War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORT RULES.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 25—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
Dated this twenty-eighth day of July, 1916.
R. M. FERGUSON,
Governor-General,
By His Excellency’s Command,
ALBERT GARDINER,
Assistant Minister of State for Defence,
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War Precautions Regulations 1915.
Regulation 25, which reads as follows:—
25. (1) No person shall without lawful authority transmit, otherwise than through the post, or convey to or from the Commonwealth, or receive or have in his possession for such transmission or conveyance, any letter, post-card, letter-card, written communication, or written message.
(2) No person shall send from the Commonwealth, whether by post or otherwise, any letter or other document containing any matter written in any medium which is not visible unless subjected to heat, or some other treatment.
(3) This Regulation is in addition to, and not in derogation of, any provisions contained in the enactments relating to the Post Office, and shall not prejudice any right to take proceedings under these enactments in respect of any transaction which is an offence against these enactments,
is amended
by inserting the following sub-paragraph after sub-paragraph (3)
(4) This Regulation shall not apply to letters or other documents carried on any inward-bound ship which relate only to goods carried on the ship and are addressed to the owners or consignees of the goods.
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