Statutory Rules

1974 No. 4

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WOOL INDUSTRY ACT 1972-1973.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Wool Industry Act 1972-1973.

Dated this eleventh day of January, 1974.

PAUL HASLUCK

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

K. S. WRIEDT

Minister of State for Primary Industry.

Amendments of the Wool Industry Regulations†

Travelling allowance.

1. Regulation 4 of the Wool Industry Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (1) (b) the word “Minister” and sub­stituting the word “Corporation”;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (1) (c) the word “or”;

(c) by omitting paragraph (1) (d) and substituting the following paragraphs:—

“(d) in the case of the Interim Chairman—at the rate of Twenty-five dollars per day; or

(e) in the case of a member other than the Chairman or Interim Chairman—at the rate of Twenty-five dollars per day”; and

(d) by omitting from sub-regulation (2) the word “Minister” and sub­stituting the word “Corporation”.

2. After regulation 4 of the Wool Industry Regulations the following regulations are added:—

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 15 January 1974.

† Statutory Rules 1973, No. 2.

Remuneration of members of the Authority.

“5. For the purposes of sub-section 51 (2) of the Act, the fee payable to a member of the Authority (other than the Chairman) or a deputy of a member in respect of a day on which—

(a) he attends a meeting of the Authority; or

(b) he is engaged, with the approval of the Authority, on business of the Authority,

is—

(c) if the duration of the meeting or the period during which he is so engaged on that day is less than three hours—Twenty dollars; or

(d) in any other case—Thirty-five dollars.

Travelling allowance of members, &c., of the Authority.

“6. (1) Where a member or deputy of a member of the Authority is, neces­sarily absent overnight from his place of residence in the course of performing his duty as such a member or deputy of a member, travelling allowance is payable to him at the rate of Twenty-five dollars per day.

“(2) Travelling allowance payable under this regulation is in addition to, and does not include, the cost of conveyance.

“(3) In this regulation, ‘member’ includes the Chairman of the Authority.”.

Application.

3. The rates specified in sub-regulations 4 (1) and 6 (1) of the Wool Industry Regulations as amended by these Regulations apply in relation to travelling allowance paid or payable in respect of travel on or after 1 January 1973.