War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 207.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 28—Addition.

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 22nd day of August, 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.

Addition.

Regulation 28 is amended by inserting the following new subparagraph (4):—

“(4) Any proprietor, printer or publisher of any newspaper or periodical, and any author, printer or publisher of any book, circular or other printed publication, in which a report or statement is spread or made in contravention of this Regulation, whether contrary to the instructions of the proprietor, author, printer or publisher, or otherwise, shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.”

 

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

C.11089.—Price 3d.