Science and Industry Research (Advisory Council and State Committees) Regulations (Cth)

SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH (ADVISORY COUNCIL AND STATE COMMITTEES)
REGULATIONS - In force under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949
- Reprinted as at 31 August 1982 (HISTREG CHAP 354 #DATE 31:08:1982)

*1* The Science and Industry Research (Advisory Council and State Committees) Regulations (in force under the Science and Industry Research Act 1949) as shown in this reprint comprise Statutory Rules 1978 No. 288 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules
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Date of Application,
saving
Year and notification in Date of or transitional
number Gazette commencement provisions
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1978 No. 288 29 Dec 1978 29 Dec 1978
1981 No. 31 12 Mar 1981 12 Mar 1981 -
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Table of Amendments
ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. =
repealed rs. =repealed and substituted
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Provision affected How affected
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R. 6. . . . . . . . . ad. 1981 No. 31
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH (ADVISORY COUNCIL AND STATE COMMITTEES) 
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                             TABLE  OF  PROVISIONS

  1.        Citation

  2.        Repeal

  3.        Quorum for meeting of the Advisory Council

  4.        Period of appointment of members of State Committees

  5.        Meetings of State Committees

  6.        Prescribed number for the purposes of paragraph 35 (1) (c) of the

            Act

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Citation 


  1. These Regulations may be cited as the Science and Industry Research
(Advisory Council and State Committees) Regulations.*1*
SEE NOTES TO FIRST ARTICLE OF THIS CHAPTER .

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Repeal 


  2. The following Statutory Rules are repealed:
   Statutory Rules 1949 No. 105;

   Statutory Rules 1951 No. 121;

   Statutory Rules 1953 No. 66;

   Statutory Rules 1954 No. 41;

   Statutory Rules 1955 No. 35;

   Statutory Rules 1957 No. 51;

   Statutory Rules 1960 No. 54;

   Statutory Rules 1961 No. 50;

   Statutory Rules 1963 No. 125;

   Statutory Rules 1965 No. 24;

   Statutory Rules 1972 No. 171;

   Statutory Rules 1973 No. 225;

   Statutory Rules 1974 No. 33;

   Statutory Rules 1976 Nos. 72 and 244;

   Statutory Rules 1977 Nos. 85, 120 and 224;

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Quorum for meeting of the Advisory Council 


  3. At a meeting of the Advisory Council a quorum shall be constituted by 15
members.

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Period of appointment of members of State Committees 


  4. A member of a State Committee shall be appointed for a period not
exceeding 5 years, but is eligible for re-appointment.

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Meetings of State Committees 


  5. (1) Each State Committee shall hold such meetings as are necessary for
the performance of its functions, but shall meet at least 3 times in each
year.
  (2) The Chairman of each State Committee may, at any time, convene a meeting
of the State Committee, and shall do so if directed by the Minister.
  (3) At a meeting of a State Committee a quorum shall be constituted by 6
members of the State Committee.
  (4) The Chairman of a State Committee shall preside at all meetings at which
he is present.
  (5) In the event of the absence of the Chairman of a State Committee from a
meeting of that State Committee, the members of the State Committee present
shall elect one of their members to preside at that meeting.
  (6) A question arising at a meeting of a State Committee shall be decided by
a majority of the votes of members of the State Committee present and voting.
  (7) At a meeting of a State Committee, the Chairman of the State Committee
or other member of the State Committee presiding has a deliberative vote and,
in the event of votes being equal, also has a casting vote.
  (8) In this regulation, " year " means the period of 12 months commencing on
1 July 1979 and each subsequent period of 12 months.

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Prescribed number for the purposes of paragraph 35 (1) (c) of the Act 


  6. For the purposes of paragraph 35 (1) (c) of the Science and Industry
Research Act 1949, the prescribed number is 19.