Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment Act 1998 (NSW)

New South Wales

Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment

Act 1998 No 58

Contents

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1 Name of Act 2 2

2     Commencement

3 Amendment of Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 No 71 2

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Schedule 1 Amendments

New South Wales

Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment

Act 1998 No 58

Act No 58, 1998

An Act to amend the Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 in relation to the constitution and membership of the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry Council and the Motor Vehicle Repair Disputes Committee; and for other purposes. [Assented to 30 June 1998 ]

Section 1 Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment Act 1998 No 58

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

1 Name of Act

This Act is the Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment Act 1998.

2 Commencement

This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

1. Amendment of Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 No 71

   The Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 is amended as set out in
   Schedule 1 .

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Schedule 1	Amendments

(Section 3)

Section 8 Members of the Council

Omit “9 members” from section 8 (1). Insert instead “ 11 members”.

Section 8 (1) (d)

Omit “the General Council of the Service Station Association of
New South Wales”.

Insert instead “Service Station Association Ltd”.

Section 8 (1) (f)

Omit “State Council of the New South Wales Branch of the Vehicle
Builders‘ Employees Federation of Australia”.
Insert instead “Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering. Printing and

Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales Branch”.

Section 8 (1) (g)

Omit “the State Executive of the Australasian Society of Engineers”. Insert instead “The Australian Workers’ Union, New South Wales”.

Section 8 (1) (h)

Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:	(h)	3 shall be persons chosen by the Minister who
have, in the opinion of the Minister, expertise appropriate to the functions of the Council, and

Schedule 2 Provisions relating to meetings of the Council

Omit “5” from clause 1. Insert instead “6”.

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Schedule 3 Provisions relating to the constitution and membership of the Disputes Committee

Omit clause 1 ( l ) (b). Insert instead:

(b) 1 shall be a person (who may be one of the three members of the Council referred to in section 8 (1) (h)) appointed by the Minister,

Schedule 3, clause 1 (1) (d) (ii)

Omit “the General Council of the Service Station Association of
New South Wales”.

Insert instead “Service Station Association Ltd” .

Schedule 3, clause 1 (1) (e)

Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:

(e) 1 shall be a person appointed by the Minister from

a panel of 2 persons:

(i) 1 of whom is nominated by the Automotive,

Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales Branch, and

(ii)        1 of whom is nominated by The Australian

Workers’ Union, New South Wales.

Schedule 5 Savings and transitional provisions

Insert at the end of clause 1 (1):

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Schedule 5, clause 2

Insert after clause 1:

2 Provision consequent on enactment of Motor Vehicle

Repairs Amendment Act 1998

(1) Any person holding office immediately before the commencement of this clause as a member of the Council under section 8 (1) (h) ceases to hold that office on the commencement and is not entitled to any remuneration or compensation because of losing that office.

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(2)	Any such person is eligible to be appointed to the Council if otherwise qualified.
(3)	Any person holding office immediately before the commencement of this clause as a member of the Council under section 8 (1) (f) or (g) continues to hold that office, for the remainder of the existing term, as representative of the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union, New South Wales Branch, and The Australian Workers’ Union, New South Wales, respectively.
(4)	Nothing in the amendments made by the Motor Vehicle Repairs Amendment Act 1998 to Schedule 3 (constitution and membership of the Disputes Committee) affects any person holding office as a member of that Committee immediately before the commencement of this clause.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

Legislative Assembly on 29 April 1998
Legislative Council on 3 June 1998]