War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
REGULATION UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 28ac—Addition.
I,SIR ARTHUR LYULPH STANLEY, Governor of
the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, acting as the Deputy of the
Governor-General in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting
with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following
Regulation under the
Dated this 14th day of November, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.
A. L. STANLEY,
Deputy of the Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
G. F. PEARCE,
Minister of State for Defence.
War Precautions Regulations 1915.
The following new Regulation is inserted after Regulation 28ab:—
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ac . (1) The Commandant of any Military District, or any person authorized by him, or the Deputy Chief Censor, or any person authorized by him,(
a )may enter, if need be by force, and search any premises in which he suspects there may be any copies of any publication containing injurious matter or any type or other plant which has been or is being used, or is in a condition adapted for use, in the printing or production of any such publication; and(
b )may seize any such type or other plant and any copies of any publication containing injurious matter.(2) Anything seized under the powers given by this Regulation may be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister directs.
(3) In this Regulation—
‘Injurious matter’ means any matter the publication of which is likely to be injurious to the public safety or welfare, or the publication of which would be contrary to any Regulation or to any Order given by or under the authority of the Deputy Chief Censor.”
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