War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULE.
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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 16a—Addition. Regulation 58a—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 Regulations
under the
Dated this 17th 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.
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War Precautions Regulations 1915.
The following new Regulation is inserted after Regulation 16:—
“16a.—(1) The Minister may by order prohibit the holding of meetings of any association, society, club, lodge, or similar body, the members of which consist mainly of persons who are of enemy origin, or whose father or father’s father was a subject of a Sovereign or State who, or which, is at war with His Majesty, or of any committee, executive, or other body connected with any such association or other body, and any such person who convenes or attends any such meeting after the date on which the order takes effect shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.
(2) Notice of the making of an order under this Regulation may be given by service of a copy on the president, secretary, or other proper officer of the association or other body, or by the posting of a copy of the order on the premises at which its meetings are usually held.”
Regulation 58a is amended by inserting the following words at the end of the Regulation:—
“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.’’
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