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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 210.

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.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

R. V. KEANE

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

 

Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

Regulation 53‡ of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

Exemption of certain goods from Customs duty.

“53.—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, duties of Customs shall not be chargeable (whether under the Customs Tariff 1933-1939 or under any other Act) on—

(a) any vessel specified in item 424 (b) in the Schedule to the Customs Tariff 1933-1939;

(b) goods sent or brought to Australia by—

(i) a member of the Defence Force serving outside Australia;

(ii) a person ordinarily resident in Australia who is serving with the Naval, Military or Air forces of the United Kingdom;

(iii) a person serving with any nursing service, voluntary aid detachment, red cross society, ambulance association or any similar body or association attached to any part of the Defence Force;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 1st September, 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, 182, 188 and 195.

‡ See Statutory Rules 1942, No. 431.

2274.—Price 3d.

(iv) a person who is a representative, attached to or accompanying any part of the Defence Force, of any organization which is providing philanthropic, welfare or medical services for members of any part of the Defence Force; or

(v) a member of any police force attached to or accompanying any part of the Defence Force;

(c) goods sent to a member serving in Australia of—

(i) the Naval Forces;

(ii) the Australian Imperial Force;

(iii) the Air Force; or

(iv) the Australian Army Nursing Service;

(d) goods sent to any member serving in Australia of—

(i) any Naval, Military or Air forces of the United Kingdom or of any other part of His Majesty’s dominions (other than the Commonwealth); or

(ii) any Naval, Military or Air forces of any foreign power allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged;

(e) goods sent to a person not ordinarily resident in Australia—

(i) who is serving in Australia with any nursing service, voluntary aid detachment, red cross society, ambulance association or any similar body or association attached to any of the Forces specified in the last preceding paragraph;

(ii) who is a representative, attached to or accompanying any of the Forces so specified, of any organization which is providing philanthropic, welfare or medical services for members of any of those Forces; or

(iii) who is a member of any police force attached to or accompanying any of the Forces so specified;

(f) goods imported by and being the property of the American Red Cross to be used in Australia for the welfare of the members of the Naval or Military forces of the United States of America or of war victims;

(g) goods imported by and being the property of—

(i) the Government of the United Kingdom or of any part of His Majesty’s dominions (other than the Commonwealth); or

(ii) the Government of any foreign power allied or associated with His Majesty in any war in which His Majesty is engaged,

for sale in Australia in canteens of the Naval, Military or Air forces of the United Kingdom, part of His Majesty’s dominions or foreign power, as the case may be; or

(h) goods sent to any child who is an overseas child within the meaning of the National Security (Overseas Children) Regulations by the parent or guardian of that child.

“(2.) The provisions of the last preceding sub-regulation shall, with respect to any person specified in paragraph (b), (c), (d) or (e) thereof, apply only to goods not for sale or exchange not exceeding in value Ten pounds sterling in any period of twelve months.”.

 

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