Stevedoring Industry Charge

No. 59 of 1971

An Act to amend the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947–1967.

[Assented to 25 May 1971]

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 1971.

(2.) The Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947–1967 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Stevedoring Industry Charge Act 1947–1971.

Commencement.

2.—(1.) Sections 1, 2 and 5 of this Act shall come into operation on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(2.) Sections 3 and 4 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 Section 5 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—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 One dollar, per man-hour as is prescribed for the time being;

(b) in respect of the employment of class B waterside workers—such amount, not exceeding One dollar seventy-five 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 One dollar twenty cents, per man-hour as is prescribed for the time being.”.

Application.

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

Making of regulations.

5. 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 received the Royal Assent, but regulations so made shall not come into operation before the date fixed under that sub-section.