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

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 48.

 

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 third day of March, 1943.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

 

H. V. EVATT

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

 

Amendments of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations.

Administration of affairs of persons missing as result of war operations, &c.

Regulation 80 of the National Security (Supplementary) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (a) of sub-regulation (1.), after the word “Australia”, the words “or in any territory in the occupation of the enemy”;

(b) by inserting in sub-regulation (2.), after the word “State” (first and second occurring), the words “or Territory of the Commonwealth”;

(c) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “State” (third occurring), the words “or Territory”;

(d) by omitting from that sub-regulation the words “(except to the extent that any other person has authority to manage or deal with any part of that property)”;

(e) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “shall” (second occurring) the words without prejudice to the powers of any other person,”;

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 3rd March, 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1940, No, 126 as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 151, 169, 213, 228, 233, 234, 245 and 257: 1941, Nos. 75, 88, 100, 140, 197, 200, 222, 249, 296, 297, 303, 314, 318, 320 and 323; 1942, Nos. 16, 20, 21, 36, 40, 50, 57, 62, 63, 72, 78, 90, 111, 125, 132, 147, 150, 153, 154, 157, 161, 172, 175, 185, 188, 189, 197, 201, 213, 215, 219, 230, 233, 239, 242, 246, 265, 269, 271, 278, 280, 282, 295, 353, 361, 370, 376, 378, 391, 392, 394, 396, 404, 407, 408, 411, 420, 422, 429, 431, 436, 438, 443, 449, 468, 469, 474, 484, 493, 495, 500, 501, 515, 517, 524 and 536; and 1943, Nos. 2, 7, 13, 28, 30, 35, 37 and 45.

‡ Inserted by Statutory Rules 1942, No, 468.

 

(f) by inserting in that sub-regulation, after the word “State” (fourth occurring), the words “or of the Commonwealth, as the case requires”; and

(g) by omitting from sub-regulation (5.) the definition of “public trust officer” and inserting in its stead the following definition:—

“‘public trust officer’ means—

(a) in relation to each of the States of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania—the Public Trustee for the time being holding office under the law of the State;

(b) in relation to the State of Queensland—the Public Curator for the time being holding office under the law of the State; and

(c) in relation to any Territory of the Commonwealth—such officer of the Commonwealth or of the Administration of the Territory as the Attorney-General or an authorized person specifies, by notice published in the Gazette, to be the public trust officer for that Territory.”.

 

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