National Security (Information) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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 fourteenth day of March 1942.
(SGD) GOWRIE.
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command.
for and behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.
AMENDMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY (INFORMATION) REGULATIONS. ø
1. Regulation 2 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended
(a) by omitting the definition of “the Director-General and
(b) by inserting after the definition of “the Minister” the following definition:-
“the Secretary means the Secretary, Department of Information.”
2. Regulation 3 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (b) and (c).
3. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is repealed.
4. Regulation 5 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:-
“5 Subject to any direction of the Minister, the Secretary shall be responsible for the direction and control of the publication of information with respect to the war and the war activities of the Commonwealth, and shall have, and may exercise and perform such powers and functions as are vested in him by these Regulations, and such other functions as the Minister directs.”
5. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:-
“1. Subject to any direction of the Minister, the Secretary or a person authorized in writing by the
Secretary to make requirements under this regulation, may, if he considers it necessary or expedient in the interest of the Defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war so to do, require the Australian Broadcasting Commission or any Broadcasting Station Licensee to broadcast, during a period on such day and between such times as are specified by the Secretary or the person so authorized (as the case may be), such matters as are so specified, and the Australian Broadcasting Commission or the Broadcasting Station Licensee, as the case may be, shall broadcast those matters accordingly.
Provided that the periods so specified shall, not, except in the event of a special emergency, exceed in the aggregate thirty minutes in any period of twelve hours”.
6. After regulations 6 of the National Security (Information) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:-
“6a. (1) If by reason of a special emergency the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination considers it necessary so to do in the interest of the defence of the Commonwealth, he may, by order, direct that, while the order remains in operation, no message or communications shall be broadcast from any wireless broadcasting station except such as are issued or approved by the Secretary or a person authorized by the Secretary to issue or approve such message or communications;
(2) The Secretary shall take such steps as are necessary to notify the Australian Broadcasting Commission and all Broadcasting Station Licensees (as defined in regulation 6 of these Regulations) of the making of any order under the last preceeding sub-regulation.
(3) A person shall not broadcast, or authorize or permit the broadcasting of any communication in contravention of an order made in pursuance of this regulation.”
7. Regulation 7 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting the word “Director-General” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Secretary”; and
(b) by omitting sub regulation (6)
8. Regulation 8 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended-
(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:-
(1) Subject to any direction of the Minister, the Secretary, or a person authorized in writing by the Secretary to make requirements under this regulation, may, if he considers it necessary or expedient in the interest of the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war so to do, require any cinematograph film exhibitor to exhibit, at the place at which he usually exhibits cinematograph films to the public, for such period not exceeding ten minutes in one programme, on such days and between such times (being days and times on and at which he usually so exhibits) as are specified by the secretary or the person so authorized such cinematograph films as are so specified, and the exhibitor shall exhibit such films accordingly.” and
(b) by omitting from Sub-regulation (2) the word “Director-General” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Secretary”.
9. Regulation 9 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended
(a) by omitting the words “any of the last three preceding regulations” and inserting in their stead the words “regulation 6, regulation 7 or regulation 8 of these Regulations”; and
(b) by omitting the word “Director-General” (wherever occurring) and inserting in the stead the word “Secretary.”
10. After regulation 9 of the National Security (Information) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:-
9a. Any request, requirement or notification pursuant to these Regulations may be given orally (including by telephone) or in writing (including by telegram).”
11. Regulation 10 of the National Security (Information) Regulations is amended by omitting the word” “Director-General” (wherever occurring) and inserting in its stead the word “Secretary”.
for and of behalf of Minister for Defence Co-ordination.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1942.
ø Statutory Rules 1940, No. 137, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, No. 188.
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