National Service (Committal to Custody) Regulations (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1957. No. 28.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SERVICE ACT 1951-1957.*

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 Service Act 1951-1957.

Dated this 14th day of June, 1957.

W. J. Slim

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Primary Industry for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Labour and National Service.

 

National Service (Committal to Custody) Regulations.

Citation.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Service (Committal to Custody) Regulations.

Repeal.

2. The National Service (Committal to Custody) Regulations (being Statutory Rules 1951, No. 162) are repealed.

Definition.

3. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the National Service Act 1951-1957.

Prescribed authorities.

4. For the purposes of section 51 of the Act, the Senior Administrative Officer of a Command, a commanding officer as defined by regulation 237 of the Australian Military Regulations and each member of the Permanent Military Forces of the rank of sergeant or of a rank higher than sergeant allotted for duty with a unit of the Citizen Military Forces is a prescribed authority in relation to a person called up under section 26 of the National Service Act 1951, or of that Act as amended, for service with the Citizen Military Forces.

Prescribed places.

5. For the purposes of section 51 of the Act—

(a) a detention barrack appointed under regulation 359 of the Australian Military Regulations;

(b) a military corrective establishment appointed under that regulation;

(c) a place of detention specified in sub-regulation (1.) of regulation 360 of the Australian Military Regulations; and

(d)the part of a place of detention determined in accordance with sub-regulation (2.) of that regulation,

is a prescribed place in relation to members of the Citizen Military Forces.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 27th June, 1957.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

2951/57.—Price 3d. 12/23.5.1957.