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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 266.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 seventeenth day of June, 1942.

WINSTON DUGAN

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN CURTIN

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

1. After Regulation 7b of the National Security (General) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“Persons not to be in fishing vessels or small craft without a permit.

7c.— (1.) Subject to sub-regulation (5.) of this regulation, a person shall not enter or be in any fishing vessel or other small craft in Australian waters except under the authority of a permit issued in pursuance of this regulation.

(2.) A permit under this regulation may be issued by—

(a) the Assistant Secretary, Department of Commerce (Marine);

(b) the Deputy Director of Lighthouses and Navigation in any State; or

(c) any Commonwealth officer, officer of Police or constable thereto authorized in writing by one of those officers.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 18th June, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1939. No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 103, 174 and 177; 1940, Nos. 8, 32, 34, 45, 67, 71, 90, 91, 93, 113, 118, 119, 120, 127, 171, 175, 187, 191, 243, 246, 261, 262, 263, 264 and 270; 1941, Nos. 2, 8, 9, 40, 69, 112, 116, 125, 171, 174, 179, 248, 266, 268, 274, 287, 291, 301 and 325; and 1942, Nos. 49, 56, 67, 97, 105, 124, 133, 141, 163, 238, and 259.

4530.—Price 3d.

 

(3.) The holder of a permit under this regulation—

(a) shall comply with all conditions contained in the permit; and

(b) if the permit is revoked, shall forthwith deliver or send it to the officer by whom it was revoked.

(4.) An officer authorized to issue permits shall, before refusing any application for a permit, or revoking any permit, afford to the applicant or the holder of the permit, as the case may be, an opportunity of stating his case in person.

(5.) This regulation shall not apply to—

(a) an authorized passenger on any vessel licensed to carry passengers or vehicles and plying between two or more fixed points of call on a regular advertised time-table;

(b) a seaman who holds a current permit issued under regulation 7a of these Regulations; or

(c) any person to whom the Aliens Restriction (Fishing Vessels and other Small Craft) Order applies.

(6.) In this regulation ‘fishing vessel or other small craft’ includes a trawler, drifter, ferry, yacht, launch, boat, lighter, dredge, barge, or craft of any description, in whatever way propelled, whether employed for profit or otherwise.”.

Commencement

2. The amendment made by the last preceding regulation shall take effect on and from the first day of July, 1942.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston,