders of each lease; (3) The union of leaseholds shall extend and have effect only with respect to the covenant for the employment of labour or expenditure of money, and the extent of such employment and amount of such expenditure in respect of the aggregate area of the united leaseholds shall be the number of men or sum of the amount, as the case may be, prescribed in respect of the several leaseholds so united; (4) A union of leaseholds may be cancelled by the Minister- (a) At the request of a two-thirds majority in number and value of interest of the per~ ons registered for the time being as holders of each lease included in the union; or _ - - - - - - - - - - - - _ .. ... * 62 Vie. No. 24 and amending Acts, supra, pages 2178 et seq.

1930. MINING. 13051 PART 1I.- Mining Acts Amendment Act. AMENDMENTS OF" THE MINING ACT (b) On the transfer, surrender, or forfeiture of O A F M 1 E 8 N 9 D 8 E " D B (A Y S any lease included in the union. SUBSEQUENT ACTS). For the purposes of this section, mining leaseholds shall be deemed to be contiguous, and may 4:>e united in manner prescribed if they are wholly or partially divided or separated only by other land held in fee-simple or by any road, street, water, or watercourse, and whether such road, street, water, or watercourse is comprised in a mining lease or not." 14. Section one hundred and seventy-two of *" The Amendment Mining Act of 1898 " is amended by inserting after the of s. 172. word" warden," the words "or a police magistrate or any two justices of the peace." PART IlL-AMENDMENTS OF OTHER MINING ACTS. PART HI.- 01 (A.) Amendments to, The .... M L ines Regul 'j ation Acts , 1910 AMOEFNOmTfHEENRTS to 1916" (as amended by subsequent Acts) referred to ~ ~ : G in this Part as " The Mines Regulation Acts." 15. Section eleven of the Mines Regulation Acts Amendment is amended as follows :_ of s. n. (a) In subsection one, after the words" inspect the mI.ne, "the words' " once In every month' " are Insert ed . (b) The following proviso is inserted after subsection seven, namely:- .. " Provided that the Minister may, on the application of the miners, or if otherwise it is made to appear to him to be necessary at any time, terminate any appointments made under this section." 16. In subsection one of section fifteen of the Amenchnent Mines Regulation Acts, after the words" who shall be," of s. 15. the words "personally in charge of the mine and the performance of the work done therein and shall be" are inserted. After subsection two of section fifteen the following subsection is inserted, namely:- " (3.) If the Minister is of opinion that any machinery, plant, or works for the treatment of ore, generation of power or other purpose connected with any mine cannot be effectively supervised for the * 62 Vie. No. ~ 4 and amending Acts. supra, pages ~ 178 et 8eg. t 1 Geo. V. No. 24 and amending Acts, 8upra, pages 8077 et 8eg. (See Alphabetical Table.)

13052 MINING. PABTIII.- AMENDMENTS OF OTHER Mining Acts Amendment Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 32, MINING AOTS. purposes of this Act by one manager appointed as aforesaid, a separate manager shall be appointed in like manner for such machinery, plant, or works, provided that nothing herein contained shall operate to prevent such appointment being made by the owner or agent of such mine at any time." And subsection three is renumbered four accordingly. Amendment 17. In subsection one of section nineteen of the of s. 19. Mines Regulation Acts, after the words" rules applicable thereto," add the words" and shall see that persons in authority under him are conversant with such provisions and rules, and are competent for their duties." Amendment 18. In subsection two of section twenty of the of s. 20. Mines Regulation Acts the following words are repealed :- "more than twenty men are ordinarily employed below ground," and the words" the Minister so requires" are inserted in lieu thereof. Amendmen~ 19. Section thirty-one of the Mines Regulation Acts oh. 81. is amended as follows : - Subsection six is repealed, and a new subsection is inserted in lieu thereof, namely:- "(6.) If the warden finds that the accident was caused, dirE;Ctly or indirectly, by the non-observance by the holder of any certificate under this Act of any of the provisions of this Act, or by reason of his negligence, the warden may suspend his certificate until such time as he is called upon by the Board of Examiners for Mine Managers, in the manner prescribed by this Act, to show cause why his certificate should not be further suspended or cancelled or otherwise dealt with; and during the period of such disqualification the person so disqualified shall, for all the purposes of this Act, be deemed not to be the holder of a certificate. Notice of every sllch disqualification shall be forwarded to the said Board, and the said Board shall forthwith on receipt of such notice call upon the person disqualified to show cause as aforesaid." Amendment 20. (a) In subsection one of section thirty-three of s. 33. of the Mines Regulation Acts, before the words "Any person," the words" Subject to the provisions hereinafter contained," are inserted.

