National Security (General) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 57.

 

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1943.

 

Dated this twenty-sixth day of April, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

J. B. CHIFLEY

 for and on behalf of the Minister of

 State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

After regulation 71 of the National Security (General) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Power to take occupation surveys.

“71a.—(1.) The Treasurer may, by order published in the Gazette, make provision for or in relation to requiring the furnishing to him or to any authority specified in the order, by or on behalf of any person, or persons generally or persons included in any class of persons, of information—

(a) concerning the occupation, employment or source of livelihood of that person or those persons; or

(b) which, in the opinion of the Treasurer, is necessary in order to enable the systematic recording and use of the information specified in the last preceding paragraph.

“(2.) An order under this regulation may contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as the Treasurer thinks fit.

“(3.) Documents, cards and papers for the purposes of any order made under this regulation may be transmitted through the post free of charge by any person performing official duties in connexion with the order.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 27th April, 1945.

Statutory Rules 1939, No, 87, as amended to date. For previous National Security (General) Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1943. No. 82, and see also Statutory Rules 1943, Nos. 88, 99, 123, 137, 224 and 278; 1944, Nos. 9, 19, 55, 83, 113 and 131; and 1945, Nos. 20, 40, 47 and 50.

 

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

2031.—Price 3d.