Stevedoring Industry Charge Act (No. 2) 1967 (Cth)

Stevedoring Industry Charge (No. 2)

 

No. 110 of 1967

An Act to amend the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947-1966, as amended by the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1967.

[Assented to 14 November 1967]

BE it enacted by the Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act (No. 2) 1967.

(2.) The Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947-1966, as amended by the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1967, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) Section 1 of the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1967 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).

(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947-1967.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Sections 1, 2 and 6 of this Act shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2.) Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Rate of charge.

“5. The rate of the charge is as follows:—

(a)in respect of the employment of class A waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding Seventeen dollars fifty-five cents, per man-week as is prescribed for the time being;

(b) in respect of the employment of class B waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding Eighty cents, per man-hour as is prescribed for the time being; and

(c) in respect of the employment of class C waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding Fifty-five cents, per man-hour as is prescribed for the time being.”.

4. After section 6 of the Principal Act the following section is added:—

Regulations.

“7. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing amounts for the purposes of section 5 of this Act.”.

Application.

5. The Principal Act as amended by this Act applies in relation to the employment of waterside workers on or after the date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of this Act.

Making of regulations.

6.