STATUTORY RULES.

1951. No. 54.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE SERVICES TRUST FUNDS ACT 1947-1950.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Services Trust Funds Act 1947-1950.

Dated this fifteenth day of June, 1951.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

P. A. McBRIDE

Minister of State for the Navy.

Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“ Chairman ” means the Chairman of trustees ;

“ the Fund ” means the Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund established under the Services Trust Funds Act 1947-1950 ;

“ trustees ” means the trustees for the time being of the Fund.

Appointment, &c., to be notified in Gazette.

3. The appointment and the termination of appointment of a Chairman or a trustee shall be notified in the Gazette.

Meetings of trustees.

4. A meeting of the trustees may be convened by the Chairman as often as he considers necessary and in any event shall be convened at intervals of not more than three months.

Quorum.

5. At a meeting of the trustees, a majority of the trustees shall form a quorum and may exercise and perform all or any of the powers, functions and duties of the trustees.

Chairman to preside at meetings.

6.—(1.) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the trustees at which he is present, and, in the event of the absence of the Chairman from any meeting, the trustees present shall appoint one of their number to preside at that meeting.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18th June, 1951

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(2.) Where one of the trustees presides at any meeting of the trustees in the absence of the Chairman, he shall have and may exercise and perform at that meeting all the powers functions and duties of the Chairman.

Voting.

7.—(1.) At any meeting of the trustees, each trustee shall have one vote and all questions shall be decided by a majority of votes.

(2.) At any meeting of the trustees, the Chairman or person presiding at the meeting shall have a deliberate vote, and, in the event of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.

(3.) Any resolution passed by a majority of votes shall be a resolution of the trustees.

Secretary.

8. The trustees may appoint a secretary to assist them in the management and administration of the Fund and the secretary shall perform such duties in connexion therewith as the trustees direct.

Rules.

9. The trustees may make such rules as are necessary for the proper administration of the Fund.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.