New South Wales-Queensland Border Rivers Act 1946
sec.6Regulations made by the commission
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sec.6 Regulations made by the commission
The commission may make regulations— for or relating to— the times and places of its meetings; the conduct of its proceedings; the duties and the control, supervision, and guidance of its officers and servants, and the time and mode in which they shall account to the commission for all moneys received by them on its behalf or account; the mode of making and the management and carrying out of contracts of the commission; prescribing what business shall be deemed formal for the purposes of the agreement; prescribing a penalty not exceeding $100 for a breach of any such regulations. Every regulation under this section, on being published in the government gazette of each of the States of New South Wales and Queensland, shall take effect from the date of the last of such publications, or from a later date specified in the regulation. In addition, regulations under subsection (1) (a) and (b) shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament of the State of New South Wales and before the Legislative Assembly of the State of Queensland within 14 sitting days after the date of the last publication thereof as aforesaid if Parliament is then in session, and, if not, then within 14 sitting days after the commencement of the next sitting of Parliament. If either House of Parliament of New South Wales or the Legislative Assembly of Queensland passes a resolution (of which notice has been given at any time within 15 sitting days after such regulations have been laid before such House) disallowing such regulation such regulation shall thereupon cease to have effect. For the purpose of this section— sitting days means days on which the House actually sits for the despatch of business. (sec.6-ssec.1) The commission may make regulations— for or relating to— the times and places of its meetings; the conduct of its proceedings; the duties and the control, supervision, and guidance of its officers and servants, and the time and mode in which they shall account to the commission for all moneys received by them on its behalf or account; the mode of making and the management and carrying out of contracts of the commission; prescribing what business shall be deemed formal for the purposes of the agreement; prescribing a penalty not exceeding $100 for a breach of any such regulations. (sec.6-ssec.2) Every regulation under this section, on being published in the government gazette of each of the States of New South Wales and Queensland, shall take effect from the date of the last of such publications, or from a later date specified in the regulation. (sec.6-ssec.3) In addition, regulations under subsection (1) (a) and (b) shall be laid before both Houses of Parliament of the State of New South Wales and before the Legislative Assembly of the State of Queensland within 14 sitting days after the date of the last publication thereof as aforesaid if Parliament is then in session, and, if not, then within 14 sitting days after the commencement of the next sitting of Parliament. (sec.6-ssec.4) If either House of Parliament of New South Wales or the Legislative Assembly of Queensland passes a resolution (of which notice has been given at any time within 15 sitting days after such regulations have been laid before such House) disallowing such regulation such regulation shall thereupon cease to have effect. (sec.6-ssec.5) For the purpose of this section— sitting days means days on which the House actually sits for the despatch of business.