War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 216.

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REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–16.

War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916.— Regulation 10—Addition: Regulation 11—Amendment.

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 War Precautions Act 1914–16 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this sixth day of September, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916.

Addition and Amendment,

After paragraph 10 add the following new sub-paragraph:—

“(6) the fact that the rooms or any of the rooms in a house are let unfurnished shall not prevent the house from being deemed to be a lodginghouse for the purposes of this paragraph.”

Paragraph 11 which reads: —

Aliens exempt fromRegulations.

11. The following aliens shall be exempt from the provisions of these Regulations;—

(a) All Consuls representing any foreign country, and their staffs in so far as the staffs comprise persons who have been sent by the Government of the foreign country for employment upon the staff of the Consulate;

(b) All aliens exempted by the Minister by writing under his hand; and

(c) The master and crew of any public vessel of any Government,

is amended to read as follows:—

Aliens exempt from Regulations.

11. The following aliens shall be exempt from the provisions of these Regulations:—

(a) All Consuls representing any foreign country, and their staffs in so far as the staffs comprise persons who have been sent by the Government of the foreign country for employment upon the staff of the Consulate, and their wives;

(b) All aliens exempted by the Minister or Secretary or Acting Secretary of the Department of Defence; and

(c) The master and crew of any public vessel of any Government.

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