National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 498.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*

I, THE DEPUTY OF 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 fourteenth day of November, 1942.

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

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

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Amendments of the National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations  

1.After regulation 15 of the National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Restriction on compulsory acquisition of certain lands.

“15a. Where power is conferred upon any person by or under any law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth to acquire land compulsorily for any purpose, that person shall not, without the prior consent of the Attorney-General, exercise the power, in relation to the acquisition of land which is owned by a member of the Forces, for any purpose other than a purpose in connexion with the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war, or do or commence or continue to do any act, or commence or continue any proceeding, for the purpose of or with a view to any such acquisition or obtaining possession of the land in connexion with any such acquisition.”.

Continuation of protection afforded.

2. Regulation 17 of the National Security (War Service Moratorium) Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the word “two” and inserting in its stead the word “three”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on  , 1942.

  Statutory Rules 1942, No. 61, as amended by Statutory Rules 1941, Nos. 85, 134 and 263; and 1942, Nos. 73, 208, 319 and 437.

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

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