DEVELOPMENT AND MIGRATION.

No. 11 of 1930.

An Act to amend the Development and Migration Act 1926 and for other purposes.

[Assented to 23rd June, 1930.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Development and Migration Act 1930.

(2.) The Development and Migration Act 1926 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Development and Migration Act 1926-1930.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall commence on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

Definitions.

3. Section three of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the definitions of “Commissioner”, “the Chairman”, “the Commission”, “the Minister” and “the Vice-Chairman”.

Repeal of provisions establishing Commission, &c.

4. Sections four to eleven (both inclusive) and sections thirteen to nineteen (both inclusive) of the Principal Act are repealed.

Continuance in office of certain officers.

5.—(1.) A person appointed under section fifteen of the Principal Act for a term of years as an officer of the Commission, and holding office at the commencement of this Act, shall, subject to good behaviour, continue to hold office for the remainder of the period for which he was so appointed.

(2.) During that period he shall not be subject to the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1928, but shall be employed upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed.

(3.) Any such officer shall not be entitled to compensation for any termination of his employment, howsoever arising.

(4.) Any such officer who, immediately prior to becoming an officer under the Principal Act, was an officer of the Public Service of a State, shall retain all his existing and accruing rights.

(5.) Any officer continued in office by virtue of sub-section (1.) of this section, who was, by virtue of sub-section (7.) of section fifteen of the Principal Act, deemed to be an “employee” within the meaning of section four of the Superannuation Act 1922–1924, shall continue to be deemed to be such an employee during the remainder of the period for which he holds office by virtue of sub-section (1.) of this section.

Continuance of appropriation.

6. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the appropriation provided by section six of the Principal Act shall continue in force for the purpose of the payment of remuneration of members of the Commission established under that Act, in respect of any services rendered prior to the commencement of this Act and for which payment has not been made prior to such commencement.

Custody of books and accounts.

7. The books and accounts of the Development and Migration Commission shall upon the commencement of this Act be kept in such custody as the Minister directs.

Agreements for services.

8.—(1.) The agreements specified in the Schedule to this Act, entered into by the Commonwealth with the persons who, immediately prior to the commencement of this Act, held office as members of the Development and Migration Commission appointed under the Principal Act, are hereby approved.

(2.) Any sums due by the Commonwealth in pursuance of any of those agreements shall be payable from moneys from time to time appropriated by the Parliament for the purpose.

Regulations.

9. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all matters which are required or permitted to be prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed, for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.

THE SCHEDULE.

Agreement dated 26th March, 1930, made between the Commonwealth and Herbert William Gepp, Esquire.

Agreement dated 12th March, 1930, made between the Commonwealth and Walter Page Devereux, Esquire.

Agreement dated 26th March, 1930, made between the Commonwealth and the Honorable John Gunn.

Agreement dated 26th March, 1930, made between the Commonwealth and Edward Joseph Mulvany, Esquire.