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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 104.

 

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 twenty-eighth day of April, 1943.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

H. V. EVATT

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:—

Unlawful drilling.

“97.—(1.) A person shall not, otherwise than as a member of any of the armed forces of His Majesty or of any Allied or other foreign force serving in association with His Majesty’s armed forces or in accordance with his powers or functions as a member of an approved organization—

(a) train or drill, or be present at any meeting or assembly of persons for the purpose of there training or drilling, any other person to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements or evolutions; or

(b) participate in any such training or drilling.

“(2.) Where it appears to an authorized officer that any person is, in contravention of this regulation, training or drilling, or present at any meeting or assembly for the purpose of there training or drilling, any other person to the use of arms or the practice of military exercises, movements or evolutions, or participating in any such training or drilling, the authorized officer may order such first-mentioned person to depart to his home or to go about his lawful business.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 28th April, 1943.

Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see footnote “ ” to Statutory Rules 1943, No. 48 and also Statutory Rules 1943, Nos. 63, 78, 86, 87, 88 and 103.

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“(3.) Any person who is so ordered shall comply with the order within a reasonable time.

“(4.) The authorized officer may take such steps and use such force as are reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any such order.

“(5.) In this regulation—

‘approved organization’ means any body or association of persons approved by the Attorney-General to be an approved organization for the purposes of this regulation; and

‘authorized officer’ means any member of the Police Force of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth, not below the rank of sergeant, any Peace Officer appointed under the Peace Officers Act 1925 or any officer of the Security Service.”.

 

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