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

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 197.

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 fifteenth day of August, 1941.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEORGE McLEAY

for Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

After regulation 14 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations the following regulation is added:—

Chairman of Repatriation Commission may accept appointment as Commonwealth Coal Commissioner.

“15.—(1.) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1940 the person holding, at the commencement of this regulation, the office of Chairman of the Repatriation Commission under that Act may accept and hold the office of Commonwealth Coal Commissioner under the National Security (Coal Control) Regulations, and shall not, by reason of his engaging in paid employment in the lastmentioned office, be deemed to have vacated his office as member and Chairman of the Repatriation Commission.

“(2.) In the event of the granting to the person holding, at the commencement of this regulation, the office of Chairman of the Repatriation Commission, of leave of absence for any period during which he is holding the office of Commonwealth Coal Commissioner, the Governor-General may appoint a person to act as a Commissioner under the Australian Soldiers’ Repatriation Act 1920-1940 during that leave of absence, and the person so acting shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of a Commissioner under that Act.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 15th August, 1941.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 151, 169, 213, 228, 233, 234, 245 and 257; and 1941, Nos. 75, 88, 100 and 140.

 

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

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