National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 49.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946.

Dated this ninth day of April, 1947.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. B. CHIFLEY

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.

 

Amendment of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations.

Altered rates permissible in certain cases.

Regulation 18 of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (3.) and (4.) and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(3.) Where the matter of an alteration of a rate of remuneration comes before an Industrial Authority or Public Employment Authority by a plaint, reference or application or by a proposal for an industrial agreement lodged with or made to that Authority, and that Authority has not, under any other provision of this Part, authority to do any act or thing to effect the alteration, that Authority shall, if, after a preliminary hearing or examination of the matter, the Authority is of opinion that the grounds on which the alteration is sought provide prima facie evidence that an alteration should be made, submit—

(a) in the case of matters affecting members of the Australian Coal and Shale Employees’ Federation (other than those members who are excepted by the Commonwealth Coal Commissioner by order in pursuance of the Coal Production (War-time) Act 1944 or by the Joint Coal Board by order in pursuance of the Coal Industry Act 1946)—to the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board; and

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 9th April, 1947.

  Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946, as amended by Statutory Rules 1947, Nos. 32 and 43. The Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprise Statutory Rules 1942, No. 76, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 81, 110, 127, 145, 160, 218, 221, 224, 248, 257, 293, 316, 332, 344, 425, 458, 490, 537 and 539; 1943, Nos. 21, 60, 76, 142, 190 and 278; 1944, Nos. 52, 83, 99 and 148; 1945, Nos. 11, 14, 45, 71, 91, 116 and 189; and 1946, Nos. 61, 63, 184, 192, 196 and 197.

2208.—Price 3d.

 

(b) in the case of all other matters—to the Chief Judge of the Court,

a statement setting out—

(c) the grounds on which the alteration is sought;

(d) the reasons for the opinion of the Authority; and

(e) the principles by which the Authority would be guided in making the alteration.

“(4.) The Chief Judge of the Court or the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, as the case may be, after consideration of the statement, may, if he is satisfied that it is not opposed to the national interest so to do, make an order authorizing the Industrial Authority or Public Employment Authority, on such conditions and subject to such limitations as the Chief Judge or the Chairman of the Joint Coal Board, in his discretion, thinks fit, to proceed to hear and determine, or to do any act or thing in relation to, the matter of the alteration.”.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.