Treaty of Peace Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1921. No. 180.

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REGULATION UNDER THE TREATY OF PEACE (GERMANY) ACT 1919‑1920.

I, THE GOVERNOR‑GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919‑1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this fourteenth day of September, 1921.

FORSTER,

Governor‑General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

GEO. H. WISE,

For Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Treaty of Peace Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 25, as amended to this date.)

After regulation 21 of the Treaty of Peace Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Evidence of nationality of person dying on or after date of commencement of Treaty.

“21a. For the purpose of determining whether the estate or any part of the estate of a person who has died on or after the date on which the Treaty came into force is subject to a charge under regulation 20 of those Regulations, the Registrar of probates and administrations of the Supreme Court of a State or other officer authorized under the law of a State to issue probates or administrations may require any person applying for probate of the will of, or administration of the estate of, the deceased person to furnish the Registrar or other officer, as the case may be, with evidence, to the satisfaction of the Registrar or other officer, as to the nationality of the deceased person at the date on which the Treaty came into force.” (T. & C. 21/D. 11893.)

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