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THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA.
THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIES PRESERVATION ACT
1906 (No. 9 of 1906), as amended 1907 (No. 5 of
1908), 1909 (No. 26 of 1909), and 1910
(No. 29 of 1910).

An Act for the Preservation of Australian Industries,
and for the Repression of Destructive Monopolies.
(Assented to 24th September, 1906.)
PART I.-—PRELIMINARY.
1. This Act may be cited as the Australian Industries Preservation
 Act 1906.

2. This Act is divided into Parts as follows:
PART [.— Preliminary. PART II.—Repression of Monopolies,
PART III.—Prevention of Dumping.

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
„Commercial Trust” includes a combination, whether wholly or
partly within or beyond Australia, of separate and independent
persons (corporate or unincorporate) whose voting power or
determinations are controlled or controllable by—
a the creation of a trust as understood in equity, or of a corporation,
 wherein the trustees or corporation hold the interests,
shares, or stock of the constituent persons; or
b an agreement; or
c the creation of a board of management or its equivalent; or
d some similar means;
and includes any division, part, constituent person, or agent of
a Commercial Trust.
„Inadequate remuneration for labour” includes inadequate pay
or excessive hours or any terms or conditions of labour or employment
 unduly disadvantageous to workers;
„Person”’ includes corporation and firm and a Commercial Trust.
„The Comptroller-General” means the Comptroller-General of
Customs.