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

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 172.

 

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 fourteenth day of April, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

JOHN A. BEASLEY

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

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

Postponement of local government elections.

“51. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law of the State, the Premier of any State, if satisfied that it is desirable so to do in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth or the more effectual prosecution of the war, may, by order published in the Government Gazette of the State, make provision for or in relation to the postponement for such period as is specified in the order of any election of any city, municipal, district or shire council or of any other local governing authority in the State.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 14th April, 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 151, 169, 213, 228, 233, 234, 245 and 257; 1941, Nos. 75, 88, 100, 140, 197, 200, 222, 249, 296, 297, 303, 314, 318, 820 and 323; and 1942, Nos. 16, 20, 21, 36, 40, 50, 57, 62, 63, 72, 78, 90, 111, 125, 132, 147, 150, 153, 154, 157 and 161.

 

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

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