Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act 1932 (NSW)

PUBLIC HOSPITALS (AMENDMENT) ACT.

Act No. 51, 1932.

An Act to make provision for the appointment of acting-members, and of an acting-chairman of the Hospitals Commission of New South Wales; to amend the Public Hospitals Act, 1929; and for purposes connected there­ with. [Assented to, 21st December, 1932.]

BE it enacted by the King 's Most Excellent Majesty, lative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South b y and with t he advice and consent of the Legis­	Wales in Parl iament assembled, and b y the au thor i ty of
the same, as follows :—

(1) This Act may be cited as the " P u b l i c Hospi ta l s (Amendment) Act, 1932."

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(2) The Public Hospi ta l s Act, 1929, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Publ ic Hospi ta ls Act, 1929- 1932.

2.     The Public Hospi ta l s Act, 1929, is amended—

(a) by inserting next after subsection five of section six the following new subsection:—

(5A) W h e r e any member of the Commission has vacated his office or where he has been appointed act ing-chairman, the Governor m a y appoin t an officer of the Publ ic Service as an act ing-member of the Commission. The officer so appointed shall have the immunit ies , and shall, whilst so acting, have the powers and au thor i ty of a member, and shall receive such addi t ional sa la ry or remunera t ion as the Gover­ no r may direct . W h e r e

Where the member who has vacated his office is the chairman, the Governor may appoint any member or any acting-member of the Commis- sion to be acting-chairman, ami the member or acting-member so appointed shall, whilst so acting, have the powers and authority of the chairman.

Any appointment made in pursuance of this subsection shall cease to have effect on the date upon which an appointment is made to the vacant office or on the expiration of one year from the date of the appointment made in pursuance of this subsection, whichever first happens.

(b) (i) by inserting in subsection three of section l
seven after the word "deputy-chairman" the '
words "o r acting-chairman"; i

(ii)   by inserting in subsection four of the same section after the word " deputy-chairman " the words " o r acting-chairman";

(iii)   by inserting in subsection five of the same section after the word "cha i rman" the words " o r acting-chairman."