Commonwealth legislation

Census and Statistics Regulations

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

95 of 1908

Collection

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The regulation broadens the Census and Statistics Act 1905, authorizing the Commonwealth Statistician to collect annual statistics in nine additional areas—from local government, water supply and taxation to employer/employee organizations, defence and police, public health, education, fishing, and sericulture/pomology. It extended official data-gathering powers to track industrial relations, public-health infrastructure and primary industries, strengthening national planning and policy-making.

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Census and Statistics Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1908. No. 95.

REGULATION UNDER THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS ACT 1905.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the within Regulation under the Census and Statistics Act 1905 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirteenth day of August, One thousand nine hundred and eight.

NORTHCOTE,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s command,

J. H. KEATING,

Minister of State for Home Affairs.

Additional Matters in Respect of which Statistics are to be Collected.

In addition to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) to (k) in section 16 of the Census and Statistics Act 1905, the Statistician shall, subject to that section, collect annually statistics in relation to the following matters:—

1. Local Government.

Water Supply.

3. Taxation of Land and Income.

4. Organizations of Employers and of Employés.

5. Naval and Military and Police.

6. Public Health and Quarantine.

7. Education.

8. Fishing Industry.

9. Sericultural and Pomological Industries.

By Authority: J. Kemp, Government Printer, Melbourne.

C.9947.—Price 3d.

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