National Security (Prisoners of War) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 152.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1946.*

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 1939-1946.

Dated this twenty-third day of October, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

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

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Amendments of the National Security (Prisoners of War) Regulations.

Definitions.

1.Regulation 2 of the National Security (Prisoners of War) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definition of “superior authority” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“ ‘superior authority means the Adjutant-General, the Commander of a Command, the Commandant of a Military District or the officer not below the rank of brigadier commanding an Army, Corps or Division of the Australian Military Forces;”.

Places at which prisoners of war may be detained.

2. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Prisoners of War) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (3.)the words “the Adjutant-General, the Commander of a Lines of Communication Area” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “a superior Authority”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th October, 1946.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 178, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 261 and 267; 1942, Nos. 315 and 526; 1948, Nos. 88, 182 and 277; 1944, No. 78; 1945, No. 162; and 1946, Nos. 11 and 69.

2833.—Price 3d.

Prisoners of War Information Bureau.

3. Regulation 40 of the National Security (Prisoners of War) Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from sub-regulations (3.), (4.) and (5.), the words “2nd Echelon, component of the appropriate Command orLines of Communication Area” (wherever occurring) and inserting in their stead the words “2nd Echelon component of the appropriate Military District”; and

(b)by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the words “2nd Echelon Allied Land Forces Head-quarters” and inserting in their stead the words “2nd Echelon Army Headquarters”.

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