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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 373.

 

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-fifth day of August, 1942.

(SGD) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

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Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

General control of industry.

Regulation 59 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (4.) the following sub-regulations:—

“(4a.) If it appears to a Minister to be necessary so to do in the interests of the public safety, the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war, or for maintaining supplies and services essential to the life of the community, he may, by order, provide for regulating, restricting or prohibiting the employment of—

(a) the persons included in any class of persons specified in the order; or

(b) the persons engaged in any class of employment specified in the order.

“(4b.) An order under the last preceding sub-regulation may—

(a) be made to apply either throughout Australia or to any part thereof;

(b) make different provision with respect to different classes of employment;

(c) exempt any classes of persons or any specified persons or any classes of employers or specified employers from the operation of all or any of the provisions of the order; and

(d)contain such incidental and supplementary provisions as are necessary or expedient for the purposes of the order.”.

 

* Notified in tile Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended to this date. For previous amendments see note  to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 308, and also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 309 and 357.

 

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

5940.—Price 3d. 25/13.8.1942.