National Security (Shipping Control) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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
Dated this first day of October, 1942.
(SGD.) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.
Amendment of the National Security (Shipping Control) Regulations.
Regulation 6 of the National Security (Shipping Control) Regulations is repealed and the following regulations inserted in its stead:—
“6.—(1.) There shall be a Shipping Control Board which shall consist of a Chairman and six other members.
“(2.) The Governor-General may appoint a Justice of the High Court of Australia or a Judge of a Court of a State, to serve as Chairman.
“(3.) The Chairman shall be appointed upon such terms and conditions as the Governor-General determines.
“(4.) Of the other members, one shall be the present Secretary to the Department of Commerce, who shall be Deputy Chairman of the Board and shall serve in an honorary capacity and the other five members shall be appointed by the Minister on such terms and conditions as the Minister determines.
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Notified in the
Statutory Rules 1941, No. 20, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, No. 231; and 1942, No. 245
6503.—Price 3d. 15/8.9.1942.
“6a.—(1.) Meetings of the Board shall be held at such times and places as the Board from time to time determines.
“(2.) The Chairman of the Board, or any four members thereof, may at any time call a special meeting of the Board.
“(3.) At all meetings of the Board four members shall form a quorum.
“(4.) The Chairman, or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman, shall preside at meetings of the Board.
“(5.) At all meetings of the Board the Chairman, or, in his absence, the Deputy Chairman, shall have a deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.
“(6.) All questions before the Board shall be decided by a majority of votes.
“(7.) The Board shall keep a record of its proceedings.”.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
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