Transport Workers (Seamen) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1936. No. 105.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE TRANSPORT WORKERS ACT 1928-1929.*

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 1928-1929.

Dated this Twelfth day of August, 1936.

 (sgd.) Gowrie

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

For

 Attorney-General.

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Amendment of the Transport Workers (Seamen) Regulations.

Duration of licence.

1. Regulation 9 of the Transport Workers (Seamen) Regulations is amended by inserting at the end of sub-regulation (2.) the following proviso:—

“Provided that where a licensed seaman is employed on a ship to which Part II. of these Regulations applies, and the ship does not, during the period of thirty-one days, make a call at any prescribed port at a time when the seaman can make application for the renewal of his licence, the licence may, at any time within a further period of thirty days, be renewed upon application made by the seaman within seven days after his first arrival at a prescribed port.”.

Transfer of preference to other ports.

2. Regulation 14e of the Transport Workers (Seamen) Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “shall” and inserting in its stead the word “may”; and

(b)by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) after the word “port” (second occurring) the words “and after consideration of the matter by the Committee”.

Order of preference in engagement of seamen.

3. Regulation 14d of the Transport Workers (Seamen) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1a.) the words “at a port other than the port at which the agreement with the crew was entered into,”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1936.

  Statutory Rules 1935, No. 125, as amended by Statutory Rules 1936, Nos. 20, 35, 53 and 80.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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