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

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No.213.

 

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 twenty fifth day of September, 1940.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(SGD.) ROBERT G MENZIES

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendment of National Security (Supplementary) Regulations. 

After regulation 4 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Suspension or cancellation of membership of clubs and associations.

“5.—(1.) Notwithstanding anything in the constitution or rules of any club or association, the committee of the club or association may—

(a) in the case of a club or association the members of which have not a proprietary interest in the property thereof—suspend or cancel; or

(b) in other cases—suspend,

the membership of any member who is or has been a subject of a country with which His Majesty is at war.

“(2.) Any such suspension shall continue for such period (not exceeding the period during which this regulation is in force) as the committee of the club or association determines.

“(3.) A person whose membership is suspended or cancelled under this regulation shall not be entitled to any relief in respect of the suspension or cancellation.”.

     

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 151 and 169.

 

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