MINING. 13053 PART 111.- 1930. Mining Acts Amendment Act. AMENDMENTS OF OTHER MINING ACTS. (b) Mter the second paragraph of subsection one of section thirty-three the following paragraph is inserted, namely:- "In the case of a cage, skip, or other conveyance worked by electrical power, the Minister, on being satisfied that it can be safely operated and controlled, by a person who does not hold a winding license, may grant exemption from compliance with this section in so far as it relates to the raising or lowering of material, provided that arrangements to the satisfaction of the Minister are made in lieu of the requirements of the section, and for the proper supervision and efficient operation of the 'electrical machinery connected with such cage, skip, or other conveyance." 21. Section thirty-seven of the Mines Regulation Repeal of Acts is repealed and the following section is inserted n s. ew37s a . n 3 d 7. in lieu thereof:- " [37.] No person shall be employed in or about a mine on Sunday in the breaking or production of ore, nor, except in case of emergency, in driving, crosscutting, rising, or sinking, unless such sinking is the sinking of a shaft or winze in wet ground where the inflow of water is so serious as to necessitate continuous work." 22. Section thirty-eight of the Mines Regulation Repeal of Acts is repealed. B. 3S. 23. In subsection one of section forty-three of Amendment the Mines Regulation Acts, after the word~ "order of s. 43. and discipline," insert the words "the protection of the health of the workmen." (B.) Amendment of *"The Mining Acts Amendment Act of 1920 No. 2." 24. The provisions added by section two of *" The Amendment Mining Acts Amendment Act of 1920 No. 2" to subsection of 11 Geo. V. seven of section eleven of the Mines Regulation Acts No. 9. namely, the provisions beginning with the words "Provided that the appointments," and ending with the , words "in a satisfactory manner," are repeal . ed. * 11 Geo. V. No. 9, supra, page 9598.

13054 MINING. PART IlI.- AMENDMENTS OF OTHER MINING ACTS. Mining Acts Amendment Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 32, (c.) Amendment of *" The Coal .1Wining Act of 1925." Amendment 25. Section seventy-six of *" The Coal Mining Act of of s. 76. 1925" is amended as follows:- In the first paragraph of section seventy-six, after the words "for the time being," the following words are inserted :-" and where considered necessary by the same or any subsequent Order, constitute a committee of management for the control and upkeep of such rescue station. Any such committee shall consist of two representa- tives of the Department of Mines, two representatives of the State Government Insurance Office, two repre- sentatives of the colliery proprietors, one representative of mine managers, and one representative of trainees, and such committee shall have power, subject to the approval of the Minister, to appoint such officers and to do such things as are necessary for the efficient management and control of such rescue station. The committee shall have power to sue and he sued in the name of "The Committee of the Rescue Station at ................................................ " (indICating the place), and the Minister may vest in the committee such rescue station and all equipment and apparatus used in connection therewith." (D.) Amendment of the Law relating to Miners' Homesteads. Amendment 26. Section six of t" The ~ Miners' Homestead Leases of s. 6. Acts, 1913 to 1929," is amended as follows:- (a) In subsection one the words" not exceeding six hundred and forty acres" are repealed, and the words t" one thousand two hundred and eighty acres" are inserted in lieu thereof. (b) The following subsection is inserted after sub- section two:- "(3.) Provided that in the case of land within the boundaries of a city, town, or township on a gold or mjneral field which has been in existence for a period of not less than twenty years a person may, with the sanction of the Minister upon the report of the Warden, hold as a miner's homestead or homesteads, an area not exceeding five acres." * 16 Oeo. V. No. 30, supra, page 11358. t 4 Oeo. V. No. 14; 4 Oeo. V. No. 28; 12 Oeo. V. No. 16; and 20 Oeo. V. No. 35, supra, pages 5934, 5953, 9762, and 12738. t Sic in Gazette, semble" not exceeding one thousand two hundred and eighty acres."

