AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL ACT 1975

No. 27 of 1975

An Act to amend the Australian War Memorial Act 1962-1973.

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 Australian War Memorial Act 1975.

(2) The Australian War Memorial Act 1962-1973 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Australian War Memorial Act 1962-1975.

Commencement.

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

Definitions.

3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the definition of “active service” the following definition:—

“‘approved bank’ means the Reserve Bank of Australia or another bank approved by the Treasurer for the purposes of section 19;”.

Australian War Memorial.

4. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:—

“(1) The Australian War Memorial established by the Australian War Memorial Act 1925 is continued in existence and shall be a national memorial of Australians who have died—

(a) on or as a result of active service; or

(b) as a result of any war or warlike operations in which Australians have been on active service,

and shall continue to be known as the Australian War Memorial.”.

5. Section 10 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted: —

Remuneration and allowances.

“10. (1) Members, and deputies of members, of the Board shall be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal, but, if no determination of that remuneration by the Tribunal is in operation, such a member or deputy shall be paid such allowances by way of remuneration as were payable to such a member or deputy immediately before the commencement of this section.

“(2) Members, and deputies of members, of the Board shall be paid such allowances otherwise than by way of remuneration as are prescribed, but, until regulations are made for the purposes of this subsection, such a member or deputy shall be paid such allowances, otherwise than by way of remuneration, and expenses as were payable to such a member or deputy immediately before the commencement of this section.

“(3) This section has effect subject to the Remuneration Tribunals Act 1973-1974.”.

Investment, &c., of moneys in the Fund.

6. Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:—

“(1) Moneys in the Fund not immediately required for the purposes referred to in section 18 may be invested—

(a) on fixed deposit with an approved bank;

(b) in securities of Australia; or

(c) in such other manner as the Treasurer approves.”.

Formal amendments.

7. The Principal Act is amended as set out in the Schedule.

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SCHEDULE Section 7

FORMAL AMENDMENTS

1. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting any number expressed in words that is used, whether with or without the addition of a letter or letters, to identify a section of that Act or of another Act, and substituting that number expressed in figures: —

Sections 5 (definitions of “the Board” and “the Fund”), 17(3)(b), 18(b) and 28(2).

2. The following provisions of the Principal Act are amended by omitting the words “of this Act”:—

Sections 5 (definitions of “the Board” and “the Fund”), 17(3)(b) and 18(b).

3. The Principal Act is further amended as set out in the following table:—