Supply and Development Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1962. No. 62.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE SUPPLY AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 1939-1948.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Supply and Development Act 1939-1948.

Dated this thirtieth day of July, 1962.

DALLAS BROOKS

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Supply.

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Amendments of the Supply and Development Regulations. 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the First day of September, 1962.

Definitions.

2. Regulation 5 of the Supply and Development Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the definition of “the Australian Shipping Board”; and

(b)by omitting from the definition “‘the Secretary’ or ‘the Secretary to the Department’” the words “and Development”.

3. Regulation 16 of the Supply and Development Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Boards of Administration.

“16.—(1.) The Minister may appoint a Board for the administration of an undertaking established or deemed to be established under the Act.

“(2.) The Minister shall, in the instrument appointing a Board, specify the name of the Board and the undertaking for the administration of which the Board is appointed”.

Power to appoint administrator.

4. Regulation 17 of the Supply and Development Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the words “a Board appointed under the last preceding regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “him by the Minister”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th July, 1962.

  Statutory Rules 1949, No. 59, as amended by Statutory Rules 1951, No. 139; 1954, No. 7; 1955, No. 52; 1957, No. 43; and 1960, No. 23.

1535/61.—Price 3d. 9/28.5.1962.

 

5.Regulation 20 of the Supply and Development Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Secretary to Board.

“20.—(1.) There shall be a Secretary to each Board appointed by the Minister under regulation 16 of these Regulations.

“(2.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, the Secretary to a Board shall be an officer of the Department appointed by the Secretary to the Department.

“(3.) The Secretary to a Board appointed for the administration of an undertaking with respect to the building, repair and maintenance of merchant ships and the building, extension, alteration repair and maintenance of shipyard, drydocking and repair facilities for merchant ships shall be an officer of the Department of Shipping and Transport appointed by the Permanent Head of that Department.

“(4.) The Secretary to a Board shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Board”.

Meeting of the Board.

6. Regulation 21 of the Supply and Development Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(3.) At a meeting of a Board, a quorum for transaction of the business of the Board shall be constituted by a number of members equal to the number ascertained—

(a) by dividing the number of members of the Board by two and adding one to the result; or

(b) if the number of members of the Board is not divisible by two without remainder, by adding one to that number and dividing the result by two.”.

Functions of Boards.

7. Regulation 22 of the Supply and Development Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (3.), (4.), (5.) and (6.).

Unserviceable stores or plant.

8. Regulation 25 of the Supply and Development Regulations is amended by omitting the words “, disposal otherwise than by gift, or writing off” and inserting in their stead the words “or disposal otherwise than by gift”.

Deficient stores or plant.

9. Regulation 26 of the Supply and Development Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1.).

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By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.