War Service Homes Regulations 1919 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1920. No. 80.

 

REGULATION UNDER THE WAR SERVICE HOMES ACT 1918-1919.

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 Service Homes Act 1918-1919, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twelfth day of May, 1920.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

E. D. MILLEN,

Minister of State for Repatriation.

 

War Service Homes Regulation 1920.

The following sub-regulations are added to regulation 25:—

(3) Whenever a certified copy of a delegation by the Commissioner of any of his powers or functions under the Act or these Regulations is lodged with the Registrar-General or other proper officer of a State or Territory, the Registrar-General or such other officer may, if he thinks fit, until—

(i) the expiration of the time stated in the delegation for the operation thereof; or

(ii) notice of revocation of the delegation has been lodged with him—

(whichever shall first occur) register any deed, instrument, or document executed or signed by the delegate, and purporting to be executed or signed pursuant to such delegation.

(4) If any such deed, instrument, or document is registered pursuant to this regulation, the Commissioner shall not be entitled to maintain any action against the Registrar-General or such other officer by reason only that—

(a)the delegation had in fact been revoked prior to the execution or signature of the deed, instrument, or document; or

(b) the deed, instrument, or document was not authorized by the Act or the Regulations; or

(c) the delegation did not authorize the delegate to execute or sign the deed, instrument, or document.

    

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