Immigration Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1952. No. 53.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ACT 1901-1949.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Immigration Act 1901-1949.

Dated this thirteenth day of June, 1952.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Immigration.

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Amendments of the Immigration Regulations. 

Definition.

1. Regulation 2 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by omitting the figures “1901-1932” and inserting in their stead the figures “1901-1949”.

Conveyance of prohibited immigrants for purposes of deportation.

2. Regulation 7 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Collector of Customs of” and inserting in their stead the words “Commonwealth Migration Officer for”.

Searching premises for documents relating to immigration of prohibited immigrants.

3. Regulation 9 of the Immigration Regulations is amended by omitting the words “the Interior” and inserting in their stead the word “Immigration”.

Certificate exempting from dictation test.

4. Regulation 12 of the Immigration Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “Collector of Customs” and inserting in their stead the words “Commonwealth Migration Officer”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the word “Collector” and inserting in its stead the words “Commonwealth Migration Officer”.

Master to supply information regarding passengers.

5. Regulation 30 of the Immigration Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (4.) the figures “1912-1926” and inserting in their stead the figures “1912-1950”; and

(b) by omitting from that sub-regulation the figures “1908-1924” and inserting in their stead the figures “1908-1950”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1952.

  Statutory Rules 1932, No. 103, as amended by Statutory Rules 1933, No. 128; 1940, No. 144; 1941, No. 66; 1946, No. 20; 1947, No. 161; and 1949, No. 45.

375.—Price 3d. 9/14.1.1952

 

6. Regulation 38 of the Immigration Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Prescribed diseases, etc.

“38. The following diseases and disabilities are prescribed for the purposes of paragraph (g)of section 3 of the Act:—

cancer and other malignant growths;

chronic alcoholism;

chronic rheumatism;

diabetes mellitus;

paralysis;

scabies.”.

Penalties.

7. Regulation 43 of the Immigration Regulations is repealed.

The Schedule.

8. The Schedule to the Immigration Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from Forms A and H the figures “1901-1948” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the figures “1901-19 ”;

(b) by omitting from Forms B, C, D and G the figures “1901-1940” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the figures “1901-19 ”;

(c) by omitting from Form B the words “Collector H.M. Customs” and inserting in their stead the words “Commonwealth Migration Officer”;

(d) by omitting from the Note at the foot of Form B the words “Statutory Declarations Act 1911-1922” and inserting in their stead the words “Statutory Declarations Act”;

(e) by omitting from Form C the words “Collector of Customs” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Commonwealth Migration Officer”;

(f) by omitting from Form C the words “Customs Officers” and inserting in their stead the words “Immigration Officers”;

(g) by omitting from Form D all the words from and including the words “[See other side]” to the end of the Form;

(h) by omitting from Form F the words—

“APPLICATION FOR RE-ENTRY PERMIT.

The Collector of Customs,

(To be forwarded to the Collector of Customs at the principal port in the State where applicant resides.)”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Commonwealth of Australia.

Immigration Act 1901-19 .

APPLICATION FOR RE-ENTRY PERMIT.

The Commonwealth Migration Officer,

(To be forwarded to the Commonwealth Migration Officer in the capital city of the State where applicant resides.)”;

(i)by omitting from Form F the words “the Interior” and inserting in their stead the word “Immigration”;

 

(j) by omitting from Form G the words—

“Department of the Interior,

Canberra, F.C.T.”

and inserting in their stead the words—

“Department of Immigration,

Canberra, A.C.T.”;

(k)by omitting from Form G the words “Customs Officer” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “Immigration Officer”; and

(l)by omitting from Form G the words “Collector of Customs” and inserting in their stead the words “Commonwealth Migration Officer”.

 

By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.