THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OF GOVERNMENT

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

No. 6 of 1952

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AN ORDINANCE

To amend the National Memorials Ordinance 1928-1937.

Be it ordained by the Governor-General in and over 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 1909-1938 and the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows :-

Short title and citation

1. (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the National Memorials Ordinance 1952.*

(2.) The National Memorials Ordinance 1938-1937 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 1928-1952.

Powers and functions of Minister

2. Section six of the Principal Ordinance is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) and (2.) the words “, or of public places in,”.

Powers and functions of Committee

3. Section seven of the Principal Ordinance is amended-

(a) by omitting from sub-section (2.) the words “, or of public places in”; and

(b) omitting from sub-section (3.) the words “or public places”.

4. After section eight of the Principal Ordinance the following sections are inserted:-

Minister to determine nomenclature of public places

“8A.-(1.) The Minister may determine the nomenclature of public places in the City District.

“(2.) The Minister may make a determination revoking or varying the determination of the nomenclature of a public place in the City District, whether made before or after commencement of this section.

“(3.) Every determination made by the Minister under either of the last two preceding sub-sections shall forthwith be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation upon the date of publication.

Objections to determinations

“8B.-(1.) If notice in writing objecting wholly or in part to a determination by the Minister under sub-section (1.) or (2.) of the last preceding section is lodged with the Minister by any person with twenty-one days after the determination is published in the Gazette, the Minister shall forthwith refer the determination, or the part of the determination objected to, to the Committee for determination by the Committee.

“(2.) The Committee shall consider the objection and shall make a determination confirming, revoking or varying the determination of the Minister.

“(3.) The determination of the Committee shall forthwith be published in the Gazette and shall come into operation upon the date of publication.

“(4.) A reference under sub-section (1.) of this section does not affect the continuance in operation of the determination or part of a determination pending the coming into operation of the determination of the Committee.

Minister to have regard to certain names

“8C.-(1.) The Minister shall, in submitting to the Committee proposals or recommendations for the nomenclature of divisions of the City District, and the Committee shall, in considering any such proposal or recommendation, have regard to the names of persons who have made notable contributions to the existence of Australia as a nation.

“(2.) The Minister shall, in making a determination for the nomenclature of public places in the City District, have regard to-

(a) the names of persons famous in Australian exploration, navigation, pioneering, colonization, administration, politics, education, science or letters;

(b) the names of persons who have made notable contributions to the existence of Australia as a nation;

(d) the names of things characteristic of Australia or Australians; and

(e) the words of the aboriginal natives of Australia.”.

Dated this twenty-second day of May, 1952.

W.J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W.S. KENT HUGHES

Minister of State for the Interior.