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

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 174.

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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 twenty fourth day of July, 1941.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of National Security (General) Regulations.

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the definition of “essential services” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“essential services” means services in connexion with—

(a) transport by sea, air, railway or tramway;

(b) the supply of electricity, gas or water;

(c) telegraphs or telephones;

(d) canal, dock, harbour, pier or lighthouse undertakings;

(e) irrigation works;

(f) sewerage or sewage disposal undertakings, and undertakings for the collection and disposal of refuse;

(g) mining, industrial or other undertakings engaged in the production of war materials or supplies;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1941.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 103, 174, 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; and 1941, Nos. 2, 8, 9, 40, 69, 112, 116 and 125.

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(h) ship building and ship repairs;

(i) any other undertaking which is declared by the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, to be essential for the prosecution of the war or essential to the life of the community;”;

(b) by inserting in the definition of “public utility undertaking”, after the word “on” (last occurring), the words “by or on behalf of the Commonwealth or a State or”; and

(c) by inserting, after the definition of “the war”, the following definition:—

“vessel” means any ship, boat, or any other description of vessel used for any purpose on the sea or in navigation;”.

Entering and leaving Commonwealth.

2. Regulation 23 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by inserting in paragraph (c), before the word “proceed”, the words “disembark in Australia from any vessel or aircraft, or”.

Restriction on movements of suspected persons.

3. Regulation 25 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(3.) In any case where the Minister so approves, a person with respect to whom an order has been made under this regulation may submit an application in writing for leave to make objections against the order, and in such case the provisions of the next succeeding regulation and the rules made thereunder shall apply as if the order had been made under that regulation.

“(4.) In this regulation ‘the Minister’ means the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination or the Minister of State for the Army.”.

Restriction orders and detention orders.

4. Regulation 26 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in the proviso to sub-regulation (3a.), after the word “that”, the words “unless the Minister otherwise directs”; and

(b) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (3b.) the words “or of the direction of the Minister under that sub-regulation”.

 

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