UNITED STATES NAVAL COMMUNICATION STATION (CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES) AMENDMENT ACT 1976

No. 167 of 1976

An Act to amend the United States Naval Communication Station (Civilian Employees) Act 1971.

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the United States Naval Communication Station (Civilian Employees) Amendment Act 1976.

(2) The United States Naval Communication Station (Civilian Employees) Act 1971 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1 September 1976.

Part III.

3. The heading to Part III of the Principal Act is omitted and the following heading substituted:—

“PART III—APPLICATION OF THE COMPENSATION (COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT 1971”.

Interpretation.

4. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of “the Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act” and substituting the following definition:—

Application of Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act to persons to whom this Act applies.

5. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after the word “Commonwealth” (wherever occurring) the word “Government”.

Liability of Commonwealth independently of Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act.

6. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting the words “the Compensation (Commonwealth Employees) Act” (wherever occurring) and substituting the words “the Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act”.

Schedule.

7. The Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by omitting the heading and substituting the following heading:—

“MODIFICATIONS OF COMPENSATION (COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES) ACT”.