Statutory Rules
1973 No. 2
REGULATIONS UNDER THE WOOL INDUSTRY ACT 1972.*
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 Wool Industry Act 1972.
Dated this eleventh day of January, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
K. S. WRIEDT
Minister of State for Primary Industry.
WOOL INDUSTRY REGULATIONS
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Wool Industry Regulations.
Commencement.
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the date fixed by Proclamation under section 2 of the Wool Industry Act 1972.
Remuneration.
3.—(1.) In respect of any period of office before the first day of January, 1974—
(a) there is payable to the Chairman remuneration at the rate of Twenty-two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars per year and an annual allowance at the rate of One thousand five hundred dollars per year;
(b) there is payable to the Interim Chairman remuneration at the rate of Seven thousand seven hundred dollars per year;
(c) there is payable to the Deputy Chairman remuneration at the rate of Three thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars per year; and
(d) there is payable to a member, other than a member referred to in any of the last three preceding paragraphs and the member representing the Commonwealth, remuneration at the rate of Three thousand two hundred dollars per year.
(2.) There is payable to a deputy of a member, other than the deputy of the member representing the Commonwealth, for each day before the first day of January, 1974, on which he attends a meeting of the Corporation remuneration at the rate—
(a) if the duration of the meeting is less than three hours—of Twenty dollars per day; or
(b) in any other case—of Thirty-five dollars per day.
Travelling allowance.
4.—(1.) Subject to this regulation, where a member is necessarily absent overnight from his place of residence—
(a) in order to attend a meeting of the Corporation; or
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18 January 1973.
(b) in order to perform any business of the Corporation on which he is engaged with the approval of the Minister,
travelling allowance in respect of the period of absence is payable to him—
(c) in the case of the Chairman—at the rate of Thirty-four dollars per day; or
(d) in the case of a member other than the Chairman—at the rate of Twenty-five dollars per day.
(2.) Where a member performs any business of the Corporation on which he is engaged with the approval of the Minister outside Australia and the Territories of the Commonwealth, he is entitled to be paid such travelling allowance as he would be entitled to be paid—
(a) in the case of the Chairman—if he were the Permanent Head of a Department and in receipt of salary equal to the salary payable to the Secretary to the Department of Primary Industry; or
(b) in the case of a member other than the Chairman—if he were an officer of the Public Service of the Commonwealth and were included in the Second Division.
(3.) A member who is entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of a period under the last preceding sub-regulation is not entitled to be paid travelling allowance in respect of that period under sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation.
(4.) Where a deputy of a member is necessarily absent overnight from his place of residence in order to attend a meeting of the Corporation, travelling allowance in respect of the period of absence is payable to him at the rate of Twenty-five dollars per day.
(5.) Travelling allowance payable under this regulation is in addition to, and does not include, the cost of conveyance.