War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 204.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 28aa— 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 Regulation under the War Precautions Act 1914–1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirtieth day of August, 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.

Amendment.

Regulation 28aa (Statutory Rules 1916, No. 187) which reads as follows:—

Submission before printing of matter referring to recruiting.

28aa. (1) No person shall without lawful authority print (otherwise than for submission to the censorship in compliance with this Regulation) publish, sell, or distribute any printed matter which refers in any way to the methods of recruiting or raising troops for service in any of His Majesty's Forces unless such matter has first been submitted to and approved by an officer of the Censorship Staff, and any person who acts in contravention of this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

(2) This Regulation shall not apply to any matter published in any newspaper registered under the Postand Telegraph Act 1901–1913,

is amended by omitting the words “which refers in any way tothe methods of recruiting or raising troops for service in any of His Majesty’s Forces” in sub-paragraph (1), and substituting the words “which relates or refers to the present war or to any subject connected therewith or arising therefrom.”

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