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

STATUTORY RULES.

1945. No. 80.

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 thirtieth day of May, 1945.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

J. B. CHIFLEY

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

Australian notes of denomination exceeding Ten pounds not legal tender.

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

“135.—(1.) After the thirty-first day of August, 1945, Australian notes of a denomination exceeding Ten pounds shall not be a legal tender.

“(2.) Notwithstanding the last preceding sub-regulation, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia shall, at its principal office in the capital city of any State, give Australian notes of a denomination not exceeding Ten pounds in exchange for Australian notes, of a denomination exceeding Ten pounds, of the equivalent face value.

“(3.) In this regulation, ‘Australian note’ means a note issued in pursuance of the Australian Notes Act 1910–1914 or in pursuance of Part VII. of the Commonwealth Bank Act 1911–1943.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth, Gazette on 30th May, 1945.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1944, No. 157, and also Statutory Rules 1944, Nos. 162 and 188; and 1945, Nos. 18, 37, 51, 53, 66, 67 and 70.

 

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

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