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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 519.

 

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 Second day of December, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

General provisions safeguarding information.

Regulation 17 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(2.) A person shall not make any false statement, or spread a false report, whether orally or otherwise, or do any act, or have any article in his possession, likely to be prejudicial to the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war, or likely to cause disaffection to His Majesty or public alarm or despondency or to interfere with the operations of any of the Forces of the King or the Commonwealth or the Forces of any foreign power allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged.

“(3.) In any prosecution for an offence arising under the last preceding sub-regulation, the averment of the prosecutor that the statement or report is false shall be prima facie evidence of the falsity of the statement or report.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended to this date. For previous National Security (General) Regulations, see note   to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 374 and see also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 402, 405, 448, 467, 475 and 486.

 

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

4573.—Price 3d. 25/23.11.1942.