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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 395.

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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 fourteenth day of September, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. V. EVATT

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the National Security (Industrial Peace) Regulations.

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

Reference of matters to Court by Minister.

“9a.—(1.) Where, for the purpose of carrying out any works, the direction and control of which are vested in any authority appointed under any regulation made under the National Security Act 1939-1940, any persons who are employed by, or whose services are under the control of, that authority are required, for the purpose of the performance of their duties or services, to move from any State to any other State, and the Minister or the Attorney-General is of opinion that the terms and conditions of their employment or service are thereby affected, he may refer to the Court any matters with respect to the terms and conditions of employment or service to be observed in relation to the carrying out of the works or similar works in the State to which those persons have moved.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th September, 1942.

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

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“(2.) Upon the reference to the Court of any matter under this regulation the Court may, notwithstanding that an industrial dispute affecting the matter does not exist and notwithstanding anything contained in any other law of the Commonwealth, proceed to hear and determine the matter in like manner as if it were a matter referred to the Court under the last preceding regulation.”.

2. After regulation 17 of the National Security (Industrial Peace) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Registrar to notify other organizations of pending hearing.

“18. As soon as possible after any industrial dispute or industrial matter is referred or submitted to the Court or to a Conciliation Commissioner, or any application is made for the variation of any award or order of the Court or of a Conciliation Commissioner, the Registrar shall cause notice in writing thereof to be given to all organizations which are not parties to the dispute or directly concerned in the matter but the members of which, in his opinion, would, or might be, affected by the terms of any award or order made in settlement of the dispute or matter or any order of variation, as the case may be.”.

 

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