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

STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 74.

REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1943.

Dated this third day of May, 1944.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. S. COLLINGS

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

Acquisition of land for purposes connected with defence.

1. Regulation 72‡ of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (b) of sub-regulation (3.), after the word and figures “Part II.”, the words “(other than section 18)”; and.

(b) by omitting paragraph (c) of that sub-regulation and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(c) section 18 shall be deemed to read as follows:—

‘18.—(1.) Forthwith after the making of the order directing that the land is acquired, the Minister shall cause a notification that the land has been so acquired, together with a plan or description of the land, to be served upon the owners of the land or such of them

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 3rd May, 1944.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1944, No. 2 and see also Statutory Rules 1944, Nos. 5, 43, 45, 58, 62 and 66.

‡ Substituted by Statutory Rules 1943, No. 221.

1874.—Price 3d.

 

as can with reasonable diligence be ascertained, either personally or by registered letter posted to their last known places of abode:

Provided that where different portions of the land were owned by different owners, the notification and plan or description served on any owner may relate only to the portion of the land which was owned by that owner.

‘(2.) If any owner cannot after diligent inquiry be found, the notification, together with the plan or description, shall be left with the occupier of the land, or if there is no occupier, shall be fixed upon some conspicuous part of the land.’.”.

2. After regulation 72 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Notification of purpose for which lands are acquired under Lands Acquisition Act.

“72a. Notwithstanding anything contained in section 15 of the Lands Acquisition Act 1906-1936, the public purpose for which any land has been acquired shall be deemed to be expressed sufficiently if the notification declares that the land has been acquired under that Act for the purposes of the Commonwealth.”.

 

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