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

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. 171.

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-first day of August, 1940.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ROBERT G. MENZIES

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of National Security (General) Regulations. 

Definitions.

1. Regulation 3 of the National Security (General) Regulations is amended by adding at the end of the definition of “the Act” the words “, as amended from time to time.”.

Restriction orders and internment orders.

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

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) all the words after the word “detained” (first occurring);

(b) by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) Where an order for the detention of any person has been made in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation, the person to whom the order relates shall be detained in accordance with the regulations providing for the custody of, and maintenance of discipline among, persons so detained, made in pursuance of section 13b of the Act, and for the time being in force, and all constables or Commonwealth Officers shall take such action as is necessary to give effect to the order.”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulations:—

“(8.) The provisions of this regulation relating to the making of objections against orders under this regulation shall not apply in relation to orders made against persons

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 22nd August, 1940.

  Statutory Rules, 1939, No. 87, as amended by Statutory Rules, 1939, Nos. 103, 174, and 177; and 1940, Nos. 8, 32, 34, 45, 67, 71, 91, 93, 113, 118, 119, 120, and 127.

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who have been sent to Australia for internment in Australia in accordance with arrangements entered into by the Government of the Commonwealth and the Government of the United Kingdom, or of any other part of His Majesty’s dominions.

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

 

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