Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE ACT 1972 - NOTES

No. 55, 1972

Compilation No. 18

Compilation date:    21 October 2016

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 61, 2016

Registered:    28 October 2016

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 21 October 2016 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Self-repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents

Part I--Preliminary

1 Short title

2 Commencement

4 Repeal

5 Interpretation

6 Application of Act outside Australia

Part II--Australian Institute of Marine Science

7 The Institute

9 Functions of Institute

10 Powers of Institute

Part III--Council of the Institute

10A Interpretation

11 Institute to be governed by Council

12 Constitution of Council

13 Leave of absence

14 Resignation of members

15 Termination of appointment

16 Vacation of office

17 Acting members

19 Fees and allowances

20 Meetings of Council

20A Chief Executive Officer not to take part in certain deliberations of Council

Part IV--Chief Executive Officer of the Institute

21 Chief Executive Officer of Institute

22 Tenure of office

23 Functions of Chief Executive Officer

24 Remuneration and allowances of Chief Executive Officer

25 Leave of absence

26 Resignation

27 Termination of appointment

29 Chief Executive Officer not to undertake any other work

30 Acting Chief Executive Officer

Part V--Staff

33 Appointment of officers

34 Terms and conditions of appointment of officers

35 Temporary and casual employees

Part VI--Finance

36 Moneys payable to Institute

38 Application of moneys

42A Borrowing from Commonwealth

42B Borrowing from persons other than the Commonwealth

42C Guarantee of borrowings by Institute

42D Borrowing not otherwise permitted

42E Institute may give security

43 Exemption from taxation

Part VII--Miscellaneous

45 Committees

46 Application of the Air Accidents (Commonwealth Government Liability) Act 1963

48 Inventions etc. of officers and employees

49 Bonuses for discoveries by officers and employees

50 Fees and agreements for investigations

50A Delegation of powers by Finance Minister

50B Delegation by the Institute

50C Delegation by the Council

50D Delegation and subdelegation by the Chief Executive Officer

50E Corporate plans

51 Regulations

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Endnotes

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

The endnotes provide information about this compilation and the compiled law.

The following endnotes are included in every compilation:

Endnote 1--About the endnotes

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

Endnote 3--Legislation history

Endnote 4--Amendment history

Abbreviation key--Endnote 2

The abbreviation key sets out abbreviations that may be used in the endnotes.

Legislation history and amendment history--Endnotes 3 and 4

Amending laws are annotated in the legislation history and amendment history.

The legislation history in endnote 3 provides information about each law that has amended (or will amend) the compiled law. The information includes commencement details for amending laws and details of any application, saving or transitional provisions that are not included in this compilation.

The amendment history in endnote 4 provides information about amendments at the provision (generally section or equivalent) level. It also includes information about any provision of the compiled law that has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2003 authorises First Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial and presentational changes to a compiled law in preparing a compilation of the law for registration. The changes must not change the effect of the law. Editorial changes take effect from the compilation registration date.

If the compilation includes editorial changes, the endnotes include a brief outline of the changes in general terms. Full details of any changes can be obtained from the Office of Parliamentary Counsel.

Misdescribed amendments

A misdescribed amendment is an amendment that does not accurately describe the amendment to be made. If, despite the misdescription, the amendment can be given effect as intended, the amendment is incorporated into the compiled law and the abbreviation "(md)" added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

If a misdescribed amendment cannot be given effect as intended, the abbreviation "(md not incorp)" is added to the details of the amendment included in the amendment history.

Endnote 2--Abbreviation key

 

ad = added or inserted	o = order(s)
am = amended	Ord = Ordinance
amdt = amendment	orig = original
c = clause(s)	par = paragraph(s)/subparagraph(s)
C[x] = Compilation No. x	/sub-subparagraph(s)
Ch = Chapter(s)	pres = present
def = definition(s)	prev = previous
Dict = Dictionary	(prev ... ) = previously
disallowed = disallowed by Parliament	Pt = Part(s)
Div = Division(s)	r = regulation(s)/rule(s)
ed = editorial change	reloc = relocated
exp = expires/expired or ceases/ceased to have	renum = renumbered
effect	rep = repealed
F = Federal Register of Legislation	rs = repealed and substituted
gaz = gazette	s = section(s)/subsection(s)
LA = Legislation Act 2003	Sch = Schedule(s)
LIA = Legislative Instruments Act 2003	Sdiv = Subdivision(s)
(md) = misdescribed amendment can be given	SLI = Select Legislative Instrument
effect	SR = Statutory Rules
(md not incorp) = misdescribed amendment	Sub-Ch = Sub-Chapter(s)
cannot be given effect	SubPt = Subpart(s)
mod = modified/modification	underlining = whole or part not
No. = Number(s)	commenced or to be commenced

