Stevedoring Industry Charge (No. 2)

No. 110 of 1967

An Act to amend the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947-1966, as amended by the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1967.

[Assented to 14 November 1967]

BE it enacted by the Queen’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 Stevedoring Industry Charge Act (No. 2) 1967.

(2.) The Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947-1966, as amended by the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1967, is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) Section 1 of the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1967 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).

(4.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947-1967.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Sections 1, 2 and 6 of this Act shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2.) Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.

3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Rate of charge.

“5. The rate of the charge is as follows:—

(a) in respect of the employment of class A waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding Seventeen dollars fifty-five cents, per man-week as is prescribed for the time being;

(b) in respect of the employment of class B waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding Eighty cents, per man-hour as is prescribed for the time being; and

(c) in respect of the employment of class C waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding Fifty-five cents, per man-hour as is prescribed for the time being.”.

4. After section 6 of the Principal Act the following section is added:—

Regulations.

“7. The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing amounts for the purposes of section 5 of this Act.”.

Application.

5. The Principal Act as amended by this Act applies in relation to the employment of waterside workers on or after the date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of this Act.

Making of regulations.

6. At any time after this Act receives the Royal Assent and before the date fixed under sub-section (2.) of section 2 of this Act regulations may be made under the Principal Act as amended by this Act as if the sections of this Act referred to in that sub-section had come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, but regulations so made shall not come into operation before the date fixed under that sub-section.