National Security (Man Power) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 209.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 1939-1943.

Dated this sixteenth day of August, 1943.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

Amendments of the National Security (Man Power) Regulations.

Exemptions from service in the Defence Force.

1. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Man Power) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (8.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(8.) For the purposes of sub-regulation (5.) of this regulation, where a person who has been enlisted in the Defence Force—

(a) has not been required to report for attendance at a recruit reception depot or other depot for the reception of recruits;

(b) has been required so to report but the time at which he has been required to report has not arrived; or

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on May, 1943.

Statutory Rules 1942, No. 34, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 102, 113 and 345; and 1943, Nos. 23, 88 and 98.

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(c) is in possession of a current certificate of release from war service,

that person shall, notwithstanding his enlistment, be deemed not to be a person serving in the Defence Force.”; and

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (10.), after the word “who”, the words “is not a member of the Defence Force and”.

Regulation of engagement of employees.

2. Regulation 13 of the National Security (Man Power) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “an officer” and inserting in their stead the words “a person”.

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