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

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 201.

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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this twentieth day of August, 1941.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. P. ABBOTT

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

 

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

Regulation 96 of the National Security (Prisoners of War) Regulations is repealed, and the following regulation is inserted in its stead:—

Rules of Procedure for military courts.

“96. The Minister may make rules, not inconsistent with these Regulations, prescribing all matters which by these Regulations, are required or permitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient to be prescribed in relation to the trial of prisoners of war by military courts, and, in particular, in relation to—

(a) the convening, constituting, adjournment, dissolution and sittings of military courts;

(b) the procedure and rules of evidence to be observed at any such trial; and

(c) the forms to be used in connexion with any such trial and the revision and confirmation of the findings and sentences of military courts.”

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th August, 1941.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 178.

 

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

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