War Precautions Regulations 1915 (Amendment) (Provisional) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 1.

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 15a—Addition.

I THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby certify that, on account of urgency, the following Regulation under the War Precaution Act 1914-1915 should come into immediate operation, and make the Regulation to come into operation forthwith as a Provisional Regulation.

 

Dated this twelfth day of January, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By his Excellency's Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

 

War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Addition.

After Regulation 15 insert the following new Regulation:—

“Power to Remove Persons front the Vicinity of Comps, &c.

15a. (1) If in the opinion of the officer in command or in charge of any place of internment far prisoners of war or of any camp, fort, or post at which any troops are stationed on duty, the presence of any person in the vicinity of any such place of internment, camp, fort, or post is prejudicial to the discipline or administration of the prisoners of war interned in any such place, or to the health, training, discipline, or administration of the troops at any such place, camp, fort, or post, the officer in command or in charge, and any officer authorized by him, may by order given in writing, or by word of mouth, require any such person to depart forthwith from the vicinity of such place, camp, fort, or post.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with an order given to him under this paragraph may be arrested forthwith by the officer by whom such order is given, or by any person authorized by him, and removed from the vicinity of the place of internment, camp, fort, or post.

(3) For the purpose of this paragraph the vicinity of any place of internment, camp, fort, or post shall be deemed to include any place within 2 miles of such place of internment, camp, fort, or post, and also any place to which troops stationed at such place, camp, fort, or post resort, and which is more than 2 miles but within 5 miles of such place of internment, camp, fort, or post.

 

Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by

Albert J. Mullett. Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

C.116.—PRICE 3D.