National Security (Employment of Women) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 263.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this tenth day of June, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. WARD

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for Defence.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Employment of Women) Regulations. 

1. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Employment of Women) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“Establishment of Women’s Employment Board.

5.—(1.) For the purposes of these Regulations there shall be a Women’s Employment Board consisting of a Chairman, one representative of the Commonwealth, one representative of employers other than the Commonwealth, and two representatives of employees.

“(2.) The members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister.

“(3.) Before appointing the representative of employers other than the Commonwealth, the Minister shall consult with the appropriate employers’ organizations, and, before appointing the representative of employees, he shall consult with the Australasian Council of Trade Unions.

“(4.) In the absence of any representative member of the Board the Minister shall appoint a substitute for the absent member, but, in the event of the substitute failing to attend a meeting of the Board to which he has been summoned by the Chairman, the Board may validly proceed in his absence.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 10th June, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 146, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 236.

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“(5.) The Chairman of the Board may, at his discretion, appoint from time to time (according to the subject-matter to be dealt with by the Board) two advisers, who shall sit with and advise the Board but shall not otherwise take any part in the decision of the Board on any application.

“(6.) Of the advisers so appointed, one shall, if practicable, represent employers and one shall, if practicable, represent employees.

“(7.) The Chairman and two other members of the Board shall form a quorum, and, when a quorum is present, the Board may validly function notwithstanding the absence of the representative or representatives of any party.

“(8.) All questions before the Board shall be decided by a majority of votes:

Provided that where the Board is equally divided upon any question the matter shall be decided in accordance with the vote of the Chairman.

“(9.) Subject to these Regulations, the Board may make rules governing its own procedure or in relation to applications to the Board.”.

Fees and allowances.

2. Regulation 16 of the National Security (Employment of Women) Regulations is amended by inserting before the word “shall” the words “, and advisers appointed under sub-regulation (5.) of regulation 5 of these Regulations”.

Pending applications.

3. Notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations any application under the National Security (Employment of Women) Regulations pending at the commencement of these Regulations may be considered and decided by the Women’s Employment Board established under the National Security (Employment of Women) Regulations, as amended by these Regulations, as if the application had been made under these Regulations as so amended, and any evidence taken in relation to any such application shall be considered in relation to that application by the Board so established as if the evidence had been given before it.

 

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