National Security (Women's' Employment) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1942. No. 410

 

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 twenty-fourth day of September, 1942.

(Sgd.) GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) H. V. EVATT

For and on behalf of the Minister of

State for Defence.

 

NATIONAL SECURITY (WOMEN’S EMPLOYMENT) REGULATIONS:

Short Title

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Women’s Employment) Regulations.

Definition.

2. In these Regulations, “the Bill” means the Bill intituled A Bill for an Act to encourage and regulate the Employment of Women for the purpose of aiding the prosecution of the present war, notice in relation to the introduction of which Bill into the House of Representatives was given by the Prime Minister on the twenty-fourth day of September, 1942.

Continuance of Regulations.

3. These Regulations shall continue in force until -

(a) the Senate rejects or fails to pass the Bill, or passes it with amendments to which the House of Representatives will not agree; or

(b) the expiration of a period of one month from the date of the making of these Regulations,

whichever first happens.

Validation of decisions etc.

4.