War Service Regulations 1916 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 296.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1915 AND 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 within Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1915 and the War Precautions Act 1914-1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-second day of November, One thousand nine hundred and sixteen.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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War Service Regulations 1916.

Amendments.

1. Regulation 14 is amended by adding after Sub-Regulation (2a) the following Sub-Regulation:—

“(2b) Where, in the opinion of the Minister for Defence, it is expedient that a Court of Summary Jurisdiction in a sub-district should be the Local Exemption Court for an adjoining sub-district or sub-districts the Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare that the Court of Summary Jurisdiction shall be a Local Exemption Court for the adjoining sub-district or sub-districts.”

2. Sub-Regulation (1) of Regulation 35 of the War Service Regulations 1916 is amended by omitting from paragraph (e) the words “of whose sons” and inserting in their stead the words “of whose male members.”

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