National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 14.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

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 1939-1943.

Dated this ninth day of February, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

 

J. B. CHIFLEY

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Economic Organization.)

Regulations.

Certain land transactions forbidden.

1. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of paragraph (e) of sub-regulation (2.) the following words:—

“, not being such a transaction by reason only of the fact that—

(i) the Public Trustee or Public Curator or the Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, or any similar authority, of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth is a party to the transaction; or

(ii) the consent of the Commonwealth, a State or any person or authority is necessary to, or given in connexion with, the transaction;”.

Protection of public trustees.

2. Where, prior to the commencement of these Regulations—

(a)the Treasurer or a delegate of the Treasurer has, acting or purporting to act in pursuance of the National Security

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 9th February, 1945.

  Statutory Rules 1942. No. 76, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 81, 110, 127, 145, 160, 218, 221, 224, 248, 257, 293, 318, 332, 344, 425, 458, 490, 537 and 539: 1943 Nos. 21, 60, 76, 142, 190 and 278: 1944, Nos. 52, 83, 99 and 148; and 1945, No. 11.

784.—Price 3d.

 

(Economic Organization) Regulations, given his consent to any transaction to which the Public Trustee or Public Curator or the Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, or any similar authority, of any State or Territory of the Commonwealth (in this regulation referred to as “the public officer”) was a party;

(b)the consent was given on the condition that the consideration for the transaction should not exceed an amount or value specified by the Treasurer or the delegate; and

(c) the consideration obtained by the public officer was equal to that so specified,

the public officer shall not be subject to any liability, civil or criminal, by reason only of the fact that a greater consideration could or might have been obtained by him in respect of the transaction.

 

By Authority: L. F.