Statutory Rules

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 Regulations 6 and 7 of the Papua New Guinea (Ministerial Appointments) Regulations are repealed and the following regulations substituted:—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,

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 27 November 1973.

† Statutory Rules 1972, No. 45.

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 ”.