National Security (Timber Control) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1944. No. 41.

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REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1943.

Dated this twenty-third day of February, 1944.

(SGD.) GOWRIE.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the National Security (Timber Control)

Regulations.  

Powers of Controller.

1. Regulation 6 of the National Security (Timber Control) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following paragraphs:—

“(e) authorizing any person (with or without animals, vehicles and machinery) to enter upon any land and to cut and to remove therefrom any timber;

(f) authorizing any person (with or without animals, vehicles, machinery and timber) to pass and re-pass over any land for the purpose of obtaining and conveying timber from other land in the vicinity.”.

2. After regulation 9 of the National Security (Timber Control) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Compensation for entering upon, or passing and repassing over, land.

“9a.—(1.) Any person who, by reason of anything done in pursuance of an authority under sub-paragraph (e) or (f) of regulation 6 of these Regulations, causes any loss or damage to any person shall pay just compensation to the person who suffers the loss or damage.

(2.) The amount of compensation shall be such amount as is determined by agreement or, in default of agreement, by action in any Court of competent jurisdiction.”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1944.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 142.

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

706.—Price 3d.   9/3.2.1944.