AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE ACT 1972

This compilation was prepared on 10 September 2007
taking into account amendments up to Act No. 84 of 2007

The text of any of those amendments not in force
on that date is appended in the Notes section

The operation of amendments that have been incorporated may be
affected by application provisions that are set out in the Notes section

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra

Contents

Part I--Preliminary 1

1............ Short title [see Note 1] ....................................................................... 1

2............ Commencement [see Note 1] .............................................................. 1

4............ Repeal ................................................................................................. 1

5............ Interpretation ...................................................................................... 1

6............ Application of Act outside Australia ................................................. 2

Part II--Australian Institute of Marine Science 3

7............ The Institute ....................................................................................... 3

9............ Functions of Institute ......................................................................... 3

10.......... Powers of Institute ............................................................................. 5

Part III--Council of the Institute 7

10A....... Interpretation ...................................................................................... 7

11.......... Institute to be governed by Council ................................................... 7

12.......... Constitution of Council ...................................................................... 7

13.......... Leave of absence ................................................................................. 7

14.......... Resignation of members ...................................................................... 8

15.......... Termination of appointment .............................................................. 8

16.......... Vacation of office ................................................................................ 8

17.......... Acting members .................................................................................. 8

19.......... Fees and allowances ............................................................................ 9

20.......... Meetings of Council ........................................................................... 9

20A....... Chief Executive Officer not to take part in certain deliberations of Council 10

Part IV--Chief Executive Officer of the Institute 11

21.......... Chief Executive Officer of Institute .................................................. 11

22.......... Tenure of office ................................................................................ 11

23.......... Functions of Chief Executive Officer ............................................... 11

24.......... Remuneration and allowances of Chief Executive Officer ................ 11

25.......... Leave of absence ............................................................................... 11

26.......... Resignation ....................................................................................... 12

27.......... Termination of appointment ............................................................ 12

29.......... Chief Executive Officer not to undertake any other work ................ 12

30.......... Acting Chief Executive Officer ......................................................... 13

Part V--Staff 15

33.......... Appointment of officers ................................................................... 15

34.......... Terms and conditions of appointment of officers ............................ 15

35.......... Temporary and casual employees .................................................... 15

Part VI--Finance 16

36.......... Moneys payable to Institute ............................................................ 16

38.......... Application of moneys ..................................................................... 16

42A....... Borrowing from Commonwealth ...................................................... 16

42B....... Borrowing from persons other than the Commonwealth ................. 16

42C....... Guarantee of borrowings by Institute .............................................. 17

42D....... Borrowing not otherwise permitted ................................................. 17

42E........ Institute may give security ............................................................... 17

43.......... Exemption from taxation .................................................................. 17

Part VII--Miscellaneous 19

45.......... Committees ....................................................................................... 19

46.......... Application of Air Accidents (Commonwealth Liability) Act ........ 19

48.......... Inventions etc. of officers and employees ........................................ 19

49.......... Bonuses for discoveries by officers and employees ......................... 20

50.......... Fees and agreements for investigations ............................................. 20

50A....... Delegation of powers by Finance Minister ...................................... 20

51.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 20

Notes 23

An Act relating to the Australian Institute of Marine Science

Notes to the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972

Note 1

The Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 55, 1972 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

All relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions prior to 1 October 2001 is not included in this compilation. For subsequent information see Table A.

Table of Acts

Act	Number and year		Date of Assent	Date of commencement	Application, saving or 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) [see Table A]
Research Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2002	98, 2002		10 Nov 2002	10 Nov 2002	Sch. 1 (item 11) [see Table A]
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) [see Table A]

(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:

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted
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
S. 6......................................	am. No. 216, 1973
Part II
S. 7......................................	am. No. 76, 1986; No. 152, 1997
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
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
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
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
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
S. 46....................................	rs. No. 76, 1986
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
S. 51....................................	am. No. 76, 1986
The Schedule......................	rep. No. 98, 2002

Table A

Application, saving or transitional provisions

Abolition of Compulsory Age Retirement (Statutory Officeholders) Act 2001 (No. 159, 2001)

Schedule 1

97 Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Schedule do not apply to an appointment if the term of the appointment began before the commencement of this item.

Research Agencies Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (No. 98, 2002)

Schedule 1

11 Transitional--pre‑commencement functions and powers

In determining the functions and powers that the Institute had before the commencement of this item, the amendments made by this Part are to be disregarded.

Governance Review Implementation (Science Research Agencies) Act 2007 (No. 84, 2007)

Schedule 1

12 Application of amendments--Chief Executive Officer

(1) The amendments and repeals made by this Schedule apply to a person appointed after commencement as Chief Executive Officer.

(2) The instrument of appointment of the current Chief Executive Officer continues in effect after commencement, despite the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule.

(3) Subject to subitem (4), the old Act continues to apply, in relation to the current Chief Executive Officer, as if the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule had not happened.

(4) Subsection 25(2) of the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972, as amended by this Schedule, has effect after commencement in relation to the current Chief Executive Officer.

(5) In this item:

commencement means the commencement of this item.

current Chief Executive Officer means the person who, immediately before commencement, held the office of Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Institute of Marine Science under section 21 of the old Act.

old Act means the Australian Institute of Marine Science Act 1972, as in force immediately before commencement.

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

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