MINING. 13055 PART III.- 1930. Mining Acts Anwndment Act. AMENDMENTS m" OTHER - - - - - . - - - - - - . - ~ - - - - MINING 27. Subsection one of section twenty-one of *" The A A~ IS. t l11iners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929," is amended of~ ~ ~ l~ en as follows :- (a) In paragraph (a) all words occurring after the words "twenty-five pounds" to the end of the said paragraph (a) are repealed. (b) In paragraph (b) after the words" date of the notice," where they first occur, the words "unless exempted by the Minister" are inserted. 28. Section 23A of *" The Miners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929," is repealed, and the following section is inserted in lieu thereof :- " [23A.] The annual rent of a Miner's Homestead Rent. Perpetual Lease shall be a sum equal to three pounds per centum of the capital value of the land: Provided that in no case shall the annual rent be less than five shillings. " 29. The following section is inserted after section 23A of *" The -L7JIliners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929" :- " [23B.] (1.) During the first ten years of a Miner's Capital Homestead Perpetual Lease the capital value shall be- value. (a) In the case of a lease sold by auction, the notified upset price or such greater capital sum as has been bid by the lessee at auction; (b) In all other cases the capital value as deter- mined by the warden. (2.) For each period of ten years thereafter, the capital value shall be determined by the warden upon the application of the lessee or the Minister made at least six months prior to the expiration of the then current period. If no such application is made within the prescribed time, the existing capital value shall continue to be the capital value for the next period of ten years." 30. The following subsection is inserted after Amendmen\ subsection two of section twenty-five of *" The Miners' of s. 25. Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929' ~ : - "(3.) Provided that in the case of a miner's home- stead lease the first period of thirty years of which has * 4 Geo. V. No. 14; 4 Geo. V. No 28; 12 Geo. V. No. 16; and 20 Geo. V. No. 35, supra, pages 5934, 5953, 9762, and 12738.

13056 MINING. PART III.- AllENDMENTS OF OTHER Mining Acts Amendment Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 32, MINING ACTS. expired, the lessee may sublet the whole or part of his miner's homestead, and the sublessee with the consent . of the lessee m80y transfer, sublet, or mortgage his sublease. The Minister's approval shall not be necessary in respect of such sublease, transfer, or mortgage, but the sublessee or transferee shall be a qualified person. Every such sublease, transfer, or mortgage shall be in writing and in duplicate, and one copy thereof shall be registered at the Warden's Office: a registration fee of ten shillings shall be paid on such transfer." Amendment 31. Section twenty-six of *"The Miners' Homestead of s. 26. Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929," is amended by inserting after the words" approved by the Minister," in the first paragraph thereof, the words-- "Provided however that the Minister's approval shall not be necessary in the case of a transfer of a miner's homestead lease the first period of thirty years of which has expired." Amendment 32. Sectiontwenty-eightof*"The JYliners' Homestead of s. 28. Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929," is amended by inserting after the words "any qualified person" in the first paragraph thereof the words- "Provided that, with the sanction of the Minister, upon the report of the Warden in any special case in respect of a township which has been in existence for a period of not less than twenty years, the minimum area which may be transferred shall be twenty perches: Provided further that no subdivision of a miner's homestead shall be sanctioned which would reduce such homestead to an area of less than twenty perches." Amendment 33. Section twenty-nine of*"The Miners' Homestead of s. 29. Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929" is amended as follows:- (a) The words" or subleases thereof" are added to subsection one. (b) In subsection two, after the words "miner's homestead," the words "or sublease thereof" are inserted. * 4 Geo. V. No. 14; 4 Geo. V. No. 28; 12 Geo. V. No. 16; 20 000. V. No. 35 supra, pages 5934, 5953, 9762, 12738.

