STATUTORY RULES.
1952. No. 50
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REGULATIONS
UNDER THE SERVICES TRUST FUNDS
ACT 1947-1950.*
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 Services Trust Funds Act 1947-1950.
Dated
this twenty-second
day of
May, 1952.
W. J. McKell
Governor-General.
By
His Excellency’s Command,
Minister
of State for Air.
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Royal
Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund Regulations.
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be
cited as the Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund Regulations.
Definitions.
2. In those Regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears—
“ Chairman ” means the Chairman of
trustees ;
“
the Fund ” means the Royal Australian Air Force Welfare Trust Fund established
under the Services Trust Funds Act 1947-1950
;
“
trustees ” means the trustees for the time being of the Fund.
Meetings.
3. A meeting of the
trustees may be convened by the Chairman at such times as the Chairman
considers necessary, and shall be convened by him upon the written request of
at least two trustees.
Quorum.
4. At any meeting of the
trustees, three trustees shall constitute a quorum, and may exercise and
perform all or any of the powers, functions and duties of the trustees.
Deputy
Chairman.
5.—(1.) The trustees may
elect one of their number to be deputy chairman.
(2.) The deputy chairman
may, in the absence of the Chairman, exercise and perform all or any of the
powers, functions and duties of the Chairman.
Chairman
to preside at meetings.
6.—(1.) The Chairman shall
preside at all meetings of the trustees at which he is present, and, in the
event of the absence of the Chairman and deputy chairman from any meeting, the
trustees present at the meeting shall appoint one of their number to preside at
that meeting.
(2.) The person presiding at a
meeting of the trustees shall have and may exercise and perform all the powers,
functions and duties of the Chairman.
*
Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on ,
1952.
1568.—Price
3d. 9/24.4.1951.
Voting.
7.—(1.)
At any meeting of the trustees, each trustee shall have one vote, and all
questions shall be decided by a majority of votes.
(2.) At any meeting of the
trustees, the Chairman, deputy chairman, or person presiding at the meeting
shall have a deliberative vote, and, in the event of an equality of votes,
shall also have a easting vote.
Resolutions.
8. Any
resolution passed by a majority of votes at a meeting of the trustees shall be
a resolution of the trustees.
Secretary.
9. The
trustees may appoint a secretary to assist thorn in the management and
administration of the Fund, and the secretary shall perform such duties in
connexion therewith as the trustees direct.
Regional
committees.
10.—(1.) A member of a
regional committee shall hold office during the pleasure of the trustees.
(2.) A regional committee shall
advise the trustees on matters relating to the Fund referred to it by the
trustees, and shall carry out such duties in connexion therewith as the
trustees determine.
Chairman
of regional committee.
11.—(1.) There shall be a
chairman of each regional committee who shall be appointed by the trustees.
(2.) The trustees may terminate the
appointment of a chairman of a regional committee at any time.
Meetings
of regional committees.
12. A meeting of a regional
committee may be convened by the chairman of the regional committee at any
time, and shall be convened upon the written request of at least two members.
Voting.
13.—(1.) At any meeting of
a regional committee, each member shall have one vote, and all questions shall
be decided by a majority of votes.
(2.) At any meeting of a regional
committee, the chairman of the regional committee shall have a deliberative
vote, and, in the event of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting
vote.
(3.) At any meeting of a regional
committee, three members shall constitute a quorum.
Deputy
Chairman of regional committees.
14.—(1.) A regional
committee may appoint one of its number to be deputy chairman of that regional
committee.
(2.) The deputy chairman of a
regional committee may, in the absence of the chairman, exercise all or any of
the powers of the chairman of that regional committee.
Chairman
to preside at meetings.
15.—(1.) The chairman of a
regional committee shall preside at all meetings of the regional committee at
which he is present, and in the event of the absence of the chairman and deputy
chairman of a regional committee from any meeting, the members present at the meeting
shall appoint one of their number to preside at that meeting.
(2.) The person presiding at a
meeting of a regional committee shall have and may exercise and perform all the
powers, functions and duties of the chairman of a regional committee.
Liability
of members of regional committee.
16. A person holding office
as a member of a regional committee shall not be personally liable for anything
bona fide done or omitted to be done
by him as holder of that office, and shall not be entitled to receive from the
Fund any remuneration for any work done by him in relation to that office other
than out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by him in the exercise of his
powers or functions under these Regulations.
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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government
Printer, Canberra.