STATUTORY
RULES.
1912. No. 31.
PROVISIONAL
REGULATION UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905.
I, THE
GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the
advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby certify that, on account of
urgency, the following Regulation under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 should come into immediate
operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a
Provisional Regulation.
Dated
the first day of February, One thousand nine hundred and twelve.
DENMAN,
Governor-General.
By His
Excellency’s Command,
KING
O’MALLEY,
Minister
of State for Home Affairs.
Return
of Trade Union Statistics
1. (1) The
Secretary of every Trade Union shall, as soon as practicable after being
required by the Statistician so to do, furnish to the Statistician the
particulars set out in the prescribed form of return of Trade Union Statistics.
(2) In
order to comply, with this Regulation, the Secretary of every Trade Union shall
fill in the particulars in the prescribed form, and shall sign the form and
send it to the Statistician.
(3) In
this Regulation “Trade Union” includes:—
(a) Every
Trade Union, whether registered or unregistered;
(b) Every
branch of a Trade Union;
(c) Every
Association of the nature of a Trade Union or having objects similar to those
of a Trade Union; and
(d) Every
branch of an Association coming within paragraph (c)
C.1738.—Price
3d.
(4)
The prescribed form of return of Trade Union Statistics is as follows: —
Office
No.
COMMONWEALTH
BUREAU OF CENSUS AND STATISTICS (LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL BRANCH), MELBOURNE.
Trade
Union Statistics.
Town, State.
Individual
Returns will be treated as Strictly Confidential.
1. Full title of Trade Union,
Association, or Branch thereof
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2.
Date of formation....................................................... |
3.
Is your Union or Association— (a) A Union or Association having
Branches in your State only, or (b) A federated or amalgamated Union
or Association having Branches in two or more States, or (c) A separate and independent
Organization ?
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4.
(i.) If your Union or Association is a
Branch
of a Union or Association having Branches in your State only [see Question 3, (a)], please give particulars
specifying name and locality of Head Office. (ii.)
If your Union or Association is the
Head Office
of a Union or Association having Branches in your State only [see Question 3 (a)], please give particulars specifying
the number of Branches, and the name and locality of each Branch.
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5.
(i.) If your Union or Association is a
Branch
of a federated or amalgamated Union or Association having Branches in two or
more States [see Question 3 (b)], please give particulars of
such Federation, specifying the name and locality of the Head Office in your
State and of the Central Executive Office.
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(ii)
If your Union or
Association is the Head office of a federated or amalgamated Union or Association having Branches in two
or more States [see Question 3 (b)], please give particulars
specifying the number of Branches and the name and locality of each Branch.
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6.
If your Union or Association is
a separate and independent Organization [see Question 3 (c)], please state whether it is allied for mutual benefit or other purposes with any other kindred trades.
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7.
Please state whether the Rules
of your
Union or Association have been printed. If so, the
Bureau would be glad to receive a
copy containing the latest amendments (if any).
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8. Please state whether any Reports
or Balance Sheets of your Union or Association have been printed......................................... If so, the
Bureau would be glad to have copies of the latest issues.
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9. Please supply particulars in the following table as to
membership of your Union, Association, or Branch at the latest date
available:— Number
of Members* on the 191
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Males. | Females (if any). | Total. |
* Secretaries of Head Offices of Unions
are requested to specify the total number of members in the State;
Secretaries of Head Offices of federated or amalgamated Unions to specify
total membership in the Commonwealth; Secretaries of Branch Unions should
specify membership of
Branch only. Please specify latest
date available.
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10.
If your Union or Association is
the Head
Office of a Union or Association
having Branches in other parts
of the State or the Commonwealth will you
please state whether periodic returns as to membership, employment, &c.,
can be obtained for each Branch of your Union or Association through your Head Office, or whether separate forms should
be collected by this Bureau direct from the Secretary of each Branch.
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Remarks.
(Please
state here any special remarks you may desire to make in regard to any of the
above queries.)
Signature of
Secretary
Address of Secretary
Date 191
Printed
and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by J. Kemp, Government Printer for the State of
Victoria.