Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act Amendment Act 1969

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ANNO OCTODECIMO
ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE
No. 29 of 1969
An Act to Amend The Queensland Institute of Medical
Research Acts 1945 to 1963 in certain particulars
[ASSENTED TO 19TH DECEMBER, 1969]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and
with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland
in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the
Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act Amendment Act 1969.
(2) The Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act of 1945 as
subsequently amended is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the
Queensland Institute of Medical Research Act 1945-1969.
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2. Amendment of s. 11 . Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended(a) by omitting subsection (1) and inserting in its stead the following
subsections:" (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a secretary to
the Institute and such other professional, technical and clerical
officers as he deems necessary to carry out the work of the
Institute and for the effectual administration of this Act.
(2) Officers may be appointed without reference to a period
of appointment or may be appointed for such period as is
approved by the Governor in Council.
(3) Officers appointed without reference to a period of
appointment shall be appointed and hold their respective offices
under, subject to and in accordance with the Public Service Act
1922-1968.
(4) Officers appointed for a period shall, subject to any
applicable award of any industrial court, commission, tribunal
or authority, be appointed on such salary and on such terms
and conditions as are approved by the Governor in Council and
may be reappointed for a further period or further periods by the
Governor in Council in his discretion.
(5) An officer of the Public Service who is appointed an
officer for a period pursuant to this Act shall(a) subject to this Act, and where not inconsistent with the
terms and conditions of his appointment as an officer
for a period, continue to be subject to the provisions
of the Public Service Act 1922-1968 and retain his
rights, existing and accruing, thereunder whilst he
continues to be an officer for a period pursuant to this
Act;
(b) where he is at the time of appointment an officer within
the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act
1958-1968
contributing
to
the
Public
Service
Superannuation Fund and whilst he continues to be an
officer for a period pursuant to this Act, be deemed to
continue to be employed as, and to be, an officer within
the meaning of the Public Service Superannuation Act
1958-1968.
(6) An officer appointed for a period pursuant to this Act
who is not an officer of the Public Service at the time of appointment
shall, unless the Governor in Council otherwise determines, be
deemed to be an "officer" within the meaning of and for the
purposes of the Public Service Superannuation Act 1958-1968.
(7) An officer appointed for a period pursuant to this Act
may apply at any time to the Governor in Council to be exempted
from any provisions of the Public Service Act 1922-1968 or the
Public Service Superannuation Act 1958-1968 that apply to him.
and the Governor in Council, on consideration of such
application(a) may order that the officer be exempt from all or any
of such provisions, whereupon he shall be so exempted
to the extent ordered; or
(b) may refuse the application.
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(8) The Governor in Council, in appointing a secretary to
the Institute pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, may appoint
as secretary an officer of the Department of Health who may hold
such office in conjunction with and in addition to the office for
the time being held by him in that Department , and nothing in
this Act shall prejudice or in any way affect the application of the
provisions of the Public Service Act 1922-1968 to such officer.";
(b) by renumbering subsection (2) as subsection (9);
(c) by, in subsection (9) as so renumbered-
(i) omitting the words " under subsection (1) of " and inserting
in their stead the words " pursuant to ";
(ii) omitting the word " Commissioner " and inserting in its stead
the word " Board ".