Contents

Part I--Preliminary                                                                                                               1

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

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

7............ Interpretation ....................................................................................... 1

Part II--The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation                 3

8............ Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation ........ 3

9............ Functions of the Organisation ............................................................. 3

9AA...... Powers of the Organisation ................................................................. 4

9A......... Organisation may accept gifts etc. and act as trustee ........................... 5

10.......... Co-operation with other organizations ................................................ 5

Part IIA--The Chief Executive of the Organisation                                         6

10A....... Chief Executive of the Organisation .................................................... 6

10B....... Appointment of Chief Executive etc. ................................................... 6

10C....... Leave of absence ................................................................................. 6

10D....... Resignation ......................................................................................... 7

10E........ Termination of appointment ................................................................ 7

10F........ Disclosure of interests ......................................................................... 7

10G....... Acting Chief Executive ....................................................................... 8

10H....... Remuneration of Chief Executive ........................................................ 8

10J........ Delegation ........................................................................................... 8

Part III--The Board of the Organisation                                                              10

11.......... Establishment of Board ..................................................................... 10

12.......... Functions of Board ........................................................................... 10

13.......... Directions and guidelines given by Minister ..................................... 10

14A....... Constitution of Board ........................................................................ 10

15.......... Meetings ........................................................................................... 11

15A....... Chief Executive not to take part in certain deliberations of Board ..... 12

16.......... Terms and conditions of appointment etc. of part-time members ...... 12

17.......... Remuneration of Chairperson and the Deputy Chairperson .............. 13

19.......... Remuneration of other part-time members ........................................ 13

20.......... Resignation of part-time members ..................................................... 13

22.......... Termination of appointment .............................................................. 13

22A....... Delegation by Board ......................................................................... 14

Part IV--Advisory committees                                                                                     16

24.......... Advisory committees ........................................................................ 16

Part VI--Staff                                                                                                                         17

32.......... Staff .................................................................................................. 17

Part VII--Strategic plans and annual operational plans                             18

33.......... Planning periods ............................................................................... 18

34.......... Strategic plans ................................................................................... 18

35.......... Annual operational plans ................................................................... 19

36.......... Compliance with plans ...................................................................... 19

Part VIII--Finance                                                                                                              20

46.......... Moneys payable to Organisation ....................................................... 20

48.......... Application of moneys ...................................................................... 20

51.......... Extra matters to be included in annual report ..................................... 20

53.......... Liability to taxation ............................................................................ 21

Part IX--Miscellaneous                                                                                                     22

54.......... Inventions etc. by officers ................................................................. 22

56.......... Consultative Council ......................................................................... 22

58.......... Regulations ....................................................................................... 22

Notes                                                                                                                                              23

An Act relating to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

 

