UNITED STATES NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION (CIVILIAN
EMPLOYEES) AMENDMENT ACT 1976
No. 167 of 1976
An Act to amend
the United States Naval Communication Station (Civilian Employees) Act 1971.
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and House of Representatives
of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—
Short
title, &c.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the United
States Naval Communication Station (Civilian
Employees) Amendment Act 1976.
(2) The United States Naval Communication Station (Civilian Employees) Act 1971
is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall be deemed to have
come into operation on 1 September 1976.
Part
III.
3. The heading to Part III of the
Principal Act is omitted and the following heading substituted:—
“PART III—APPLICATION OF THE COMPENSATION
(COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT 1971”.
Interpretation.
4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is
amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Compensation (Commonwealth
Employees) Act” and substituting the following definition:—
“‘the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act’ means
the Compensation (Commonwealth
Government Employees) Act 1971;”.
Application
of Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act to persons to whom this
Act applies.
5. Section 11 of the Principal Act
is amended by inserting after the word “Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) the
word “Government”.
Liability
of Commonwealth independently of Compensation (Commonwealth Government
Employees) Act.
6. Section 12 of the Principal Act
is amended by omitting the words “the Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act”
(wherever occurring) and substituting the words “the Compensation (Commonwealth
Government Employees) Act”.
Schedule.
7. The Schedule to the Principal Act
is amended by omitting the heading and substituting the following heading:—
“MODIFICATIONS OF COMPENSATION (COMMONWEALTH
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT”.