State Transport Facilities Acts Amendment Act of 1955 (4 Eliz Ii No. 11) (Qld)

TRANSPORT. 4 E liz . II. No. 11, 1955. State Transport Facilities , Etc., Act. *“ The State Transport Facilities Acts, 1946 to 1951,” The State Transport Act of 1938,” or any enactment repealed by The State Transport Act of 1938,” been according to when the matter or thing was done applicable to persons operating motor vehicles in the course and for the purposes of inter-State trade or to vehicles while so operated ; or (h) For the recovery of moneys paid or purporting to have been paid by such firstmentioned person which would have been payable by him under an Act or enactment hereinbefore specified in this section had that Act or enactment been applicable to persons operating motor vehicles in the course and for the purposes of inter-State trade or to vehicles while so operated whether or not the person paying such money paid the same involuntarily or without prejudice or under protest. 453 An Act to Amend “ The State Transport Facilities 4 N E o l . iz 1 . 1 I . I. Acts, 1946 to 1954,” in certain particulars. T he S tate T ransport F acilities [A ssented to 20 th A pbil , 1955.] A cts A mendment A ct op 1955. B E it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis­ lative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:— 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as “ The State short title. Transport Facilities Acts Amendment Act of 1955.” (2.) *“ The State Transport Facilities Acts, 1946 to Principal 1954,” are in this Act referred to as the Principal Act. Act- (3.) The Principal Act and this Act may be Collective collectively cited as “ The State Transport Facilities Acts ,tltle- 1946 to 1955.” *11 G. 6No. 17 and amending Acts, t 2 G. 6 No. 15.

454 TRANSPORT. State Transport Facilities, Etc., Act. 4 E liz . II. No. II, 1955. Amondroenis of a. 48 k (2). 2 . Subsection two of section 48 k of the Princip 1 al Act is amended— (a) By adding to paragraph (iii.) the words and subparagraphs “ and may be so calculated— (a) As a fixed amount; or ( b) As an amount payable at a rate per mile per passenger or per ton of goods.” ; ( b ) By inserting in paragraph (iv.) after the words “ The amount as stated ”, the words and brackets “ (whether as a fixed amount or as an amount payable at a specified rate) ” ; (c) By adding the following paragraph, namely:— “ (v.) For ensuring that a charge to which this subsection applies is at all times reasonable for the purpose for which payable, the committee may from time to time review and alter the same to make so reasonable the amount or rate of that charge. The Commissioner shall serve notice of such an alteration upon the licensee concerned. Thereupon, and thereafter until served by the Commissioner with notice of another such alteration, the charge payable under this subsection by that licensee shall be the fixed amount or the amount payable at the rate set out in the aforesaid notice of alteration, and for the purposes of paragraph (iv.) of this subsection that altered amount or altered rate shall be deemed to be stated in the license. Service as aforesaid may be effected by the Commissioner by prepaid post letter addressed to the licensee at his address as stated in the license.”.