Endnote 3--Legislation history

 

Act	Number and year	Assent	Commencement	Application, saving and transitional provisions
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972	55, 1972	9 June 1972	1 July 1972 (see Gazette 1972, No. 53, p. 5)
Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1973	61, 1973	18 June 1973	18 June 1973	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	ss. 9(1) and 10
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	s. 8
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	s. 3: 3 July 1985 (a)	s. 6
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986	76, 1986	24 June 1986	s. 3: Royal Assent (b)	s. 9
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986	168, 1986	18 Dec 1986	s. 3: Royal Assent (c)	s. 5(1)
as amended by
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987	141, 1987	18 Dec 1987	s. 3: Royal Assent (d)	s. 5(1)
Industrial Relations Legislation Amendment Act 1991	122, 1991	27 June 1991	ss. 4(1), 10(b) and 15-20: 1 Dec 1988 ss. 28(b)-(e), 30 and 31: 10 Dec 1991 (see Gazette 1991, No. S332) Remainder: Royal Assent	s. 31(2)
Prime Minister and Cabinet Legislation Amendment Act 1991	199, 1991	18 Dec 1991	18 Dec 1991	--
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1992	168, 1992	11 Dec 1992	Part 5 (ss. 14, 15): 30 July 1975 Remainder: Royal Assent	--
Statute Law Revision Act 1996	43, 1996	25 Oct 1996	Schedule 4 (items 28-30): Royal Assent (e)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items 338-346): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (f)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (items 198, 199): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (g)	--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Schedule 10 (items 38, 39): 13 Mar 2000 (see Gazette 2000, No. S114) (h)	--
Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001	159, 2001	1 Oct 2001	29 Oct 2001	Sch. 1 (item 97)
Research Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2002	98, 2002	10 Nov 2002	10 Nov 2002	Sch. 1 (item 11)
Australian Institute of Marine Science Amendment Act 2005	54, 2005	25 May 2005	25 May 2005	--
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2006	30, 2006	6 Apr 2006	Schedule 3 (item 2): 7 Apr 2006	--
Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Act 2007	84, 2007	21 June 2007	Schedules 1-3: 10 Sept 2007 (see F2007L03555) Remainder: Royal Assent	Sch. 1 (item 12)
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 179-183) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11)
Statute Law Revision Act 2013	103, 2013	29 June 2013	Schedule 1 (items 18, 19): Royal Assent	--
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 2014	62, 2014	30 June 2014	Sch 7 (items 284-292) and Sch 14: 1 July 2014 (s 2(1) items 6, 14)	Sch 14
as amended by
Public Governance and Resources Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2015	36, 2015	13 Apr 2015	Sch 2 (items 7-9) and Sch 7: 14 Apr 2015 (s 2)	Sch 7
as amended by
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 486): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Acts and Instruments (Framework Reform) (Consequential Provisions) Act 2015	126, 2015	10 Sept 2015	Sch 1 (item 495): 5 Mar 2016 (s 2(1) item 2)	--
Statute Update Act 2016	61, 2016	23 Sept 2016	Sch 1 (item 51): 21 Oct 2016 (s 2(1) item 1)	--

(a) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985 , subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the twenty -eighth day after the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(b) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1986 , subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(c) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986 , subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(d) The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No.  2) 1986 was amended by section 3 only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1987 , subsection 2(29) of which provides as follows:

 (29) The amendment of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 2) 1986 made by this Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on the day on which the first -mentioned Act received the Royal Assent.

(e) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 28-30) only of the Statute Law Revision Act 1996, subsection 2(1) of which provides as follows:

 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

(f) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 338-346) only of the Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997, subsection  2(2) of which provides as follows:

 (2) Schedules 1, 2 and 4 commence on the same day as the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997,

(g) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by Schedule 1 (items  198 and 199) only of the Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999, subsections 2(1) and (2) of which provide as follows:

 (1) In this Act, commencing time means the time when the Public Service Act 1999 commences.

