National Security (Prices) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No..

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946-1947.*

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 Defence (TransitionalProvisions)Act 1946-1947.

Dated this Fifteenth day of September, 1948.

W. J. McKell

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) BEN COURTICE

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.

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Amendments of the National Security (Prices) Regulations. 

1. After regulation 3a of the National Security (Prices) Regulations the following regulation is inserted :—

Prices to cease to be controlled after specified date.

“3b.—(1.) The Minister may, by declaration published in the Gazette,declare that, from and including a date specified in the declaration, prices for the sale of goods and rates for the supply of services shall, in a State or Territory of the Commonwealth specified in the declaration, cease to be controlled under these Regulations.

“(2.) Where such a declaration has been made in relation to, a State or Territory of the Commonwealth—

(a) all notices and orders in force under these Regulations immediately prior to the date specified in the declaration shall, from and including that date, cease to have effect under these Regulations in that State or Territory ;

(b) all the provisions of these Regulations authorizing the giving or making of notices or orders shall, from and including that date, cease to have effect in that State or Territory ; and

(c) regulations 25, 26, 26a, 27, 37, 38, 39 and 49 shall, from and including that date, cease to have effect in that State or Territory.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on September, 1948.

  Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1947, as amended by Statutory Rules 1947, Nos. 36, 88 and 150; and 1948, No. 44. The Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprise Statutory Rules 1940, No. 176, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 219 and 294; 1941, Nos. 54 and 251; 1942, No. 513; 1943, Nos. 220, 264 and 278; 1944, Nos. 25, 83, 94, 113, 152 and 192; 1945, Nos. 7, 24, 47, 52 and 113; and 1946, Nos. 12, 19, 71, 93, 148 and 198. These Regulations were also amended by the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946.

5116.—Price 3d. 100/13.9.1948.

Declaration of secrecy.

2. Regulation 11 of the National Security (Prices) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (4.) the word “ and ” ;

(b) by adding at the end of sub-regulation (4.) the following word and paragraph :—

“; and (d) the Commissioner, the Assistant Prices Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner or a person thereto, authorized by the Commissioner from communicating to the Tariff Board constituted under the Tariff Board Act 1921-1947 any information relating to a matter in respect of which an inquiry is being held by the Tariff Board.” ; and

(c) by inserting after sub-regulation (4.) the following sub-regulation :—

“(4a.) Where the Minister declares that he is satisfied that the law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth makes adequate provision for the preservation of the secrecy of information communicated to an authority or officer exercising powers and functions in relation to the control of prices and rates for goods and services in that State or Territory, nothing in this regulation shall be deemed to prohibit the Commissioner, the Assistant Prices Commissioner, a Deputy Commissioner or a person thereto authorized by the Commissioner from communicating information to such an authority or officer.”.

Power to prohibit sale of goods or supply of services before maximum price or rate fixed.

3. Regulation 24aof the National Security (Prices) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the words “ specified in the order,”;

(b) by omitting the words “ so specified,”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation :—

“(2.) Every order made, or purporting to have been made, under this regulation before the, date, of commencement of the Regulations by which this sub-regulation was added, and in force, or purporting to be in force, on that date, shall, from and, including that date, have the same force and effect as if it had been made under this regulation as amended by those Regulations.”.

Saving of State laws.

4. Regulation 48 of the National Security (Prices) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead :—

“48. Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the operation of any law of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth relating to the fixing of prices of goods or rates for services.”.

 

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