War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
War Precautious Regulations 1915—Regulation 56c—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 tenth day of January, 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 1916.
War Precautions Regulation 56c, which reads:—
“56c. All persons detained in military custody under a warrant of the Minister issued under the authority of these Regulations shall be deemed to be subject to the Royal Warrant with respect to the maintenance of discipline among prisoners of war dated the third day of August, One thousand nine hundred and fourteen, and to any other Royal Warrant or Prerogative Order issued in addition to or in substitution therefor, and to all Regulations and Rules attached to or made under the authority of any such Warrant or Order, in the same manner and to the same extent as if they were prisoners of war”
is
cancelled and the followingsubstituted therefor:—
“56c. Every person detained in military custody under a warrant of the Minister issued under the authority of these Regulations and every naturalized British subject of enemy origin who has been interned on his own application on the ground of destitution who is guilty of any act or omission which shall be held prejudicial to the safety or well-being of His Majesty’s Dominions armed forces or subjects, or to the safe custody control or well-being of any prisoner of war or of any other person detained or interned as aforesaid shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.”
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