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

STATUTORY RULES

1942. No. 259

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 fifth day of June, 1942.

(Sgd.) GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(SGD.) JOHN A BEASLEY

for and on behalf of the Minister of

State for Defence.

 

Amendment of the National Security (General) Regulations.

Power to obtain information.

Regulation 71 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:–

“(1aa.) In any prosecution for a contravention of the last preceding sub-regulation in respect of the failure of the defendant to furnish information or to produce an article in accordance with a requirement by the Minister or other person, the averment of the prosecution contained in the information or complaint that, at the time of making the requirement, the Minister or the person who made the requirement considered it necessary or expedient in the interests of public safety, the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war to obtain the information or examine the article shall be prima facie evidence of the matter averred.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 5th June, 1942.

  Statutory Rules, 1939, No. 87, as amended to date. For previous amendments, see note   to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 238.

 

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

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