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

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 187.

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 seventh day of August, 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of National Security (General) Regulations. 

Name of printer, &c., to appear on certain papers.

1. Regulation 17a of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (c) of sub-regulation (1.) the words “so printed”.

Power of search of person.

2. After regulation 79a of the National Security (General) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

“79b.—(1.) Where any person who is found committing a war offence, or who is suspected of having committed, or of being about to commit, such an offence, is arrested by any constable or Commonwealth officer acting in the course of his duty as such, or any person thereto authorized by a Minister, the constable, Commonwealth officer or person so authorized may search the person arrested and may seize any article, book, letter or other document which he has reasonable ground for believing to be evidence of the commission of the offence or the possession of which gives ground for such suspicion.

“(2.) No woman shall, in the pursuance of the power conferred by this regulation, be searched except by a woman.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules 1939, Nos. 103, 174 and 177; and 1940, Nos. 8, 32, 44, 45, 67, 71, 91, 93, 113, 118, 119, 120 and 127.

 

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

4918.—6/7.8.1940.—Price 3d.