1Commission on Advanced Education Act 1973

Commission on Advanced Education Act 1973

No. 177 of 1973

AN ACT

Relating to the Commission on Advanced Education.

[Assented to 12 December 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 Commission on Advanced Education Act 1973.

(2) The Australian Commission on Advanced Education Act 1971 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Commission on Advanced Education Act 1971–1973.

Commencement.

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

Definitions.

3. Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after the definition of “advanced education” the following definition:—

“‘Chairman’ means the Chairman of the Commission;”;

(b) by inserting after the definition of “college of advanced education” the following definitions:—

“‘Commission’ means the Commission on Advanced Education;

‘Deputy Chairman’ means the Deputy Chairman of the Commission;”; and

(c) by omitting the definitions of “the Chairman” and “the Commission”.

Establishment of Commission.

4. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:—

“(1) The Commission established by the Australian Commission on Advanced Education Act 1971 by the name of the Australian Commission on Advanced Education is continued in existence by the name of the Commission on Advanced Education.”;

(b) by inserting in sub-section (2), after the word “Chairman”, the words “, a Deputy Chairman”; and

(c) by inserting in sub-section (4), after the words “seven years”, the words “the Deputy Chairman shall be appointed for a term not exceeding seven years”.

Acting members.

5. Section 6 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting sub-section (3) and substituting the following sub-sections:—

“(3) In the event of the inability of the Deputy Chairman (whether on account of illness or otherwise) to attend meetings of the Commission, the Minister may appoint a member, other than the Chairman, to be the acting Deputy Chairman of the Commission during that inability.

“(4) An appointment under this section may be terminated at any time by the Minister.”.