War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 237.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 45a—Addition.

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 Precautions Act 1914–1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh 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 Regulations 1915.

Addition.

After Regulation 45, insert the following now Regulation: —

Untrue statements in applications for allowances &c.

45a. (1) In this Regulation “application”means any application or request to the Minister or to any officer of or person employed by or in the Department of Defence or the Department of the Navy or to any person acting for or on behalf of either Department for the grant payment or allotment of any money or allowance.

(2) Every such grant payment or allotment is made in reliance upon the truth of the statements made in or in connexion with or in support of the application and every person who makes such a statement undertakes full responsibility for the truth of the matters stated by him.

(3) Any person who either by word of mouth or in writing makes an untrue statement in or in connexion with or in support of an application shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

(4) Any person convicted under this regulation may in addition to the penalty imposed for the offence be ordered to repay to the prosecutor for the use of the Commonwealth any money or allowance paid pursuant to the application.

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