Statistical Returns Act Amendment Act 1987 (Qld)

806 ANNO TRICESIMO SEXTO EL,IZA ET AE SECUN AE REGII TAE T on An Act to amend the Statistical Returns Act1896-1986 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 1ST OCTOBER, 1987]

Statistical Returns Act Amendment Act 1987, No. 58 807 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the Statistical Returns Act Amendment Act 1987. (2) In this Act the Statistical Returns Act 1896-1986 is referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Statistical Returns Act 1896-1987. 2. Repeal of and new s. 4. The Principal Act is amended by repealing section 4 and substituting the following section:- "4. Government Statistician may collect and publish statistical information . (1) The Government Statistician may collect and publish statistics in relation to- (a) Population and vital statistics; (b) Immigration and emigration; (c) Social statistics; (d) Factories and manufacturing industries; (e) Wages, employment and unemployment; (f) Tourism, recreational and household services; (g) Imports and exports; (h) Shipping; (i) Transport and freight; (j) Banking, insurance, finance and business services; (k) Land tenure and occupancy; (1) Agricultural, pastoral and kindred industries; (m) Mining and mining industries (including quarries); (n) Retail and distributive industries; (o) Forestry; (p) Fisheries; (q) Local Government; (r) Water conservation and supply; (s) Any other prescribed matters. (2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Government Statistician may make any forms available to any person by delivery or in such other manner as he thinks fit or as may be prescribed. (3) A form referred to in subsection (2) shall specify the nature of the information required by the Government Statistician and be in such form as the Government Statistician thinks fit or as may be prescribed.

808 Statistical Returns Act Amendment Act 1987, No. 58 (4) A person to whom a form referred to in this section is made available shall insert or cause to be inserted therein all the information required to the best of his knowledge and shall within 30 days after the form is-made available to him return it, duly filled up, to the Government Statistician or some person authorized by the Government Statistician to collect or receive the same.". 3. Repeal of and new s . 11. The Principal Act is amended by repealing section 11 and substituting the following section:- "11. Regulations . The Governor in Council may make regulations not inconsistent with this Act for or with respect to all matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed and all matters that, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, are necessary or expedient for achieving the objects and purposes of this Act or that may be convenient for the proper administration of this Act.".