National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*
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
Dated this twenty-first day of August, 1940.
GOWRIE
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
ROBERT G. MENZIES
Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.
Amendment of National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations.
“20.—(1.) If the Minister or any person authorised by him to act under this regulation is of opinion that it is necessary or expedient in the interests of the public safety, the defence of the Commonwealth, or the efficient prosecution of the present war to detain any enemy alien, he may make an order directing that the enemy alien be detained, and the enemy alien shall thereupon be detained in accordance with the regulations providing for the custody of, and maintenance of discipline among, persons so detained, made in pursuance of section 13b of the Act, and for the time being in force, and all constables and Commonwealth Officers shall take such action as is necessary to give effect to the order.
(2.) In this regulation “the Minister” means the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination or the Minister of State for the Army.”.
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Notified in the
Statutory Rules 1939, No. 88, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, No. 95; and 1940, Nos. 44, 60, 121 and 159.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.
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