Immigration Regulations 1913 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1914. No. 182.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1901–1912.

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Immigration Act 1901–1912 to come into operation forthwith, such Regulations to supersede the Provisional Regulations (Statutory Rules 1914, No. 107) made on the third day of August, 1914.

Dated this third day of December, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. MAHON.

AMENDMENTS OF THE IMMIGRATION REGULATIONS 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 307.)

In Regulation 23, paragraph (2) is cancelled, and the following paragraph is inserted in its stead:—

“(2) The fees for such certificates of health shall be Five shillings in the case of adults, and Three shillings in the case of children (under sixteen years of age.)”

After Regulation 23, the following Regulation is inserted:—

“EVIDENCE IN PROOF OF PREVIOUS CONVICTION.

23a. “In any proceedings under the Act before any Court with respect to any person who is alleged to have been convicted of a crime within the meaning of paragraph (ga) or (gb)of section 3 of the Act, finger-print records, photographs, and documents shall be admissible in evidence in proof of such conviction, provided that such records, photographs, and documents—

(a)are produced out of the custody of a police or prison officer of a State of the Commonwealth or a territory under the authority of the Commonwealth; and

(b) purport to be certified under the hand of any police or prison officer, or like authority, in any place beyond the Commonwealth.”

C.15880—Price 3d.

 

Schedule E is cancelled, and the following Schedule is inserted in its stead:—

SCHEDULE E.

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Commonwealth of Australia.

Immigration Act 1901–1912.

CERTIFICATE OF HEALTH.

(1) If one person give name; if more than one person insert “the undernamed persons (.... in number)” and set out names in Schedule.

(2) Port of intended debarkation.

(3) In the case of family certificates substitute for “his/her/their personal statement” the following—“the personal statement in respect of each furnished by the responsible parent or guardian.”

I hereby certify that I have carefully examined (1) intending passenger to (2) Australia, and have considered his/her/their personal statement (3), and having informed myself of the provisions of the Commonwealth Immigration Act relating to the exclusion of persons from Australia on account of disease or defect, I further certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, he/she is/they are not suffering from any of the diseases or defects mentioned or indicated in the Act or Regulations issued thereunder.

Schedule.

Signature

Medical Referee at

Date 19 .

(4) In the case of family certificates substitute “Signature of responsible parent or guardian accompanying the children.”

Signature of person to whom this Certificate refers (4).

Note.—This Certificate must be delivered to the Master or Purser of the vessel by which the passenger travels, and must subsequently be attached to the passenger list which is required to be handed to the officer at the port of entry in the Commonwealth.

 

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