STATUTORY RULES.
1958. No. 12.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE
NORTHERN TERRITORY
(ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1910-1956.*
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 Northern Territory (Administration)
Act 1910-1956.
Dated this 14th
day of February, 1958.
W. J. Slim
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Territories.
Amendments
of the Northern Territory Legislative Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations.
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall be deemed to have come into
operation on the first day of January, 1957.
Fees of elected member of Council.
2. Regulation 5 of the Northern Territory Legislative
Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (a)of sub-regulation (1.) the words “One hundred and twenty-five pounds per
annum” and inserting in their stead the words “One hundred and fifty pounds per
annum”.
Travelling allowance of elected member of
Council.
3. Regulation 6 of the Northern Territory Legislative
Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (1.) the words “Three pounds per day” and inserting in
their stead the words “Three pounds ten shillings per day”.
Transport expenses of elected member of
council.
4. After regulation 6 of the Northern Territory
Legislative Council (Fees and Expenses) Regulations the following regulation is
added:—
“7.—(1.) Where an elected member of the Council makes
a journey for the purpose of visiting, in his capacity as an elected member of
the Council, a place or places in his Electoral District, the Administrator
may, subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, authorize, with respect to
the whole, or such part as he considers reasonable, of the journey—
(a)the reimbursement to the member of
the cost of his fare for so much of the whole, or the part, of the journey as
was made by means of public transport; and
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette
on 20th February ,
1958.
Statutory Rules 1953, No. 63.
344/58.—Price
3d. 9/20.1.1958.
(b)the
payment to the member of a mileage allowance, in accordance with the following
table, for so much of the whole, or the part, of the journey as was made by
means of a motor vehicle not engaged in public transport:—
Type
of Vehicle.
| Rate
of Mileage Allowance per mile.
|
s.
| d.
|
Motor
truck of 1 ton capacity or over ..........................
| 1
| 0
|
Motor
truck of less than 1 ton capacity ........................
| The rate specified in this table for a motor
vehicle (other than a truck or cycle) of the same horse-power plus d. per mile.
|
Motor
vehicle (other than a truck or cycle) of 23 horse-power or over.........................................................
| 0
| 11
|
Motor
vehicle (other than a truck or cycle) of under 23 horse-power, but not under
15 horse-power ..............
| 0
| 10
|
Motor
vehicle (other than a truck or cycle) of under 15 horse-power, but not under
10 horse-power ..........
| 0
| 10
|
Motor
vehicle (other than a truck or cycle) of under 10 horse-power............................................................
| 0
| 9
|
Motor
cycle with side car ...........................................
| 0
| 5
|
Motor
cycle................................................................
| 0
| 4
|
“(2.) Except in
exceptional circumstances, the Administrator shall not authorize a
reimbursement or payment, for the purpose of the last preceding sub-regulation,
with respect to more than two visits by the one member to the one place made
within the period of twelve months commencing on the first day of January in a
year.”.
By
Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth
Government Printer, Canberra.