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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 180.

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 sixteenth day of July, 1943.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

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Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

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

Telegrams to members of the Forces.

“108.—(1.) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 17 of the Telegraph Regulations, telegrams addressed to members of the Forces may be addressed in accordance with the manner notified by the Secretary, Department of the Navy, the Secretary, Department of the Army or the Secretary, Department of Air, as the case may be.

“(2.) Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 57 of the Telegraph Regulations, no charge shall be made for retransmission within the Commonwealth of a telegram addressed to a member of the Forces.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see footnote   Statutory Rules 1943, No. 48, and see also Statutory Rules 1943, Nos. 63, 78, 87, 88, 103, 104, 111, 112, 114 and 115.

 

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

2835.—Price 3d. 25/18.5.1943.