Notes to the Science and Industry Research Act 1949

Note 1

The Science and Industry Research Act 1949 as shown in this compilation comprises Act No. 13, 1949 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
Science and Industry Research Act 1949	13, 1949	25 Mar 1949	19 May 1949 (see Gazette 1949, p. 1306A)
Science and Industry Research Act 1959	78, 1959	1 Dec 1959	1 Jan 1960 (see Gazette 1959, p. 4435)	--
Statute Law Revision (Decimal Currency) Act 1966	93, 1966	29 Oct 1966	1 Dec 1966	--
Science and Industry Research Act 1968	7, 1968	8 May 1968	8 May 1968	--
Science and Industry Research Act (No. 2) 1968	52, 1968	24 June 1968	1 July 1968	S. 12
Statute Law Revision Act 1973	216, 1973	19 Dec 1973	31 Dec 1973	Ss. 9(1) and 10
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976	91, 1976	20 Sept 1976	20 Sept 1976 (a)	S. 4
Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1978	36, 1978	12 June 1978	12 June 1978	S. 8
Science and Industry Research Amendment Act 1978	143, 1978	24 Nov 1978	14 Dec 1978 (see Gazette 1978, No. S276)	S. 10
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982	80, 1982	22 Sept 1982	Part LXVI (ss. 248-252): 20 Oct 1982 (b)	--
Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1985	65, 1985	5 June 1985	S. 3: 3 July 1985 (c)	--
Science and Industry Research Legislation Amendment Act 1986	121, 1986	2 Dec 1986	5 Dec 1986 (see Gazette 1986, No. S622)	Ss. 4(2), (3), 8(2) and 30
Industry, Technology and Commerce Legislation Amendment Act 1991	66, 1991	15 June 1991	15 June 1991	S. 2(2)-(4)
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 131-134): Royal Assent (d)	--
Industry, Science and Tourism Legislation Amendment Act 1997	91, 1997	30 June 1997	Schedule 1 (item 24): 1 July 1997 (e)	--
Audit (Transitional and Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 1997	152, 1997	24 Oct 1997	Schedule 2 (items 1178-1192): 1 Jan 1998 (see Gazette 1997, No. GN49) (f)	--
Public Employment (Consequential and Transitional) Amendment Act 1999	146, 1999	11 Nov 1999	Schedule 1 (item 807): 5 Dec 1999 (see Gazette 1999, No. S584) (g)	--
Corporate Law Economic Reform Program Act 1999	156, 1999	24 Nov 1999	Schedule 10 (items 116, 117): 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]
National Measurement Amendment Act 2004	27, 2004	25 Mar 2004	Schedule 1 (item 66): 1 July 2004 ( see Gazette 2004, No. GN22)	--
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. 3 (item 38) [see Table A]
Statute Law Revision Act 2011	5, 2011	22 Mar 2011	Schedule 5 (items 188, 189): 19 Apr 2011	--
Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011	46, 2011	27 June 2011	Schedule 2 (items 1020-1022) and Schedule 3 (items 10, 11): 27 Dec 2011	Sch. 3 (items 10, 11) [see Table A]
Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011	89, 2011	4 Aug 2011	Schedule 6: 5 Aug 2011	Sch. 6 (item 5) [see Table A]

(a)     By virtue of subsection 2(7) of the Administrative Changes (Consequential Provisions) Act 1976 the amendment made by that Act to the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 is deemed to have come into operation on 22 December 1975.

(b)     The Science and Industry Research Act 1949 was amended by Part LXVI (sections 248-252) only of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act (No. 2) 1982, subsection 2(16) of which provides as follows:

               (16)   The remaining provisions of this Act shall come into operation on the twenty-eighth day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.

(c)     The Science and Industry Research Act 1949 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.

(d)     The Science and Industry Research Act 1949 was amended by Schedule 4 (items 131-134) 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.

(e)     The Science and Industry Research Act 1949 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 24) only of the Industry, Science and Tourism Legislation Amendment Act 1997, subsection 2(3) of which provides as follows:

                 (3)   The amendment of the Science and Industry Research Act 1949 made by Schedule 1 commences on 1 July 1997.

(f)      The Science and Industry Research Act 1949 was amended by Schedule 2 (items 1178-1192) 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 Science and Industry Research Act 1949 was amended by Schedule 1 (item 807) 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 Science and Industry Research Act 1949 was amended by Schedule 10 (items 116 and 117) 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.

