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

STATUTORY RULES.

1941. No. 227.

REGULATIONS 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 Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

Dated this seventeenth day of September, 1941.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

 

Amendments of the National Security (War Contributions) Regulations.

After regulation 23 of the National Security (War Contributions) Regulations the following regulations are added:—

Regulations not to apply in certain cases.

“24.—(1.) Where the Treasurer is satisfied that adequate provision is made by the law of any State for the control of war funds established in that State, he may, by order published in the Gazette, direct that these Regulations shall not apply to any war fund established, or to be established, and to subscriptions or contributions to be invited and to money to be raised for the purposes of the fund, in that State, and thereupon these Regulations shall not, subject to this regulation, apply accordingly.

“(2.) Any moneys comprised in any such war fund which have been raised for the purpose of being made available to the Commonwealth shall not, except such part thereof as is required for proper disbursements in connexion with the fund, be paid otherwise than to the Commonwealth.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1941.

 Statutory Rules 1941, No. 92.

5503.—18/9.9.1941.—Price 3d.

Establishment of funds to raise moneys for other Governments prohibited.

“25.—(1.) A person shall not—

(a) establish any fund for the purposes of raising moneys to be made available to the Government of some part of the King’s dominions other than the Commonwealth for use in connexion with any war in which His Majesty is engaged;

(b) invite subscriptions or contributions, whether in money or in kind, to any such fund; or

(c) raise money by any means whatsoever for any such fund.

“(2.) Where, prior to the date of commencement of this regulation, any such fund has been established, the person having the control of the fund shall, within one month after that date, notify that fact—

(a) where the fund is established in one State only—to the State Repatriation Board for that State; or

(b) where the fund is established in one Territory only—to the Patriotic Funds Board in that Territory; and

(c) in any other case—to the Commission,

and shall furnish to the Commission or Board, as the case requires, particulars of any approval granted by any authority for the establishment of the fund.

“(3.) The provisions of these Regulations shall, mutatis mutandis, be applicable to any such fund in like manner as if the fund were a war fund and had been established with the approval of the Commission or a Board.

“(4.) The trustees of any such fund are, by force of this regulation, authorized to pay to the Commonwealth the moneys comprised in the fund and raised for the purposes specified in sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation.

“(5.) The Commission or Board may direct that the affairs of any fund to which this regulation applies shall be wound up, and thereupon the Commission or Board, as the case requires, may give such directions to the trustees and other persons holding office or exercising control of moneys in connexion with the fund and take such other action as appears to it to be desirable for that purpose, or for ensuring that any moneys in the fund, after all proper disbursements have been made, are paid to the Commonwealth.

“(6.) Any moneys paid to the Commonwealth in pursuance of this regulation shall be dealt with in such manner as the Treasurer thinks fit.”.

 

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