Transport Workers Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1929. No. 61.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT 1928.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Transport Workers Act 1928, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated the seventh day of June, 1929.

STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. G. LATHAM

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Transport Workers Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1928, No. 98, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 5 of the Transport Workers Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “or in accordance with such other form as is approved by the Minister”.

2. Regulation 9 of the Transport Workers Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulations:—

“(1a.) Where a licence granted to any person is cancelled under this regulation, the licensing officer by whom the licence is cancelled shall, by writing under his hand, fix a period, not being less than six months nor more than twelve months from the date of cancellation, during which the person shall be ineligible to receive a licence under these Regulations, and the person shall, subject to these Regulations, thereupon be ineligible accordingly.

“(1b.) Where a licence has been cancelled prior to the commencement of this sub-regulation the person to whom the licence was issued shall, upon the commencement of this sub-regulation, or upon the expiration of six months from the date of cancellation, whichever last happens, become eligible to apply for the grant to him of a fresh licence.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) Upon the hearing of an appeal the Court may, as it thinks fit, confirm the cancellation or order the restoration of the licence or, where it confirms the cancellation, may vary the period during which the appellant is ineligible to receive a fresh licence, but so that the period of ineligibility is not less than six, nor more than twelve, months.”.

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3. Regulation 15 of the Transport Workers Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(b) was the holder of a licence which has, been cancelled and, during any period during which he is ineligible under regulation 9 of these Regulations to receive a fresh licence, applies for the issue to him of a licence; or”.

Expiration of Regulations.

4. The Transport Workers Regulations (Statutory Rules 1928, No. 98, as amended by any subsequent regulations) shall continue in force until and on the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-nine, and thereafter shall cease to have effect:

Provided that nothing in this regulation shall affect any liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred in respect of any offence committed on or prior to that date against the Regulations so ceasing to have effect:

Provided further that any licence in accordance with a form approved by the Minister under regulation 5 of those Regulations granted on or prior to that date shall continue in force for the period for which it was granted subject to the Transport Workers Act 1928, as amended by any subsequent Act, and to any regulations for the time being in force under that Act as so amended.

 

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.