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

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 12.

 

PROVISIONAL REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914-1915.

War Precautions Regulations 1915.—Regulations 20 and 42a—Amendments. Regulations 28b and 28c—Additions.

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 Regulations under the War Precautions Act 1914-1915 should come into immediate operations, and make the Regulations to come into operation forthwith as Provisional Regulations.

Dated this twenty-sixth 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.

Additions and Amendments.

Regulation 20 (1) is amended by inserting after the words “harbor work,” in the fourth line, the words “or of any warship, transport, or other naval vessel,”

After Regulation 28a, insert the following new Regulations:—

Suppression of newspapers published in foreign languages.

“28b. (1) If, in the opinion of the Minister, it is necessary, in the interests of the public safety, or the defence of the Commonwealth, to prohibit the publication in the Commonwealth of any newspaper, periodical, or book printed in a foreign language, the Minister may, by order in writing addressed to the editor, or author, or printer, or publisher of such newspaper, periodical, or book, prohibit the publication thereof.

(2) Any person who, after the service of such an order, publishes or distributes, or assists in publishing or distributing, copies of such a newspaper, periodical, or book, shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.”

Alterations &c. made by Censorship not to be shown in printed matter.

“28c. The printer or publisher of a any newspaper, periodical, or other publication, shall not, without the permission of an officer of the Censorship Staff—

(1) Print or publish any statement to the effect, or from which it can be inferred, that any alteration, addition, or omission has been made by the Censorship in any matter submitted to it; or

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(2) Print any matter which has been submitted to the Censorship in such a way as to show or suggest that any alteration, addition, or omission has been made by the Censorship; or

(3) Print or publish any statement to the effect that publication of any such matter has been forbidden.”

Prohibition of sale, &c., of uniforms, &c., without authority.

Regulation 42A is cancelled, and the following inserted in lieu thereof:—

42A. (1) If any person shall, without the written authority of the Minister, or of some person authorised by him in that behalf, sell, barter, exchange, trade in, give away, or in any manner whatsoever dispose of or deal in, any uniform of the Defence Force, or any badge, accoutrement or equipment, or regimental or other distinctive mark, or any colorahble imitation of such uniform, badge. accoutrement or equipment, or regimental or other distinctive mark, he shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.

(2) Any person who offers, or exposes for sale, any article as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence against the Act.”

             

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