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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 222.

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 first day of September, 1943.

(SGD.) GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

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

Police reports to be absolutely privileged in certain circumstances.

“112. Where a member of the police force of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth furnishes or has, before the commencement of this regulation, furnished a report, either orally or in writing, pursuant to a request made in the course of his duty—

(a) by a commissioned officer of the naval, military or air forces of His Majesty or of any allied or other foreign force serving in association with His Majesty’s armed forces; or

(b) by an officer of any department or authority of the Commonwealth or a State,

for information in relation to any matter connected with the public safety or the defence of the Commonwealth or the more effectual prosecution of the war, no action, suit or other proceeding shall be maintainable against that member in respect of that report”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see footnote   to Statutory Rules 1943, No. 169; and see also Statutory Rules 1943, Nos. 172, 173, 180 and 182.

 

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

4594.—Price 3d. 25/26.7.1943