Trial of War Criminals Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1946. No. 56.

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REGULATION UNDER THE WAR CRIMES ACT 1945.*

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 War Crimes Act 1945.

Dated this twentieth day of March, 1946.

HENRY

Governor-General.

By His Royal Highness’s Command,

F. M. FORDE

Minister of State for the Army.

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Amendment of the Regulations for the Trial of War Criminals. 

After regulation 11 of the Regulations for the Trial of War Criminals the following regulation is inserted:—

Certificate as to residence.

“11a. If any proceedings of a military court, a document purporting to be a certificate under the hand of the prosecutor or prosecuting officer that a person referred to in the charge was at some time resident in Australia shall be prima facie evidence of the matter so certified without proof of the handwriting of the prosecutor or prosecuting officer.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 21st March, 1949.

  Statutory Rules 1945, No. 164, as amended by Statutory Rules 1946, No. 30.

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

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