National Security (Emergency Control) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 430.

 

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 seventh day of October, 1942.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendments of National Security (Emergency Control) Regulations.

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Emergency Control) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Definition.

“4. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears—

‘authorized person’, in relation to any part of Australia to which these Regulations apply or any area thereof, means a person appointed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Australian Military Forces to be an authorized person for the purposes of these Regulations or, in the absence of any such appointment, by the senior officer of the Military Forces for the time being present in that part and having the operational command of the Military Forces in that part in respect of that part or area, as the case may be.”.

Powers of military authorities during emergency.

2. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Emergency Control) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in sub-regulation (1.), before the words “The senior officer”, the words “The Commander-in-Chief, Australian Military Forces,”;

(b) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “part” (third occurring), the words “or any area thereof”;

(c) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “part” (fourth and fifth occurring), the words “or area”; and

(d) by inserting in sub-regulations (2.) and (3.), before the words “the senior officer” (wherever occurring), the words “the Commander-in-Chief,”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on   , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 64, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 275.

 

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

6583.—Price 3d. 25/18.9.1942.