National Security (Industrial Peace) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 40.

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939–1940.

Dated this nineteenth day of February, 1943.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. WARD

for and on behalf of the Minister of

State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the National Security (Industrial Peace) Regulations.

After regulation 9aof the National Security (Industrial Peace) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Reference of matters in relation to Dairying Industry.

“9b.—(1.) The Minister may refer to the Court any matter of the rates of wages to be paid to persons employed in the Dairying Industry or any part of the Dairying Industry, and, notwithstanding that an industrial dispute affecting the matter does not exist, the Court shall proceed to hear and determine the matter in like manner as if it were an industrial dispute.

“(2.) In hearing and determining the matter the Court shall take into consideration—

(a) the rates of wages paid in the Dairying Industry or in the part of the Dairying Industry in relation to which the matter is referred;

(b) the living conditions to which employees in the Dairying Industry or part of the Dairying Industry are subject; and

(c) the rates of wages paid and the conditions to which employees are subject in other industries or parts of industries of a similar nature to the Dairying Industry or part of the Dairying Industry in relation to which the matter is referred.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 19th February, 1943.

 StatutoryRules 1940, No. 290, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 26, 49, 271 and 300; and Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 143 and 395.

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