War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
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 sixth day of March, 1918.
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—Regulation 17ea.
The following regulation is inserted after regulation 17ea (Statutory Rule No, 123 of 1917):—
17ea.—(1) In this regulation—
“Reservist” means a subject of the King of Italy, who, if he were within Italian territory, would be liable to render service in connexion with the war.
(2) Any reservist—
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a ) who by public notice or by notice addressed to him personally by a Consul or other representative of the King of Italy, has been called on to return to Italian territory, or to submit himself for medical examination or to do any other act preliminary to his return to that territory for the purpose of rendering service in connexion with the war; and(
b ) who fails to comply with the requirement of such notice
shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.
(3) Any person, who advises or endeavours to persuade a reservist not to comply with any such notice shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.
(4) In any proceedings for an offence under this regulation any document which purports to be signed by a Consul or other representative of the King of Italy, and which contains a statement that a person is a reservist, shall be admissible in evidence and shall be
prim â facie evidence that he is a reservist.
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