National Security (Supplementary) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 431.

 

REGULATION 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 seventh day of October, 1942.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

Regulation 53‡ of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Exemption of certain goods from customs duty.

“53.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, duties of Customs shall not be chargeable (whether under the Customs Tariff 1933-1939 or under any other Act) on—

(a) any vessel specified in item 424 (b) in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1939;

(b) goods sent or brought to Australia by—

(i) a member of the Naval Forces serving outside Australian waters;

(ii) a member of the Australian Imperial Force serving outside Australia;

(iii) a member of the Air Force serving outside Australia;

(iv) a member of the Defence Force serving in the Territory of Papua or the Territory of New Guinea;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1942, No. 378.

  See Statutory Rules 1942, No. 188.

6464.—Price 3d. 25/25.9.1942.

 

(v) a person ordinarily resident in Australia serving with the Naval, Military or Air Forces of the United Kingdom;

(vi) a person serving with any nursing service, voluntary aid detachment, red cross society, ambulance association or any similar body or association attached to any of the Forces specified in sub-paragraph (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of this paragraph;

(vii) a person who is a representative, attached to or accompanying any of the Forces so specified, of any organization which is providing philanthropic, welfare or medical services for members of such a Force; or

(viii) by a member of any police force attached to or accompanying any of the Forces so specified;

(c) any gift sent to a member serving in Australia of—

(i) the Naval Forces;

(ii) the Australian Imperial Force;

(iii) the Air Force;

(iv) the Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service;

(v) the Australian Army Nursing Service; or

(vi) the Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service;

(d) any gift sent to any member serving in Australia of—

(i) any naval, military or air forces of the United Kingdom or of any other part of His Majesty’s dominions (other than the Commonwealth); or

(ii) any naval, military or air forces of any foreign power allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged;

(e) goods the property of the American Red Cross to be used in Australia for the welfare of the members of the naval or military forces of the United States of America or of war victims;

(f) goods the property of the Government of the United States of America for sale in canteens of the naval or military forces of the United States of America in Australia; or

(g)gifts sent to any child who is an overseas child within the meaning of the National Security (Overseas Children) Regulations by the parent or guardian of that child.

“(2.) The provisions of the last preceding sub-regulation shall, with respect to any person specified in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) thereof, apply only to goods not exceeding in value Ten pounds sterling in any period of twelve months.”.

 

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