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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 357.

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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 fourteenth day of August, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (General) Regulations.

Restriction of movements of suspected persons.

1. Regulation 25 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (4.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(4.) In this regulation, ‘the Minister’ means the Minister of State for Defence or the Attorney-General”.

Restriction orders and detention orders.

2. Regulation 26 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (9.) and inserting instead the following sub-regulation:—

“(9.) In this regulation, ‘the Minister’ means the Minister of State for Defence or the Attorney-General”.

Looting and kindred offences.

3. Regulation 40a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the word “Volunteers’ ” and inserting in its stead the word “Workers’ ”.

 

* 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. 308 and see also Statutory Rules 1942, No. 309.

5755.—Price 3d. 25/4.8.1942.

Measures for safety of vessels in port.

4. Regulation 47a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in it stead the following sub-paragraph:—

“(ii) if, in the case of a vessel propelled by mechanical power which is under repair, the repairs are not such as to render the vessel incapable of movement under her own power while the repairs are being carried out, the vessel will be capable of being moved under her own power immediately if ordered to be so moved”; and

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) The master of a vessel propelled by mechanical power, in respect of which repairs are intended to be carried out of such a nature as to render the vessel incapable of movement under her own power during the period when the repairs are being carried out, shall, before commencing the repairs, notify the Naval Control Service Officer of the port that the vessel cannot be moved immediately under her own power, if ordered to be so moved by an authorized person, because of repairs being carried out, and, when the repairs have been completed, the master shall immediately notify the Naval Control Service Officer of the port that the vessel is again capable of being moved under her own power”.

Derelict articles.

5. Regulation 69 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the word “Volunteers’ “and inserting in its stead the word “Workers’ “.

Power to obtain information.

6. Regulation 71 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1a.) the words “the last preceding sub-regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation”.

 

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