War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 327.

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulations 58a and 59a—Amendments.

I, THE

 GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations, under the War Precautions Act 1914-1516, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 19th day of December, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. J. RUSSELL,

for Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Amendments.

Regulations 58a of the War Precautions Regulations 1915, which reads:—

Offences by corporate bodies.

“58a. Every provision of these Regulations relating to offences punishable on indictment or summary conviction shall unless the contrary intention appears be deemed to apply to bodies corporate as well as to individuals and every director and officer of a body corporate which is guilty of an offence shall be guilty of the like offence unless he proves that the act constituting the offence took place without his knowledge or consent.”

is amended by omitting the words “these Regulations” and inserting in their place the words “any regulation or order made under the Act”.

Regulations 59a, which reads:—

Burden of proof of lawful authority or excuse on accused.

“59a. Where under these Regulations any act if done without lawful authority or without lawful authority or excuse or without permission is an offence against these Regulations, the burden of proving that the act was done with lawful authority or with lawful authority or excuse or with permission shall rest on the person accused.”

is amended by omitting the words “these Regulations” (first occurring) and inserting in their place the words “any regulation or order made under the Act” and by omitting the words “these Regulations” (second occurring) and inserting in their place the words “the Act”.

 

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