National Security (Camouflage) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 545.

 

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 second day of December , 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minster of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of “State Committee”.

Defence Central Camouflage Committee.

2. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraphs (b) and (e) the word “Co-ordination” (wherever occurring).

Functions of Central Committee.

3. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (e).

Secretary, Deputy Director and Officers.

4. Regulation 7 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting, after the word “Committee” (first occurring), the words “, a Deputy Director of Camouflage in any State”; and

(b) by inserting, before the word “Committee” (second occurring), the word “Central”.

Terms and conditions of employment of Technical Director and Officers.

5. Regulation 8 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “Camouflage”. the words “, the Deputy Directors of Camouflage”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 188, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 330.

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Executive Committee.

6. Regulation 10 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) the word “Co-ordination”.

Repeal of Regulations 14, 15, 17 and 18.

7. Regulations 14, 15, 17 and 18 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations are repealed.

8. After regulation 19 of the National Security (Camouflage) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Exemption of camouflage applied by members of the forces.

“20. Nothing contained in these Regulations shall prevent or interfere with—

(a) the camouflage treatment by any member of the Defence Force in the course of his duty of any place, premises or property, in the possession of, or used by, any part of the Defence Force or of any other place, premises or property which, in the opinion of an officer of that Force, requires to be camouflaged for the purpose of any offensive or defensive naval, military or air force operation; or

(b) the camouflage treatment by any member, acting in the course of his duty, of the forces of a foreign power, allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged, of any place, premises or property, in the possession of, or used by, the forces of that foreign power.”.

 

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