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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 374.

 

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 twenty sixth day of August, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

After regulation 8 of the National Security (General) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Guards and Sentries.

“8a. Without derogating from or restricting the existing powers and rights of sentries or guards, any sentry or guard, who is a Commonwealth officer, a constable or a member of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of any part of the King’s dominions or of any Power allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged, stationed or posted at, on, in, or in the neighbourhood or vicinity of, any prohibited place, protected area, controlled area, premises, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, enclosed wharf, picking-up place, road, pathway, or waterway to which the provisions of this Part of these Regulations apply, may be armed, and may—

(a) use his weapons against, or otherwise attack, any person who, in disregard of a warning given by a sentry or guard, approaches, enters, leaves, or passes over or in the vicinity or neighbourhood of, or attempts to approach, enter, leave or pass over or in the vicinity or neighbourhood of, that place, area, premises, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, wharf, picking-up place, road, pathway, or waterway, or who, after being arrested, escapes; and

(b) use his weapons against, or otherwise attack, any person attacking him or who is reasonably suspected of being about to attack him.”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended to date. For previous National Security (General) Regulations, see footnote  to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 238, and see also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 259, 266, 276, 296, 308, 309, 357 and 373.

 

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

5222.—Price 3d. 24/15.7.1942.