National Security (Marine War Risks Insurance) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 209.

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-sixth day of August, 1941.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

A. FADDEN

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Marine War Risks Insurance) Regulations. 

Definition.

Regulation 3 of the National Security (Marine War Risks Insurance) Regulations is amended by omitting the definition of “war risk” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘war risk’ means—

(a) the risks excluded from the Standard Form of English Marine Policy by the following clause:—

‘Warranted free from capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detainment, and the consequences thereof or of any attempt thereat; also from the consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, whether there be a declaration of war or not, civil war, revolution rebellion insurrection or civil strife arising therefrom, or piracy’;

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 26th August, 1941.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 47.

5331.—Price 3d.

 

(b) loss or damage caused by—

(i) hostilities, warlike operations, civil war, revolution, rebellion or insurrection, or by civil strife arising therefrom; or

(ii) mines, torpedoes, bombs or other engines of war;

(c) loss or damage caused by strikers, locked-out workmen or persons taking part in labour disturbances, riots or civil commotions;

(d) destruction or damage caused by persona acting maliciously;

(e) liabilities of shipowners in respect of ships for—

(i) loss of life or personal injury to masters, officers, crew and pilots, and hospital, medical and funeral expenses resulting therefrom;

(ii) repatriating masters, officers and crew;

(iii) loss or damage to the clothes or effects of of masters, officers and crew;

(iv) wages of masters, officers and crew during unemployment consequent on shipwreck;

and

(v) the cost of removal of wreck,

when the liability arises from—

(vi) capture, seizure, arrest, restraint or detainment, or from the consequences thereof or of any attempt thereat;

(vii) the consequences of hostilities or warlike operations, whether there be a declaration of war or not;

(viii) civil war, revolution, rebellion or insurrection, or from civil strife arising therefrom;

(ix) piracy, strikes, lock-outs, political or labour disturbances, riots, civil commotions or military or usurped power; or

(x) malicious damage, however caused; and

(f) expenses incurred by shipowners during the detention of ships in consequence of the existence of a state of war between His Majesty and any other power, or under the instructions or advice of any Commonwealth Department or Commonwealth Authority issued or given in expectation or in consequence of any such event,

and includes such other risks as the Treasurer, by order published in the Gazette, specifies.”.

 

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