War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 190.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

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 fifteenth day of August, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendment of the War Precautions Regulations.

After Regulation 40b of the War Precautions Regulations, the following Regulation is inserted:—

Penalty for interfering with discharge, loading, &c., of shipping.

“40c. Any person who, by word, deed, or otherwise—

(a) interferes with, impedes, prevents or hinders the discharge, loading, coaling or despatch of shipping, or the performance of any industrial operation connected therewith or incidental thereto, or

(b)interferes with or impedes any person or body of persons engaged in, or dissuades, prevents or hinders any person or body of persons from becoming, or continuing to be, engaged in, the discharge, loading, coaling or despatch of shipping, or the performance of any such industrial operation,

shall be guilty of an offence.”

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