STATUTORY RULES.
1940.
No. 166.
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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
seventeenth day of August, 1940.
(SGD.
GOWRIE)
Governor-General.
By His
Excellency’s Command,
for Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.
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National Security (Post Office
Volunteer Corps) Regulations.
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be
cited as the National Security (Post Office Volunteer Corps) Regulations.
Definitions.
2. In these Regulations, unless the
contrary intention appears—
“employee” means any male person permanently or
temporarily employed in the Postmaster-General’s Department;
“member” means any person who is enrolled in the
Corps;
“prescribed” means prescribed by these Regulations or
by orders made thereunder;
“the Corps” means the Post Office Volunteer Corps;
“the Minister” means the Minister of State for the
Commonwealth charged with the administration of the Post and Telegraph Act 1901-1934.
Formation of
Corps.
3. The Minister may form and organize
an armed volunteer force, to be called the Post Office Volunteer Corps, the
purpose of which shall be to safeguard the services and property which is
wholly or in part under the control of, or operated by, the Postmaster-General’s
Department, and the members of which shall be employees of the said Department,
or other persons approved by the Minister, who are enrolled in the Corps.
The Minister may
issue orders.
4. The Minister may by order make
provision for or in relation to the establishment, maintenance and operation of
the Corps.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on ,
1940.
4981.—6/13.8.1940—Price
3d.
Enrolment in
Corps.
5. Each person who desires to apply
for enrolment in the Corps shall complete and sign a form of application in
accordance with the form in the Schedule to these Regulations, and any such
person whose application is accepted in writing as prescribed shall become a
member of the Post Office Volunteer Corps.
Indemnification
of members.
6. The Minister may indemnify any
employee in respect of any loss sustained, or damage incurred, by the employee
in the course of his duty as a member of the Corps.
Injuries to
members.
7. Compensation may be paid to a
member in respect of any personal injury to, or accident sustained by, him
arising out of and in the course of his duty as a member of the Corps in like
manner as compensation is payable in respect of any injury or accident arising
out of and in the course of his normal employment.
Obligations of
members.
8. Any obligations imposed on a
member shall have effect only with regard to his service in the capacity of a
member and shall leave unaffected his rights and liabilities under the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922-1939 or any other law governing his
employment.
Powers of
members.
9.—(1.) A member shall have the power
to restrain or prevent any person from wilfully and unlawfully destroying or
damaging or from forcibly entering, or from trespassing upon, land, buildings
and plant, which are wholly or in part under the control of or operated by the
Postmaster-General’s Department, and may use such force as is necessary to
prevent any such act.
(2.) A
member may detain a person committing any such act until the services of a
constable or other constituted authorities are obtained.
Suspension or
termination of services.
10. The Minister may at any time
suspend or terminate the services of any member of the Corps and may revoke any
such suspension.
Resignations.
11.—(1.) A member shall continue in
the Corps until he has been discharged or his resignation has been accepted.
(2.) Any
resignation shall take effect not later than four weeks from the date on which
it is received by the Minister.
THE SCHEDULE.
Regulation 5.
Commonwealth of Australia.
National Security (Post Office Volunteer Corps)
Regulations.
APPLICATION FOR ENROLMENT.
I, ,
hereby apply for enrolment as a member of the Post Office Volunteer Corps and
agree, if accepted, to conform in every respect to the following obligations:—
(1) To recognize and be loyal to
constituted authority;
(2) To carry out all duties allotted
to me to the best of my ability;
(3) To undergo such training as may be prescribed; and
(4) To report immediately as and when called upon.
Date Signature
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Name in full (Surname) (Christian
names)
Official designation Private
address
Official address Private
telephone number
Official telephone
number
By
Authority: L.F. Johnston,
Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.