National Security (Superphosphate Industry) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 205.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 sixteenth day of August, 1943.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Superphosphate Industry) Regulations.

Meetings of the Committee.

1. Regulation 7 of the National Security (Superphosphate Industry) Regulations is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (6.) the following sub-regulation:—

“(6a.) A member of the Committee shall not be entitled to vote on any question relating to any matter if, in the opinion of the person presiding at the meeting, that member, or any company manufacturing superphosphate in which that member is a shareholder, or of which that member is an employee, is directly interested in that matter.”.

2. After regulation 7 of the National Security (Superphosphate Industry) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Persons may be invited to attend Committee meetings.

“7a.—(1.) The Committee may invite any person to attend any meeting of the Committee to assist or advise the Committee in connexion with any matter arising at the meeting.

“(2.) A person attending a meeting of the Committee in pursuance of such an invitation shall not communicate or divulge any information relating to any matter which comes to his knowledge at the meeting.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1943, No. 1, as amended by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 85.

 

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

3793.—Price 3d. 27/22.6.1943.