Meteorology Act 1973

No. 123 of 1973

AN ACT

To amend the Meteorology Act 1955 in relation to the Territories.

[Assented to 30 October 1973]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Meteorology Act 1973.

(2) The Meteorology Act 1955 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Meteorology Act 1955–1973.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

3. Section 4 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted

Extension to Territories.

“4.(1) Subject to sub-section (2), this Act extends to all the Territories.

“(2) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare that this Act shall, on a date specified in the notice, cease to extend to a Territory specified in the notice.”.

Functions of the Bureau.

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in paragraph (i) of sub-section (1), after the word “country”, the words “(including a Territory specified under sub-section 4 (2))”.

Powers of the Director.

5. Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) the words “of the Commonwealth”.