National Security (Maritime Industry) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 1.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1943.

Dated this tenth day of January, 1945.

W. DUGAN

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN A. BEASLEY

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Maritime Industry)

Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Maritime Industry) Regulations is amended by inserting in the definition of “ship”, after the word “or”, the words “owned by a person, firm or company resident in Australia or having his or its principal place of business situated in Australia, or a ship”

Maritime Industry Commission.

2. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Maritime Industry) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Chairman” the words “or Acting Chairman”;

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (4.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(4a.) In the event of the office of Chairman becoming vacant, the Commission may elect one of their number to be Acting Chairman for such period (not exceeding three months) as it thinks fit and the Acting Chairman shall have all the powers and functions of the Chairman, but shall have a deliberative vote only”;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 11th January, 1945.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 2, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 12, 68, 82, 300 and 452.

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(c) by omitting sub-regulation (6.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(6.) The Chairman or Acting Chairman and four other members or, if the Chairman or the Acting Chairman is not present at any meeting or there is a vacancy in the offices of both the Chairman and the Acting Chairman, six other members, shall form a quorum”;

(d) by inserting in sub-regulation (8.), after the words “the Chairman”, the words “or the Acting Chairman”; and

(e) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(10.) A vacancy in the office of a member shall not invalidate the proceedings of the Commission.”.

Deputies of members.

3. Regulation 6b of the National Security (Maritime Industry) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1.) the words “or the Acting Chairman”.

 

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