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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 296.

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this thirtieth day of June, 1942.

WAKEHURST

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN CURTIN

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

Regulation 40a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (1.) the word “or” (second occurring);

(b) by omitting paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-paragraphs:—

“(c) without lawful authority (proof whereof shall lie upon him) enter any premises; or

(d)damage any property, assault any person, or be found with any offensive weapon or housebreaking instrument, with intent to commit any offence punishable by imprisonment.”;

(c) by inserting, after sub-regulation (1.), the following sub-regulations:—

“(1a.) Any person who, without lawful authority, receives or has in his possession any article referred to in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, knowing the same to have been stolen, shall be guilty of an offence.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 30th June, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended to this date. For previous amendments, see note   to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 238, and also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 259 and 266.

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“(1b.) In any prosecution for an offence arising out of this regulation, the averment of the prosecution that the article was stolen, received or had in possession in contravention of this regulation shall be prima facie evidence of the matter or matters averred.”; and

(d) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (3.) the words “or of any approved civil defence organization, as defined in the National Security (Civil Defence Volunteers’ Compensation) Regulations.”.

 

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