Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1958 (Cth)

STEVEDORING INDUSTRY CHARGE ASSESSMENT.

 

No. 5 of 1958.

An Act to amend the Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947–1953.

[Assented to 3rd April, 1958.]

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 Assessment Act 1958.

(2.) The Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947—1953 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Assessment Act 1947–1958.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(2.) The amendments made by paragraph (b) of the next succeeding section and paragraph (a)of section four of this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the fourteenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and fifty-six.

Interpretation.

3. Section four of the Principal Act is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-section (1.) the definition of “stevedoring operations”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-section (1.) the definition of “waterside worker” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘waterside worker’ means a person who is registered, or deemed to be registered, as a waterside worker under the Stevedoring Industry Act 1956.”.

Officers to observe secrecy.

4.Section ten of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting paragraph (a) of sub-section (4.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a)the Australian Stevedoring Industry Authority or a member or officer of that Authority;”;

 

(b) by omitting from paragraph (b)of sub-section (4.) the words “or the Commissioner of Land Tax”;

(c) by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-section (4.) the words “or the Commissioner of Land Tax”;

(d) by adding at the end of paragraph (c) of sub-section (4.) the word “or”;

(e) by omitting from paragraph (d) of sub-section (4.) the word “or” (last occurring); and

(f) by omitting paragraph (e