FORESTRY BUREAU.

No. 13 of 1944.

An Act to amend the Forestry Bureau Act 1930–1932.

[Assented to 5th April, 1944.]

[Date of commencement, 3rd May, 1944.]

BE it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Forestry Bureau Act 1944

(2.) The Forestry Bureau Act 1930–1932 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Forestry Bureau Act 1930–1944.

Definitions.

2. Section two of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting before the definition of “the Bureau” the following definition:—

“‘the Board’ means the Board of Higher Forestry Education constituted in pursuance of this Act;”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

“(2.) Anything which may, by this Act, be done by a University may be done only by an authority or person authorized, either specially or by virtue of its or his general powers or functions, to act in the matter on behalf of that University.”.

3. After section twelve of the Principal Act the following sections are inserted:—

Establishment of Board of Higher Forestry Education.

“12a.—(1.) For the purposes of this Act, there shall be a Board of Higher Forestry Education.

“(2.) The Board shall consist of not more than thirteen members.

“(3.) The Inspector-General shall be a member of the Board.

“(4.) Each of the remaining members of the Board shall be appointed by the Minister as the representative of a State Government or of the University in a State, and shall hold office during his pleasure:

Provided that the Minister may appoint a member as representative of more than one of the State Governments and Universities, and any member so appointed shall, in all proceedings of the Board, be entitled to a separate vote in respect of each Government and University which he represents.

“(5.) The Minister responsible for forestry administration in each State, and the University in each State, may each, as occasion requires, recommend a person for appointment as a member of the Board to represent respectively the Government of that State and that University.

Deputies.

“12b.—(1.) In the event of a member of the Board being unable at any time, through illness or absence from Australia, to perform his functions as a member, the Minister may appoint a person to act as deputy of the member while the member is so unable to perform his functions and the deputy may, while the member is so unable to perform his functions, exercise all the powers and functions of a member of the Board.

“(2.) The Minister responsible for forestry administration in each State Government, and each University, represented by any member so unable to perform his functions may recommend a person for appointment as deputy of the member of the Board representing that Government or University.

Powers and functions of Board.

“12c—(1.) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Board shall have such powers and functions in relation to any educational facilities provided by the Bureau as are prescribed.

“(2.) The Board may appoint committees of its members, and may delegate to such committees, subject to the Board, any of its powers and functions.

“(3.) The Board may include as members of any such committee persons who are not members of the Board, and may authorize any committee to co-opt such persons as members of the committee.”.

Regulations.

4. Section thirteen of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “and for providing for the procedure (including the manner of voting) to be observed by the Board and for matters relating to the carrying out of the powers and functions of the Board’’.