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

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 173.

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REGULATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943.*

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 1939-1943.

Dated this fourteenth day of November, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

JOHN A. BEASLEY

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

The National Security (Supplementary) Regulations are amended byadding at the end thereof the following regulation:—

Custody of documents, &c, belonging to certain Powers.

“139.—(1.) Pending the disposition of the property in accordance with any terms of the establishment of peace with any Power which has surrendered to the Allied Powers, all rights toany property in Australia (including books, papers and documents) belonging to, and under the control of any person on behalf of, that Power shall, by force of this regulation, vest in the Commonwealth.

“(2.) Any person who has in his custody or possession or under his control any such property which is so vested shall forthwith cause it to be transferred to the custody or possession of the Minister of State for External Affairs.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15th November, 1945.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126; as amended in date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1944. No. 157, and see also Statutory Rules 1944, Nos. 162 and 188: and 1945, Nos. 18, 37, 47, 51, 58, 66, 67, 70, 102, 106, 100, 121, 123, 131, 134, 136, 145, 147 and 165.

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

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