Sch 233

Schedule 2 33

Endnotes 77

1 General information 77

2 Table of Amendments 79

3 Explanatory details 80

Version No. 005

Mines (Aluminium Agreement) Act 1961

No. 6829 of 1961

Version incorporating amendments as at

An Act to ratify validate approve and otherwise give effect to an Agreement between the Minister of Mines and Alcoa of Australia Proprietary Limited with respect to the Establishment within the State of Victoria of Industries for the Production of Aluminium and for the Manufacture of Goods therefrom and to the Granting of certain Mineral and other Rights incidental to establishing and carrying on such Industries and for other Purposes connected therewith.

Preamble

WHEREAS an Agreement with respect to the establishment in Victoria of the industries of reducing the ore of aluminium to its basic metal and of manufacturing alloying and fabricating the metal so produced into articles of commerce was made on the twenty-second day of November One thousand nine hundred and sixty-one between Honorable Wilfred John Mibus in his capacity as Minister of Mines for the time being of the State of Victoria for and on behalf of the State of Victoria of the one part and Alcoa of Australia Proprietary Limited a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act 1958 of the other part:

AND WHEREAS by the said Agreement it is provided that the said Agreement shall not be of any force or effect until it has been validated approved and otherwise given effect to by an Act of the Parliament of Victoria:

AND WHEREAS it is expedient to ratify validate approve and otherwise give effect to the said Agreement and to make other provision as hereinafter enacted:

BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows (that is to say):