National Security (Contracts Adjustment) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 162.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE GOVENOR-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 eighth day of April, 1942.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

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

 

AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY (CONTRACTS ADJUSTMENT) REGULATIONS.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Contracts Adjustment) Regulations is amended–

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), before the definition of “respondent”, the following definition:–

“‘contract’ includes a lease;”;

(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (2.) the word “other”/ (first occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “their”, and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:–

“(3.) For the purposes of these Regulations, any person who is entitled to enforce any right under a contract of agreement of who is liable to perform any obligation under a contact or agreement shall be deemed to be a party to the contract or agreement.”.

Adjustment of Contracts.

2. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Contracts Adjustment) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:–

“(2.) The power to make an order cancelling, or varying

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on April, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 65, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 98.

 

the terms of, a contract or agreement shall, where the contract or agreement is a lease, include power the make an order terminating or varying the interest of the lessee in the land the subject of the lease.”.

Revival of Contracts of Agreements.

3. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Contracts Adjustment) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the words “or agreement”.

4. After regulation 12 of the National Security (Contracts Adjustment) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Powers of Tribunals not affected by certain Regulations.

“13. The powers of a tribunal under these Regulations shall not be affected by any of the provisions of the National Security (Fair Rents) Regulations or the National Security (Landlord and Tenant) Regulations.”