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this Act shall keep secret all matters that come to his knowledge the course of his duty or employment in connection with th administration of this Act, and shall not communicate matter to any person or reveal the same in any way except for t purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this Act.

(2) Any person who is guilty of any contravention of subsectio (1) hereof shall be liable to be imprisoned for any term not exce ing two years.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assenti this Bill. TOM BRIDGES, Governor.

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Adelaide: By authority, R. E. E. ROGERS, Government Printer, North Terrace.

An Act to further amend the Scaffolding Inspection.
Act, 1907, and for other purposes.

BE

[Assented to, December 3rd, 1925.]

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Scaffolding Inspection Short titles. Act Amendment Act, 1925."

(2) The Scaffolding Inspection Acts, 1907 to 1924, and this Act may be cited together as the "Scaffolding Inspection Acts, 1907 to 1925."

(3) The Scaffolding Inspection Act, 1907, is hereinafter referred No. 935 of 1907. to as "the principal Act."

2. Section 2 of the principal Act is amended so as to read as Amendment of follows:

2. (1) This Act shall apply to

(a) the Municipalities of Adelaide, Brighton, Glenelg,
Henley and Grange, Hindmarsh, Kensington and
Norwood, Port Adelaide, St. Peters, Thebarton,
and Unley;

(b) the District Council Districts of Burnside, Camp-
belltown, Marion, Mitcham, Payneham, Prospect,
Walkerville, West Torrens, Woodville, Yatala
North, and Yatala South;

(c) the

principal Act, s. 2Limitation of area of application of Act.

Amendment of ibid.

Facilitation of

proof.

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(c) the Garden Suburb; and

(d) such other Municipalities and District Council Dis tricts, or portions thereof, to which the Governo may by proclamation declare that this Act sha.... apply.

(2) The Governor may make any proclamation as aforesa and may, by proclamation, revoke or vary any suc proclamation.

3. The principal Act is amended by inserting the followi section after section 9 thereof :

9A. In any proceedings for an offence against this Act the allegation in the complaint that a specified place is within the portion of the State to which this Act applies shall be deeme proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.

In the name and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent
this Bill.
TOM BRIDGES, Governor.

Adelaide: By authority, R. E. E. ROGERS, Government Printer, North Terrace

An Act to regulate the Disposal of Public Documents, to amend the Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and Institutes Acts, 1909 to 1924, and for other purposes.

[Assented to, December 3rd, 1925.]

E it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,
with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

BE

follows:

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the "Public Library, Museum, Short titles. and Art Gallery, and Institutes Act, 1925."

(2) The Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and Institutes Acts, 1909 to 1924, and this Act may be cited together as the " Public Library, Museum, and Art Gallery, and Institutes Acts, 1909 to 1925.”

2. This Act is incorporated with the other Acts mentioned in Incorporation. section 1 of this Act, and those Acts and this Act shall be read as one Act.

3. In this Act

"Public

documents " means manuscripts, pamphlets, Interpretation. books, records, papers, maps, drawings, plans, photographs, prints, pictures, and all other documents whatsoever of record of any office, department, branch, board, or commission of the Government or of any Municipal or District Council.

4. Any

Public documents may be deposited with the Board.

Destruction of public documents.

Public documents in the custody or possession of unauthorised persons.

Inspection of public

documents.

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4. Any person who has the custody or possession of any publi documents which are no longer required for current use may deposi any such documents with the Board and the Board is hereb empowered to receive any such public documents: Provided, how ever, that the Board in its discretion may refuse to receive an such public documents.

5. (1) No public documents shall be sold, destroyed, or otherwis disposed of unless the person in whose custody or possession the publ documents are gives to the Board notice in writing by registere post of the existence of the public documents and of the intention to sell, destroy, or otherwise dispose of them, and until one ment shall have elapsed since the giving of the notice to the Board.

(2) In any case where notice is given as aforesaid, the Board, c any officer of the Board authorised in writing by the Board, may inspect and take into the possession of the Board any of such publi documents, or the Board may give notice in writing by registere post to the said person requiring the said person to deposit the said public documents with the Board, and upon receipt of an such notice the said person shall forthwith deposit the said publ documents with the Board, and the Board shall dispose of th said public documents as it may, in its discretion, decide.

(3) Any person who sells, destroys, or otherwise disposes of causes to be sold, destroyed, or otherwise disposed of any publ documents contrary to the provisions of this section shall be liab to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds.

6. (1) If any person has the custody or possession of any publ document other than in his capacity as an officer of an office department, branch, board, or commission of the Government, or a Municipal or District Council, a Court of Summary Jurisdictio may, on the complaint of the Board, or of any officer of the Board authorised in writing by the Board, order that person to deposit the public document with the Board.

(2) If any such person fails to deposit the public document with the Board within the time limited in the order of the Court of Summary Jurisdiction or, if no time is limited in the order, within fourteen days of the making of the order, he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than Ten Pounds and to a further penalty of One Pound for every day during which the default continues.

(3) In any proceedings under this section the allegation that any person has the custody or possession of a public document other than in the capacity of an officer of an office, department, branch. board, or commission of the Government, or of a Municipal or District Council, shall be deemed proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.

7. The Minister may give directions in writing setting out under what circumstances the public documents in the custody or possession

of