STATUTORY RULES.
1963. No. 79.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE CUSTOMS ACT 1901-1960.*
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 Customs Act 1901-1960.
Dated this fifteenth day of August, 1963.
DE L’ISLE
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Denham Henty
Minister of State for Customs and Excise.
AMENDMENTS OF THE CUSTOMS (CINEMATOGRAPH FILMS) REGULATIONS.†
Interpretation.
1. Regulation 4 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting in the definition of “Censor” in sub-regulation (1.), after the words “Chief Censor,”, the words “the Deputy Chief Censor”;
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definition of “member of the Board” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—
“‘member of the Board’ includes the Chief Censor and the Deputy Chief Censor;”; and
(c) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (1.) the following definition:—
“‘the Deputy Chief Censor’ means the member of the Board appointed to be the Deputy Chief Censor under these Regulations.”.
Censorship Board and Chief Censor.
2. Regulation 5 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (2.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—
“(2.) The Board shall consist of the Chief Censor, the Deputy Chief Censor and five members, one of whom shall be a woman.”.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 16th August 1963.
† Statutory Rules 1956, as amended by Statutory Rules 1958, No. 68; and 1961, No. 48.
10619/62.—PRICE 3D. 10/11.3.1963.
Delegation by the Chief Censor to the Deputy Chief Censor.
3. After regulation 7 of the Customs (Cinematograph Films) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—
“7A.—(1.) The Chief Censor may, by writing under his hand, delegate to the Deputy Chief Censor any of his powers, duties and functions under these Regulations (except this power of delegation).
“(2.) A power, duty or function so delegated may be exercised or performed by the Deputy Chief Censor in accordance with the instrument of delegation.
“(3.) A delegation under this regulation is revocable at will and does not prevent the exercise of a power or the performance of a duty or function by the Chief Censor.
“(4.) A delegation under this regulation continues in operation during a vacancy in the office of the Chief Censor or during any period in which the Chief Censor is unable to carry out the duties of his office, unless and until it is revoked by the person exercising the powers of the Chief Censor under regulation 6 of these Regulations.”.
By Authority: A. J. ARTHUR, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.