National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 159.

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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 National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this Seventh

Day of August, 1940

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Aliens Control)

Regulations.  

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (1.) thereof, after the definition of “master”, the following definition:—

“‘naturalized British subject of enemy origin’ means any person who—

(a)has become a British subject by naturalization in any part of His Majesty’s dominions; and

(b) at any time previous to his naturalization was a subject of any State now at war with His Majesty;”.

Aliens may be prohibited from having certain possessions.

2. Regulation 22 of the National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations is amended by omitting the words “or any individual alien” and inserting in their stead the words “or naturalized British subjects, or any class of aliens or naturalized British subjects, or any individual alien or naturalized British subject “.

Employment of aliens and naturalized British subjects.

3. Regulation 23 of the National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations is amended by adding, at the end of sub-regulation (1.), the words “or on any work of defence or any other work so specified”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 88, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, No. 95; and 1940, Nos. 44, 66 and 121.

4478.—8/19.7.1940.—Price 3d.

 

Change of name.

4. Regulation 26 of the National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations is repealed.

Orders relating to enemy aliens may be extended to other aliens or to naturalized British subjects of enemy origin.

5. Regulation 28 of the National Security (Aliens Control) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“28. If the Minister so directs, whether in the same or any subsequent order—

(a)an order made in pursuance of these Regulations relating to enemy aliens shall apply to other aliens or to naturalized British subjects of enemy origin or both; and

(b)an order made in pursuance of these Regulations relating to aliens shall apply to naturalized British subjects of enemy origin.”

 

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