 (2) Subject to this section, this Act commences at the commencing time.

(h) The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 was amended by Schedule 10 (items  38 and 39) only of the Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999, subsection 2(2)(c) of which provides as follows:

 (2) The following provisions commence on a day or days to be fixed by Proclamation:

 (c) the items in Schedules  10, 11 and 12.

Endnote 4--Amendment history

 

Provision affected		How affected
Part I
s. 3.....................	rep. No. 216, 1973
s. 5.....................	am. Nos. 76 and 168, 1986; No. 168, 1992; No. 152, 1997; No. 98, 2002; No. 54, 2005; No 62, 2014
s. 6.....................	am. No. 216, 1973
Part II
s. 7.....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No 62, 2014
Note to s. 7(2) .............	ad. No. 152, 1997
	rs No 62, 2014
s. 8.....................	rep. No. 61, 1973
s. 9.....................	rs. No. 168, 1992
	am. No. 98, 2002
s. 10....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 168, 1992; No. 98, 2002
s. 10AA.................	ad. No. 168, 1992
	rep. No. 152, 1997
Part III
s. 10A...................	ad. No. 168, 1986
	am. No. 98, 2002; No. 54, 2005
s. 12....................	am. Nos. 76 and 168, 1986; No. 54, 2005
s. 14....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
s. 16....................	am. Nos. 76 and 168, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999; No. 54, 2005; No 62, 2014
Note to s 16(1).............	ad No 62, 2014
s. 17....................	am. No. 168, 1986
s. 18....................	rs. Nos. 76 and 168, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 19....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996
s. 20....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 168, 1986 (as am. by No. 141, 1987)
Heading to s. 20A...........	am. No. 54, 2005
s. 20A...................	ad. No. 168, 1986
	am. No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007
Part IV
Heading to Part IV..........	rs. No. 54, 2005
Heading to s. 21............	am. No. 54, 2005
s. 21....................	am. No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007
s. 22....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 159, 2001; No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 23............	am. No. 54, 2005
s. 23....................	am. No. 54, 2005
Heading to s. 24............	am. No. 54, 2005
s. 24....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 54, 2005
s. 25....................	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007
s. 26....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
	am. No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007
s. 27....................	am. No. 54, 2005
	rs. No. 84, 2007
	am No 62, 2014
Note to s 27(2).............	ad No 62, 2014
Heading to s. 28............	am. No. 54, 2005
	rep. No. 84, 2007
s. 28....................	am. Nos. 76 and 168, 1986; No. 122, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999; No. 54, 2005
	rep. No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 29............	am. No. 54, 2005
s. 29....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 30............	am. No. 54, 2005
s. 30....................	rs. No. 65, 1985
	am. No. 159, 2001; No. 54, 2005; No. 84, 2007; No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 30...............	ad. No. 46, 2011
s. 31....................	am. No. 76, 1986
	rep. No. 98, 2002
s. 32....................	rep. No. 76, 1986
Part V
s. 33....................	am. No. 65, 1985; No. 76, 1986; No. 98, 2002
s. 34....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 199, 1991; No. 146, 1999
s. 35....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 199, 1991; No. 98, 2002
Part VI
s. 36....................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 76, 1986; No. 98, 2002
s. 37....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 38....................	am. No. 36, 1978; No. 76, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 98, 2002; No 62, 2014
s. 39....................	rep. No. 76, 1986
s. 40....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
s. 41....................	rep. No. 76, 1986
s. 42....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 98, 2002
	rep. No. 84, 2007
ss. 42A-42E...............	ad. No. 98, 2002
s. 43....................	am. No. 216, 1973; No. 98, 2002
s. 44....................	am. No. 36, 1978
	rep. No. 76, 1986
Part VII
s. 45....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 43, 1996
Heading to s. 46............	rs. No. 103, 2013
s. 46....................	rs. No. 76, 1986
	am. No. 103, 2013
s. 47....................	am. No. 216, 1973
	rep. No. 65, 1985
s. 48....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 98, 2002
s. 49....................	am. No. 98, 2002
s. 50A...................	ad. No. 30, 2006
	am No 62, 2014
s 50B...................	ad No 62, 2014
s 50C...................	ad No 62, 2014
s 50D...................	ad No 62, 2014
s 50E...................	ad No 62, 2014
s. 51....................	am. No. 76, 1986; No 61, 2016
The Schedule..............	rep. No. 98, 2002