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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRLINES.

No. 3 of 1959.

   An Act to amend the Australian National Airlines Act 1945–1958, and for other purposes.

[Assented to 21st April, 1959.]

BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, the Senate, and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.
1.—(1.) This Act may be cited as the Australian National Airlines Act 1959.
(2.) The Australian National Airlines Act 1945–1958 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.
(3.) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Australian National Airlines Act 1945–1959.

Commencement.
2.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2.) Sections thirteen, twenty, twenty-one and twenty-two of this Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by Proclamation.
3. Section three of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section inserted in its stead:—

Parts.
"3. This Act is divided into Parts, as follows:—
      Part I.—Preliminary (Sections 1–5).
      Part II.—The National Airline Services.
         Division 1.—Establishment and Constitution of the Australian National Airlines Commission (Sections 6–18b).
         Division 2.—Powers, Functions and Duties of the Commission (Sections 19–29).
         Division 3.—Finances of the Commission (Sections 30–38).
         Division 4.—Reports (Sections 40–41).
      Part VI.—Penalties and Procedure (Sections 60–63).
      Part VII.—Miscellaneous (Sections 65–70).".

Definitions.
4. Section four of the Principal Act is amended—
      (a) by omitting the definition of "Acting Commissioner" and inserting in its stead the following definition:—
            "'Acting Commissioner' means a person appointed under section ten of this Act to act as a Commissioner;";

      (b) by omitting the definitions of "adequate airline service",
            "Chairman", "contractor" and "owner";
      (c) by inserting after the definition of "Territorial airline service" the following definition:—
            "'the Chairman' means the Chairman of the Commission, and includes a Commissioner acting as Chairman under section ten of this Act;"; and
      (d) by omitting the definition of "the licensing authority" and inserting in its stead the following definition:—
            "' the Vice-Chairman' means the Vice-Chairman of the Commission, and includes a Commissioner appointed under section ten of this Act to act as the Vice-Chairman;".

Australian National Airlines Commission.
5. Section six of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—
"(5.) The exercise or performance of the powers or functions of the Commission is not affected by reason only of there being a vacancy in the office of a Commissioner".

Composition of Commission.
6. Section seven of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (1.) the words "five Commissioners" and inserting in their stead the words "six Commissioners".
7.—(1.) Section eight of the Principal Act is