National Security (War Damage to Property) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1947. No. 151.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946.*

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 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946.

Dated this twenty-second day of October, 1947.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. B. CHIFLEY

For and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.

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Amendments of the National Security (War Damage to Property) Regulations.  

Notice and payment of compensation.

1. Regulation 39 of the National Security (War Damage to Property) Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (5.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulation:—

“(5.) Where—

(a) compensation has been assessed and recorded in respect of any claim or portion of any claim;

(b) the amount of the compensation has been notified to the claimant in accordance with the provisions of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation or the whereabouts of the claimant or the person entitled are unknown and cannot be ascertained;

(c) three months have elapsed since the date on which the compensation became recoverable by action by virtue of the provisions of regulation 40 of these Regulations;

(d)no such action to recover the compensation has been commenced against the Commission; and

(e) the whole or any part of the compensation has not been paid to the claimant or any other person,

the Commission shall pay into an account within the Fund to be called the War Damage to Property—Claims in Suspense Account (in this regulation referred to as “the Claims in Suspense Account”) the compensation or part thereof remaining unpaid.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24 October, 1947.

 Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946. The Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title were Statutory Rules 1946, No. 176.

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