National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 207.

 

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 sixth day of May, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN J. DEDMAN

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

 

Amendments of National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations.

1. Regulation 3b of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Delegation of powers.

“3b.—(1.) Where by these Regulations any power is conferred upon the Chairman of the Central Committee, acting upon the recommendation of that Committee, the power may be delegated—

(a) to any member of the Central Committee; or

(b) in relation to any State, to the Chairman or any member of the State Committee.

(2.) A delegation in pursuance of this regulation—

(a) shall be in writing signed by the Chairman of the Central Committee, acting upon the recommendation of that Committee;

(b) may require the delegated power to be exercised upon the recommendation of the Central Committee or a State Committee or in any other manner specified in the instrument of delegation;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 6th May, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1939, No. 178, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 53, 196 and 247; and 1942, Nos. 107, 152 and 173.

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(c) shall be revocable in writing by the Chairman of the Central Committee, acting upon the recommendation of that Committee; and

(d)shall not affect the exercise of any power or function by the Chairman of the Central Committee, acting upon the recommendation of that Committee.

(3.) A delegation in pursuance of this regulation in relation to the State of New South Wales may include the Australian Capital Territory and the Territory of Jervis Bay.”.

Emergency Civil Medical Practitioner Service.

2. Regulation 4b of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulations (10.) and (11.) of that regulation and inserting in their stead the following sub-regulations:—

“(10.) A member of the Emergency Civil Medical Practitioner Service—

(a) shall perform medical services for members of the civil population who are suffering injury, disease or incapacity as the result of war operations, or who, under military direction or approval, leave their homes in consequence of or in apprehension of attacks by the enemy; and

(b)may be required to perform medical services for other members of the civil community,

in accordance with such directions (including directions as to the periods during which and the places at which, the services shall be performed) as are from time to time issued by the Minister of State for Home Security, acting upon the recommendation of the Central Medical Co-ordination Committee, through the State Medical Co-ordination Committee of the State in which the member resides.

“(11.) A member of the Emergency Civil Medical Practitioner Service shall receive, in respect of each period during which he performs service in pursuance of sub-regulation (10.) of this regulation, pay and allowances in accordance with the scale of pay and allowances payable to medical officers in the Australian Army Medical Corps performing service of a similar character:

Provided that any medical practitioner may, if he so desires, serve in an honorary capacity in the Emergency Civil Medical Practitioner Service.

“(12.) Nothing in this regulation shall prevent any medical practitioner who is a member of the Emergency Civil Medical Practitioner Service from volunteering to serve in any force raised for service outside the Commonwealth.

“(13.) The Minister may, by order, make provision in relation to the charges to be made in respect of the services of members of the Emergency Civil Medical Practitioner Service and the circumstances in which, and the authorities or persons by whom, such charges may be waived. Amounts due in respect of such charges shall be deemed to be debts due to the King on behalf of the Commonwealth.”.

Hospitals and ambulances.

3. Regulation 4d of the National Security (Medical Co-ordination and Equipment) Regulations is amended by inserting in sub-regulation (4.), after the words “police force”, the words “, railway undertaking”.

 

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