National Security (Allied Forces) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 20.

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-seventh day of January, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Allied Forces) Regulations.

Law applicable to Allied Forces.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Allied Forces) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the words “that authority”, the words “, or the officer in command in Australia of any forces of that authority,”.

Application of Naval Discipline Act, Defence Act and Air Force Act to Allied Forces, &c.

2. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Allied Forces) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulations (1.) and (2.) the words “the Army Act” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “the Defence Act”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the definition of “the Army Act”; and

(c) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the definition of “the Air Force Act”, the following definition:—

“the Defence Act” means the Defence Act 1903–1941, and includes the Australian Military Regulations and the Imperial Act called the Army Act, in its application to and in relation to the Australian Military Forces and the members thereof;”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 302, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 241, 251, 371 and 457.

 

Interpretation.

3. The National Security (Allied Forces) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulation:—

“8. In these Regulations any reference to a member of a force of any foreign Power allied or associated with His Majesty in any War in which His Majesty is engaged shall be deemed to include any person in Australia who is subject to the naval, military or air force law of that foreign Power.”.

 

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