Wages Act Amendment Act of 1937 (1 Geo Vi No. 15) (Qld)

16748 LABOUR. Wages Act Amendment Act. 1 GEO. VI. No. 15, 1 N G o e . o. 15 V . I. An Act to Amend "The Wages Act of 1918" (as. TH';;: amended. by subsequent Acts), in certain WAGES AOT AMENDMENT Aar OF 1937. particulars. [ASSENTED TO 18TH NOVEMBER, 1937.] B E it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legis- lative Assembly of Queenslandin Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- Short title 1. This Act may be cited as "The Wages Act and t t' Amendment Act of 1937," and shall be read as one with cons ruc lon.*" The Wages Act of 1918" (as amended by subsequent Acts), herein referred to as the Principal Act. Collective The Principal Act and this Act may collectively·be title. cited as " The Wages Acts, 1918 to 1937." Amendments of the Principal Act. Amendment 2. Section thirty-four of the Principal Act is of B. 34. amended by being renumbered subsection one of section thirty-four, and the said section is hereby further amended by the addition thereto of the following new subsections two and three, namely:- Recovery of "(2.) If the claim for unpaid wages is made by a ;:;:le person who was employed to do any work for which the under an price or rate has been fixed (and whether before, on, or award, &0. after the passing of t" The Wages Act Amendment Act of 1937") by an award, order, or industrial agreement, whether made under t" The Industrial Oonciliation and Arbitration Acts, 1932 to 1936," or by the Act repealed by such lastmentioned Acts, or by a permit or license under such lastmentioned Acts, such person may apply himseH, or any industrial union to which he belongs may apply on his behalf,. within the time and in the manner provided by t" The Industrial Oonciliation and Arbitration Acts, 1932 to 1936," for an order directing the person, or any of the persons upon whom the claim is made to pay such amount of any balance due in respect of such price Qr rate, and earned by the employee during the period of employment, as is proved upon * 9 Geo. V. No. 19, supra, page 8495. t This Act. t 23 Geo. V. No. 36 and amending Acts, supra, pages 14266 et seq.

LABOUR. 16749 1937. Wages Act Amendment Act. the hearing of such application to be payable under and in pursuance of this Act to the employee by the persoI). against whom such order is applied for. (3.) The right or remedy provided by subsection Election by two of this section shall not be or be deemed to be e~ ~ lo~ ee of exclusive, and any person claiming unpaid wages may : ~ c~ ~ ~ r; rof elect to proceed under subsection one of this section or, wages. if the provisions thereof are applicable, under subsection two thereof, but so that no such person shall have any right to proceed both under subsection one and under subsection two of this section." 3. Section thirty-five of the Principal Act is hereby Amendment amended by repealing therein the words " The summons of s. 35. mentioned in the last preceding section may, at the option of the worker," and by inserting in lieu of the words so repealed the words "The summons or application mentioned in the last preceding section may, at the option of the complainant or applicant." 4. Section thirty-six of the Principal Act is hereby Amendment amended by the addition thereto of the following new of s. 36. subsection numbered six, namely ;- " (6.) For the purposes of this section the provisions "Possession" of section thirty-eight, of the *" Mercantile Act of 1867," ~ ~ ecr; ~~ ~ es relating to the possession of any crop or crops, the oft~ subject-matter of a lien under and within the meaning sectIOn. of the said Act, and the whole produce thereof, shall apply and extend in respect of every crop subject to a mortgage within the meaning of this Act, and the whole produce thereof, and whether such mortgage is or is not a lien to which the provisions of the *" Mercantile Act of 1867" apply, and whether such mortgage was effected before, on, or after the passing of t" The Wages Act Amendment Act of 1937." " * 31 Vie. No. 36, supra, page 2133. t This Act.