National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 307

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 fifteenth day of July, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

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Amendments of the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of “the appropriate court”.

2. Regulations 8, 9 and 10 of the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations are repealed and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

Order to be made on application.

“8.—(1.) A competent court of summary jurisdiction, if satisfied, upon an application duly made to it under these Regulations, that the applicant holds a genuine conscientious belief that it is wrong—

(a) to perform naval, military or air force service (whether combatant or non-combatant); or

(b) to perform combatant naval, military or air force service,

shall by order direct either—

(c) that the applicant shall be registered in the Register conditionally—the condition being that he shall perform such work of a civil character and under civilian control as is specified by the Minister of State for Labour and National Service, and shall undergo any training provided or approved by that Minister to fit him for that work; or

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 80, as affected by resolution of the Senate passed on 29th April, 1942, disallowing regulations 8, 9 and 10.

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(d)that the applicant shall be enrolled under the Defence Act as a person liable to be called up for service in the Citizen Forces but to be employed only in non-combatant duties;

but if not so satisfied, the court shall by order direct that the applicant shall not be so registered or enrolled or, if already so registered or enrolled, that the registration or enrolment shall be cancelled.

“(2.) A court shall, in determining any application, have regard (in addition to all other relevant considerations) to the extent to which the evidence of the applicant is corroborated, and to the period during which the applicant claims to have held his conscientious belief and the circumstances in which he claims to have formed it and to have continued to hold it, but the court may, if it thinks fit, accept the evidence of the applicant whether it is corroborated or not.

“(3.) A copy of the order of the court shall forthwith be forwarded by the Clerk of the court to the applicant and to the Area Officer of the Area in which the applicant resides.

Appearance on behalf of Minister.

“9. The Commander of any Lines of Communication Area may authorize any officer of the Military Forces to appear on behalf of the Minister at the hearing of any application.

Review of registrations.

3. Regulation 11 of the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5.).

Persons registered not to be called on to enlist.

4. Regulation 14 of the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all the words from and including the words “, or an appeal against an order” and inserting in their stead the words “is pending”; and

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “, or whose appeal against an order on such an application,”.

5. Regulation 17 of the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Conditions of employment on civil work.

“17.—(l.) A person undergoing training provided or approved by the Minister of State for Labour and National Service, or performing work specified by that Minister, in pursuance of paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 8 of these Regulations shall be paid for that training or work at a rate of pay equal to—

(a) the rate (if any) which would, apart from this regulation, be payable to that person in respect of that training or work by or under any relevant industrial award, order, agreement or determination; or

(b)the aggregate rate of pay, subsistence allowance and dependants allowance which would be payable in respect of that person if he were serving in Australia as an ordinary private soldier in the Military Forces,

whichever is the less.

“(2.) Where the remuneration of any person undergoing such training or performing such work is that specified in paragraph (b)of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, the difference between the amount so payable and remuneration at the rate (if any) specified in paragraph (a)of that sub-regulation shall, except in any case where the person is being employed by the Commonwealth, be paid by the employer as soon as practicable after each pay period into such fund as the Minister of State for Labour and National Service specifies.”.

Amendment of the Schedule.

6. The Schedule to the National Security (Conscientious Objectors) Regulations is amended by omitting Form 2.

 

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