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted     am. = amended     rep. = repealed     rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Title ....................................	am. No. 121, 1986
Part I
S. 3 .....................................	rs. No. 52, 1968
	rep. No. 216, 1973
Ss. 4-6 ...............................	am. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 7 .....................................	am. No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 80, 1982
	rs. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007; No. 5, 2011
Part II
Heading to Part II .............	am. No. 121, 1986
S. 8 .....................................	am. No. 52, 1968; No. 121, 1986; No. 84, 2007
Note to s. 8(2)....................	ad. No. 152, 1997
S. 9 .....................................	am. No. 216, 1973
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 27, 2004
S. 9AA ................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 84, 2007
S. 9AB ................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 91, 1997
S. 9A ..................................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 66, 1991; No. 84, 2007
S. 10 ...................................	am. No. 121, 1986
Part IIA
Part IIA ...............................	ad. No. 121, 1986
S. 10A ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
S. 10B ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 168, 1992; No. 159, 2001; No. 84, 2007
S. 10C ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	rs. No. 122, 1991
	am. No. 146, 1999; No. 84, 2007
S. 10D ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 10E ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 122, 1991; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999; No. 84, 2007
S. 10F.................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 10G.................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007; No. 46, 2011
Note to s. 10G....................	ad. No. 46, 2011
S. 10H ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996
S. 10J .................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
Part III
Heading to Part III ............	am. No. 121, 1986
Part III ................................	rs. No. 143, 1978
S. 11 ...................................	am. No. 78, 1959
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
S. 12 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 13 ...................................	am. No. 78, 1959
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
S. 14 ...................................	am. No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 14A ................................	ad. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 84, 2007
Note to s. 14A(7)................	ad. No. 152, 1997
	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 15 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 84, 2007
S. 15A.................................	ad. No. 84, 2007
S. 16 ...................................	am. No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
Heading to s. 17................	am. No. 84, 2007
S. 17 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996; No. 84, 2007
S. 18 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 19 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 43, 1996; No. 84, 2007
S. 20 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
S. 21 ...................................	am. No. 93, 1966; No. 52, 1968
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 22 ...................................	am. No. 216, 1973
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 152, 1997; No. 156, 1999
S. 23 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 22A.................................	ad. No. 84, 2007
Part IV
Heading to Part IV ............	rep. No. 121, 1986
Part IV ................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
S. 24 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 43, 1996
Part V .................................	rs. No. 143, 1978 rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 25 ...................................	rs. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 36, 1978
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 26 ...................................	rs. No. 52, 1968; No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
Ss. 26A, 26B ......................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	rep. No. 143, 1978
S. 26C ................................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 36, 1978
	rep. No. 143, 1978
Ss. 26D-26F ......................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	rep. No. 143, 1978
S. 26G ................................	ad. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 216, 1973
	rep. No. 143, 1978
Ss. 27-29 ...........................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 30 ...................................	rs. No. 52, 1968
	am. No. 36, 1978
	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 31 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978
	rep No. 121, 1986
Part VI
Part VI ................................	rs. No. 52, 1968; No. 143, 1978
S. 32 ...................................	am. No. 78, 1959; No. 7, 1968
	rep. No. 91, 1976
	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 199, 1991
Part VII
Part VII ...............................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
S. 33 ...................................	rs. No. 143, 1978; No. 121, 1986
Ss. 34-36 ...........................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rs. No. 121, 1986
Ss. 37, 38 ...........................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 38A ................................	ad. No. 80, 1982
	rep. No. 121, 1986
Ss. 39, 40 ...........................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 80, 1982
	rep. No. 121, 1986
Ss. 41-44 ...........................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
Part VIII
Part VIII ..............................	ad. No. 143, 1978
S. 45 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 46 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 5, 2011
S. 47 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 48 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986; No. 152, 1997
S. 49....................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 152, 1997
S. 50....................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
	rep. No. 84, 2007
Heading to s. 51................	rs. No. 152, 1997
S. 51 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rs. No. 121, 1986
	am. No. 152, 1997; No. 89, 2011
S. 52 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 53 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
Part IX
Part IX ................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
S. 54 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
S. 55 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 65, 1985
S. 56 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	am. No. 121, 1986
S. 57 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
	rep. No. 121, 1986
S. 58 ...................................	ad. No. 143, 1978
Schedules
First Schedule Renumbered Schedule 1........................................	No. 143, 1978
Schedule 1 ........................	rep. No. 121, 1986
Second Schedule .............	rep. No. 143, 1978

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.

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

Schedule 3

38  Application of amendments--Chief Executive

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

(2)       The instrument of appointment of the current Chief Executive 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, as if the amendments and repeals made by this Schedule had not happened.

(4)       Subsection 10C(2) of the Science and Industry Research Act 1949, as amended by this Schedule, has effect after commencement in relation to the current Chief Executive.

(5)       In this item:

commencement means the commencement of this item.

current Chief Executive means the person who, immediately before commencement, held the office of Chief Executive of the Organisation under section 10A of the old Act.

old Act means the Science and Industry Research Act 1949, as in force immediately before commencement.

Acts Interpretation Amendment Act 2011 (No. 46, 2011)

Schedule 3

10  Saving--appointments

The amendments made by Schedule 2 do not affect the validity of an appointment that was made under an Act before the commencement of this item and that was in force immediately before that commencement.

11  Transitional regulations

The Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments and repeals made by Schedules 1 and 2.

Financial Framework Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 2011
(No. 89, 2011)

Schedule 6

5  Application of amendment made by item 4

The amendment made by item 4 of this Schedule applies in respect of a report under section 9 of the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 for a financial year starting on or after 1 July 2011.