War Precautions Regulations 1914 (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
PROVISIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in
and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal
Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following
Regulation under the
Dated this fourth day of May, 1915.
R. M. FERGUSON
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE,
Minister of State for Defence.
Amendment of War Precautions Regulations 1914 (Statutory Rules 1914, No. 154).
After Regulation 26 of the War Precautions Regulations 1914, the following Regulation is inserted:—
“26a. (1) Where the Minister has reason to believe that any natural-born British subject, one at least of whose parents was or is a subject of a State which is at war with the King, is disaffected or disloyal, he may, by warrant under his hand, order him to be detained in military custody in such place as he thinks fit during the continuance of the present state of war:
“Provided that, if any person so detained satisfies a Justice of the High Court that he is not disaffected or disloyal, the Justice may order him to be released, and he shall be released accordingly.
“(2) The Minister may telegraph a copy of any such warrant to the competent Naval or Military authority, and action may be taken on such telegraphed copy as if it were the original.”
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