Unemployed Workers Insurance Acts (Suspension) Act of 1944 (8 Geo Vi No. 14) (Qld)

286 LABOUR. Unemployed Workers Insurance, Etc., Act. 8 GEO. VI. No. 14, 8 N G o lII . O. U V . I. An Act to suspend certain provisions of "The To UNDPLOYllD Unemployed Workers Insurance Acts, 1922 WORlDlBS INBURANCIII ACTS to 1936," and for purposes incidental thereto. (S"OSP1llNSION) ACT OF 1944. [AsSENTED TO 1ST DECEMBER, 1944.] Preamble. "{1l7 HEREAS on account of the passing of *The Vl Unemployment and Sickness Benefits Act of t1943 of the Commonwealth it is necessary, on its coming into operation, to suspend certain provisions of "The Unemployed Workers Insurance Acts, 1922 to 1936." Be it therefore enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title 1. (1.) This Act may be cited as "The Unemployed ::struction. Workers Insurance Acts (Suspension) Act of 1944," and shall be read as one with t" The Unemployed Workers Insurance Acts, 1922 to 1936" and any Orders in Council and Regulations for the time being in force made there- under (herein collectively referred to as the Principal Act). Collective (2.) The Principal Act and this Act may collectively title. be cited as " The Unemployed Workers Insurance Acts, 1922 to 1944." Commence. § 2. This Act shall come into force on a date to be ment of Act. proclaimed by the Governor in Council by Proclamation published in the Gazette, which date is herein referred to as the commencement of this Act. Suspension of contribu- tions to the Fund. 3. From and after the commencement of this Act- (i.) Provisions for the levy, payment and collec- tion of contributions on, by and from workers and employers as provided by section five of the Principal Act; and (ii.) Provisions for the payment from moneys provided by Parliament as provided in section five of the Principal Act; and (iii.) Provisions for the levy, payment and collec- tion of contributions on, by and from workers pursuant to section 5A of the Principal Act ; and * Act No. 10 of 1944. t Sic. in Gazette.. Semble 1944. t 13 G. 5 No. 28 and amending Acts, v. 4, p. 939 et seq. § Act proclaimed on and from 1st July, 1945, by Proclamation of 21st June, 1945 (Gazette, 23rd June, 1945, p. 1708).

LABOUR. 287 1944. Unemployed Workers Ins1lrance Acts (Suspension) Act. (it-.) Provisions for the payment of such moneys so levied, paid and collected into the Unemploy- ment Insurance Fund as provided in the said section five of the Principal Act are suspended. 4. ,Notwithstanding anything to the contrary COn-Payment of tained. i,n this Act, it shall be lawful for the Governor in asunoswteannacnece CounCIl' to pay to unemployed workers out of the moneys in certain standing to the credit of the Unemployment Insurance cases. Fund alnd during a period of twelve months from the comme~ cement of this Act sustenance allowance at the same rates and subject to the same conditions as would have been lawfully payable to workers on their becoming unemployed and lawfully eligible to receive such susten- ance allowance during such period of twelve months if this Act had not come into operation, and notwith- standin~ that the contributions by such workers to the Fund h~ ve been suspended. 5. ',Subject to this Act all moneys standing to the Application cred~ t 1f the Unemploy~ ent Insl!rance Fun~ may b.e ~ [ a~ ~ : : ~ o applIed by the Governor III CouncIl by Order III Council credit of the published in the Gazette in such manner as it shall from Fund. time to time think fit and proper: Provided that such moneys or a portion thereof may by Order in Council from time to time be paid into the " Post-war Reconstruction and Development Trust Fund" constituted by *"The Post-war Reconstruction and Develop- ment Trust Fund Act of 1943" : Provided further that any such application and/or payment shall be finally approved and appropriated by Parliament. 6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary Savings. contained in this Act the provisions of the Principal Act- (i.) Relating to the enforcement of the payment of and/or recovery of contributions levied upon and due, owing and payable by a worker and/or an employer at the commencement of this Act; and/or (ii.) Relating to the enforcement of penalties imposed or which may be imposed under the Principal Act shall have full operation and effect as if this Act had not come into operation. * 7 G. 6 No. 15, 1942-3 Sess. v., p. 327.