Tourist Act Amendment Act 1965 (WA)

1965.] Tourist. [No. 101.

TOURIST.

No. 101 of 1965.

AN ACT to amend the Tourist Act, 1959.

[Assented to 17th December, 1965.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most ExcellentMajesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:--

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Tourist Act	and citation.
Short title

Amendment Act, 1965.

(2) In this Act the Tourist Act, 1959, is referred

to as the principal Act.

(3) The principal Act as amended by this Act

may be cited as the Tourist Act, 1959-1965.

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S. 3

amended. 2. Section three of the principal Act is amended

(a)	by substituting for the passage, "Act." in the last line, the passage, "Act;"; and
(b)	by adding at the end of the section, the following interpretation

"hotel" means premises that are the subject of a publican's general license, a limited hotel license, or a wayside-house license under the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1911. .

S. 6A	3. The principal Act is amended by adding after
added.

section six, the following section-

Deputies for

members.

6A. (1) The Minister may in respect of any member of the Authority referred to in sub- paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section four of this Act, on the nomination of the Minister of whom that member is the nominee, appoint a person to be the deputy of that member to act in his office during his absence.

(2) Any person so appointed is entitled in the absence from a meeting of the member of whom he is the deputy to attend that meeting, and while so attending is deemed to be a member and authorised to carry out any function that the member of whom he is the deputy could, if present, perform under this Act.

(3) The appointment of a deputy member

may be terminated at any time by the Minister.

S. 7

amended. 4. Section seven of the principal Act is amendec by adding after paragraph (b) of subsection (1), thE following paragraph-

(ba) to recommend to the Minister payments tc

be made with the approval of the Treasure:

out of the Fund from moneys borrowe(

under section ten A of this Act for thi

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purpose of rendering financial assistance by making advances to owners of hotels for improvements to hotel accommodation; .

5. The principal Act is amended by adding after S 9A added.

section nine, the following section—

9A. (1) The Minister may, with the	Power of
Minister with

approval of the Treasurer, authorise payment	Treasurer
approval of
of any amount out of the Fund from moneys	to make loans
for hotel
borrowed by the Authority under section ten A	improve-
ments.
of this Act and paid into the Fund pursuant to this Act to render financial assistance by making any advance on loan to any owner of a hotel for the purpose of his effecting improve- ments (including furniture, furnishings and equipment) with respect to that hotel in the accommodation provided or to be provided for lodgers from time to time accommodated therein, upon that owner producing a certificate in writing issued by the Licensing Court under the provisions of the Licensing Act, 1911, that he is unable to provide or borrow sufficient money to pay for the estimated cost of effecting those improvements.
(2) Any payment authorised under subsec- tion (1) of this section may be made at such rate of interest (if any) and upon such security and subject to such terms and conditions as the Treasurer may from time to time determine. .

6. Section ten of the principal Act is amended— =dud.

(a)	by deleting the word, "and" in the last line of paragraph (c) of subsection (1);
(b)	by adding after paragraph (c) of subsec- tion (1), the following paragraph

(ca) moneys borrowed by the Authority under section ten A of this Act; and ; and

(c)	by inserting after the word, "nine" in line four of paragraph (d) of subsection (1),
the passage, "or section nine A".

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S. 10A

added. 7. The principal Act is amended by adding after

section ten, the following section-

Power of

Authority 10A. (1) The Authority has power to

to borrow.	borrow money upon the guarantee of the Treasurer as provided in subsection (3) of this section for the effectual exercise by the Authority of its powers and functions under paragraph (ba) of subsection (1) of section seven of this Act.
(2) The Authority is authorised with the prior approval in writing of the Treasurer to borrow money upon such terms and conditions only as the Treasurer approves.

(3)

The Treasurer may, in the name and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State, guarantee repayment of the principal moneys and interest thereon in respect of moneys borrowed by the Authority under this section, and any liability of the Crown arising out of the guarantee is payable out of moneys in the Public Account as defined in the Audit Act, 1904, which to the necessary extent is appropriated accordingly.

(4) Any moneys borrowed by the Authority under this section may be raised as one loan or as several loans and in such manner as the Treasurer may approve, but shall not in any one year exceed in the aggregate one hundred thousand pounds.

(5) The Authority shall set aside half-yearly by way of a sinking fund, for the purpose of repaying any moneys borrowed under this section, an amount calculated at a rate approved by the Treasurer..