War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 285.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 17e—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 War Precautions Act 1914-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this 31st day of October, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Amendment.

Regulation 17e (Statutory Rule No. 123 of 1917) of the War Precautions Regulations 1915. which reads as follows:—

Power to return certain persons to New Zealand.

“17e. (1) Any person who has entered the Commonwealth from the Dominion of New Zealand and who prior to his departure from that Dominion entered into an undertaking with the Government of that Dominion, or with some officer or person acting under the authority of that Government, that he would return within a specified time to that Dominion shall if so required in writing by a competent naval or military authority and within such time as he may prescribe leave the Commonwealth on board a vessel bound for New Zealand.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with an order of a competent naval or military authority given under this Regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

(3) Any person who fails to comply with an order of a competent naval or military authority given under this Regulation may be arrested and placed on board a vessel bound for New Zealand; and, until he can, in the opinion of the competent naval or military authority, be conveniently conveyed to and placed on board a vessel about to leave the Commonwealth for New Zealand, and whilst being conveyed to the vessel, and whilst on board the vessel, until the

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vessel finally leaves the Commonwealth, he may be detained in such manner as the competent naval or military authority directs and, whilst so detained, he shall be deemed to be in legal custody.

is amended by inserting after sub-regulation (1) the following new sub-regulation:—

“(1a) Any person who has entered the Commonwealth from the Dominion of New Zealand, who is liable for military service in that Dominion and who has left that Dominion without permission given by or under the authority of the Government of that Dominion shall, if so required in writing by a competent naval or military authority and within such time as he may prescribe, leave the Commonwealth on board a vessel bound for New Zealand.”

 

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