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AMENDMENTS OF THE SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH ACT 1949 RELATING TO THE NAME OF THE ORGANISATION

Science and Industry Research Legislation Amendment Act 1986

No. 121 of 1986

An Act to amend the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 and the Science and Industry Endowment Act 1926, and for related purposes

[Assented to 2 December 1986]

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Science and Industry Research Legislation Amendment Act 1986.

Commencement
2. This Act shall come into operation on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH ACT 1949

Principal Act
3. The Science and Industry Research Act 19491 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Repeal of sections 4, 5 and 6
4. (1) Sections 4, 5 and 6 of the Principal Act are repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding the repeal of section 5 of the Principal Act made by sub-section (1) of this section, section 5 of the Principal Act continues to apply, after the commencement of this Act, in relation to—
     (a) contracts, agreements or other instruments to which the Council was a party; and
     (b) officers and employees of the Council,
as if that repeal had not been made.
(3) This section does not affect the operation of section 8 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901.
5. Section 7 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

Interpretation
"7. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
     'advisory committee' means an advisory committee established under sub-section 24 (1);
     'annual operational plan' means an annual operational plan formulated under sub-section 35 (1);
     'appoint' includes re-appoint;
     'Board' means the Board of the Organisation;
     'Chairperson' means the Chairperson of the Board;
     'Chief Executive' means the Chief Executive of the Organisation;
     'member' means a member of the Board and includes the Chairperson and the Chief Executive;
     'officer' means an officer of the Organisation;
     'Organisation' means the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation established under this Act;
     'part-time member' means a member of the Board other than the Chief Executive;
     'science' includes technology;
     'strategic plan' means a strategic plan formulated under sub-section 34 (1).".

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
6. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from sub-section (2) "Executive" and substituting "Board".

Functions of the Organisation
7. Section 9 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting after paragraph (b) the following paragraphs:
          "(ba) to encourage or facilitate the application or utilisation of the results of any other scientific