National Security (War Contributions) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1943. No. 159.

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 eighth day of June, 1943.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. P. LAZZARINI

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

 

Amendment of the National Security(War Contributions) Regulations. 

Banks to supply information as to certain accounts.

Regulation 21 of the National Security (War Contributions) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting the ward “Whenever” and inserting in its stead the words “—(1.) Subject to the next succeeding sub-regulation, whenever”; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Where the Commission is satisfied that adequate measures are being taken by a bank to prevent the opening of accounts in respect of war funds—

(a) which have been established without approval under regulation 7 of these Regulations; or

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 10th June, 1943.

  Statutory Rules 1941, No. 92, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941 Nos. 227 and 269; and 1942, No. 485.

2920.—Price 3d.

 

(b) by persons who are not lawfully authorized to open the accounts,

the Commission may give notice in writing to the bank that it shall not be necessary for the bank to notify the fact that an account has been opened with the bank under a name indicating that the account is in respect of a war fund and, so long as the notice continues in force, it shall not be necessary for the bank to notify that fact accordingly.”.

 

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, CommonwealthGovernment Printer, Canberra.