1973 No. 241
REGULATIONS UNDER THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA ACT 1949-1973.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Papua New Guinea Act 1949-1973.
Dated this twenty-seventh day of November, 1973.
PAUL HASLUCK
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
W. L. MORRISON
Minister of State for External Territories.
Amendments of the Papua New Guinea (Ministerial Appointments) Regulations†
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 December 1973.
Nominations and resolution by House of Assembly.
2. Regulation 4 of the Papua New Guinea (Ministerial Appointments) Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “ 1971 ” and substituting the figures “ 1973 ”.
3. Regulations 6 and 7 of the Papua New Guinea (Ministerial Appointments) Regulations are repealed and the following regulations substituted:—
Nomination of persons to be Ministers.
“ 6. (1) As soon as practicable after the first appointment of members of the Committee following a general election, the Committee shall prepare a list of members of the House, not exceeding in number the number of ministerial offices, for submission to the House as a list of members of the House eligible to be nominated by the House for appointment as Ministers of the House.
“ (2) The House may, by resolution, nominate all the persons whose names are on the list submitted under sub-regulation (1) for appointment as Ministers of the House.
Vacancies.
“ 7. (1) Subject to sub-regulation (2), where—
(a) there is a vacancy in a ministerial office; or
(b) the Committee has agreed that a person holding a ministerial office should cease to be the holder of a ministerial office,
and the Committee has agreed on a member of the House as a person eligible to be nominated by the House for appointment to a ministerial office, the House may, by resolution, nominate the member so agreed on for appointment to a ministerial office.
“ (2) In a case referred to in paragraph (1) (b), the House shall not so nominate a member unless the House has, in accordance with these Regulations, resolved that the appointment to a ministerial office of the person referred to in that paragraph should be terminated.”.
Removal from office.
4. Regulation 8 of the Papua New Guinea (Ministerial Appointments) Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ Administrator ” and substituting the words “ High Commissioner ”.