1Northern Australia Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 12.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NORTHERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1926.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Northern Australia Act 1926, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of February, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

T. W. GLASGOW,

Minister of State for Home and Territories.

Regulations under the Northern Australia Act 1926.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Australia Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

“the Act” means the Northern Australia Act 1926;

“the Commission” means the North Australia Commission Established under the Northern Australia Act 1926.

Powers of Commission.

3. In addition to the powers conferred on the Commission by section sixteen of the Act, the powers of the Commission shall extend to the following matters in relation to the development of the prescribed part of the Territory:—

(i) the encouragement and establishment of air services;

(ii) the construction and maintenance of cattle or sheep dips, and the imposition and recovery of charges for the use of such dips; and

(iii) the encouragement and establishment of coastal shipping services.

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