MINING. 13057 1930. Mining Acts Amevndment Act. PARTIII.- AMENDMENTS OF OTHER MINING (c) In subsection three, after the word "lessee," the AOTS. words" or sublessee" are inserted; and in the third paragraph of the said subsection, after the words "miner's homestead," the words "or sublease" are inserted. (d) In subsection five, after the word "lease," the words "or sublease" are inserted; and after the word "lessee," the words" or sublessee" are inserted. (e)- (i.) In paragraph (i.) of subsection six, after the words "miner's homestead," the words "or sublease thereof" ate inserted. (ii.) In paragraph (ii.) of the said subsection, after the words "miner's homestead lease," also after the words ' ~ miner' s homestead perpetual lease," the words "or sublease thereof" are respectively inserted. After the words "sell such lease," the words " or sublease" are inserted. (iii.) In paragraph (a) of the proviso to the sub- section after the words "purchase such lease," the words "or sublease" are inserted. (f) In subsection seven, after the words "transfer such lease," the words" or sublease" are inserted. (g) In subsection eight, after the words "miner's homestead," the words "or sublease thereof" are inserted. 34. In subsection one of section thirty-five of*" The Amendment Miners' Homestead Leases Acts, 1913 to 1929," the word of s. 35. "claim" is repealed, and the words "mining tenement" are inserted in lieu thereof. (E.) Amendments of " The Mining Acts Amendment Act of 1929." 35. In section four, before the words "section Amendment twenty-one of "The Mineral Lands Act of 1872"" of s. 4•. . where they twice occur, the words" section twenty-two of t" The Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1860," or section thirty-two of t" The Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1868," or" are respectively inserted. * 4 Geo. V. No. 14; 4 Geo. V. N'o. 28; 12 Geo. V. No. 16; 20 Geo. V. No. 35, supra, pages 5934, 5953, 9762, 12738. t 24 Vie. No. 15 repealed. (See Historical Table, Index Volume.) t 31 Vie No. 46 repealed. (See Historical Table, Index Volume.)

13058 MINING-NATIVE PLANTS. PART IlI.- Aj\lENDMENTS Native Plants Protection Act. 21 GEO. V. No. 41, OF OTHER ::\IrKIKG ACTS. 36. In section five, before the words "section Amendment twenty-one of " The Mineral Lands Act of 1872," " the of 8.5. words" section twenty-two of *" The Grown Lands Alienation Act of 1860," or section thirty-two of t" The Grown Lands Alienation Act of 1868,H or" are inserted. Amendment 37. In section thirty-one, the words" Act of 1909 " of 8 • .31. are repealed, and the words" Act of 1916 " are inserted in lieu thereof. MORATORIUM, PURCHASERS OF HOMES RELIEF. See REAL PROPERTY. MOTOR BOATS AND MOTOR VESSELS. See SHIPPING. NATIVE PLANTS. 21NGo.eo4. 1V. . An Act to Provide for the Protection of Native THE NATIVE Plants and for other purposes. P ROPLTAECNTTISON [ASSENTED TO 24TH DECEMBER, 1930.] B ACT OF 1930. . r' " • 1£ It enacted by the Kmg'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:- Short title L This Act may be cited as "The Native Plants : ~ ! mence. Protection Act of 1930," and shall come into operation ment of Act. on a date to be proclaime.d by the Governor in Council by Proclamation published in the Gazette. Interpreta- 2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise tion. indicates, the following terms have the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say;- District. "District"-A district constituted under this Act; Minister. " Minister "-The Secretary for Agriculture and Stock or other Minister of the Crown charged for the time being with the administration of this Act. * 24 Vic. No. 15 repealed. (See Historical Table, Index Volume.) t 13 Vic. No. 46 repealed. (See Historical Table, Index Volume.)