National Security (Inquiries) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 114.

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 twenty eighth day of May, 1941.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of the National Security (Inquiries) Regulations.

Appointment of Boards of Inquiry and Commissioners.

Regulation 3 of the National Security (Inquiries) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(1a.) Without affecting the generality of the last preceding sub-regulation, a Board of Inquiry or any person may be appointed with power, in any case referred to the Board or person by a Minister or a person thereto authorized by a Minister—

(a) to inquire into, and report to a Minister on, the cost to the supplier of goods supplied, or required or agreed to be supplied, to any Department for any purpose in relation to the public safety or defence of the Commonwealth and the Territories of the Commonwealth; and

(b) in relation to any inquiry in pursuance of the last preceding paragraph, to inquire into, and report to a Minister on the cost to any other person engaged in the production or manufacture of goods of the like nature.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1941.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 35, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, No. 74.

 

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

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