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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 86.

 

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 twenty-fifth day of February, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of National Security (Aliens Service) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 2 of the National Security (Aliens Service) Regulations is amended by omitting from the definition of “refugee alien” the words “alien enemy” and inserting in their stead the words “enemy alien”.

Service by refugee aliens and enemy aliens other than refugee aliens.

2. Regulation 8 of the National Security (Aliens Service) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(1.) The Minister of State for the Army may direct that—

(a) Any male refugee alien under the age of sixty years who has not, within fourteen days after he first became liable to register, volunteered and been accepted for service in any part of the Naval Military or Air Forces of the Commonwealth; and

(b) Any male enemy alien other than a refugee alien;

shall perform such service in Australia as is directed by the Minister of State for Labour and National Service,

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 26th February, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 39.

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not being service as a member of any armed forces, but being service which the alien is, in the opinion of the Minister of State for Labour and National Service, capable of performing.”;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.) after the words “refugee aliens”, the words “or enemy aliens other than refugee aliens”;

(c) by omitting from sub-regulations (3.) and (4.) the word “refugee” (wherever occurring); and

(d) by inserting in sub-regulation (6.) after the words “refugee alien”, the words “or an enemy alien other than a refugee alien.”

 

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