War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Cth)
STATUTORY RULES.
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REGULATIONS UNNDR THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1916.
War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulations 47c and 58a—Additions.
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 first day of May, 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 Precaution Regulations 1915.
The following new Regulation is inserted after Regulation 47b:—
47c. (1) Any person who without lawful authority damages, defaces, removes or destroys any poster, notice or other document displayed by or under the authority of the Department of Defence or the Department of the Navy or any officer of either of those Departments or any War Council, Recruiting Committee or other body acting in aid of recruiting shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.
(2) In any proceedings for an offence under this Regulation the averment of the prosecutor that a poster, notice or other document was displayed by or under the authority of the Department of Defence or the Department of the Navy or any officer of either of those Departments or any War Council, Recruiting Committee or other body acting in aid of recruiting shall be deemed to be proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.
The following new Regulation is inserted after Regulation 58a:—
58a.The description in any complaint, information, or summons of any offence against the Act in the words of the Act or of any Regulation or Order under the Act or of any document made or issued under any such regulation or Order, or in similar words, shall be sufficient in law.
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