National Security (Debtors' Relief) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 134.

 

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this eighteenth day of March, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. V. EVATT

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Debtors’ Relief) Regulations. 

Definitions.

Regulation 4 of the National Security (Debtors’ Relief) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from the definition of “debt” the words “from one person resident or carrying on business in Australia to another person resident or carrying on business in Australia” and inserting in their stead the words “by a person resident or carrying on business in Australia”; and

(b) by omitting the definition of “tribunal” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘tribunal’ means—

(a) in relation to an application which relates to debts not exceeding in the aggregate Five hundred pounds, where the applicant resides or carries on business—

(i) in a State (other than the State of Tasmania) or the Northern Territory or the Australian Capital Territory—a court of limited civil jurisdiction constituted by a Police, Stipendiary or Special Magistrate;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 19th March, 1942.

 Statutory Rules 1941, No. 194.

1930.—Price 3d.

 

(ii) in the State of Tasmania—a Court of Requests;

(iii) in the Territory of Papua—the Supreme Court of that Territory;

(iv) in the Territory of New Guinea—a District Court in that Territory;

or

(v) in Norfolk Islands—the Court of Norfolk Island sitting in its Full Jurisdiction;

(b) in relation to an application which relates to debts exceeding in the aggregate Five hundred pounds but not exceeding in the aggregate Two thousand pounds a District Court, County Court or Local Court of Full Jurisdiction in the State or Territory of the Commonwealth (other than the Territory of New Guinea) in which the applicant resides or carries on business, or, if there is no such court, or the applicant resides or carries on business in the Territory of New Guinea, the High Court, or the Supreme Court of the State or Territory in which the applicant resides or carries on business, or, if the applicant resides or carries on business in Norfolk Island, the Court of Norfolk Island sitting in its Full Jurisdiction; and

(c) in relation to an application which relates to debts exceeding in the aggregate Two thousand pounds—the High Court, or the Supreme Court of the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which the applicant resides or carries on business or, if the applicant resides or carries on business in Norfolk Island, the Court of Norfolk Island sitting in its Full Jurisdiction.”.

 

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