THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

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No. 23 of 1931

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the National Memorials Ordinance 1928.

Be it ordained by the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909, and the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1931, as follows : –

Short Title and citation

1. (1)  This Ordinance may be cited as the National Memorials Ordinance 1931

 (2.)  The National Memorials Ordinance 1928 is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

 (3.)  The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the National Memorials Ordinance 1928-1931.

Definitions

2. Section two of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from the definition of “public place” the word “Commission” and inserting in its stead the word “Commonwealth.”

Establishment of Committee

3. Section three of the Principal Ordinance is amended–

 (a)  by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “Chief Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “Secretary, Department of Home Affairs, the Civic Administrator appointed under the Advisory Council Ordinance 1930-1931,”; and

 (b)  by omitting from sub-section (4.) the words “Chief Commissioner” and inserting in their stead the words “Secretary, Department of Home Affairs.”

Powers and Functions of Ministers

4. Section six of the Principal Ordinance is amended–

 (a)  by omitting the word “Commission” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Minister”;

 (b)  by omitting the word “it” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “him”; and

 (c)  by omitting the word “its” and inserting in its stead the word “his”.

Powers and Functions of Committee

5. Section seven of the Principal Ordinance is amended–

 (a)  by omitting the word “Commission” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Minister”; and

 (b)  by omitting paragraph (b) of sub-section (3.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-section:-

 “(b) be laid before each House of the Parliament within fifteen sitting days of that House after the making of the determination and”.

Disallowance of determination by Parliament

6.  Section eight of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting the word “Commission” and inserting in its stead the word “Minister”.

 Dated this twenty-seventh day of November, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-one.

ISAAC A. ISAACS

   Governor-General

 By His Excellency’s Command

   ARTHUR BLAKELEY

    Minister of State for Home Affairs