STATUTORY RULES
1943. No. 178
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1943*
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 National Security Act 1939-1943.
Dated this thirteenth day of July, 1943.
(Sgd.) GOWRIE
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd.) J. M. FRASER
For and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.
AMENDMENTS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY (EXTERNAL TERRITORIES) REGULATIONS †
Administrative powers
1. Regulation 21 of the National Security (External Territories) Regulations is amended—
(a) by inserting after sub-regulation (2.), the following sub-regulation:—
“(2a.) The General Officer Commanding New Guinea Force or any person authorized by him in that behalf may exercise all or any of the powers and functions which the Minister is empowered by this regulation to exercise.”; and
(b) by omitting from sub-regulation (3.) the words “and to any person authorized in pursuance of the last preceding sub-regulation” and inserting in their stead the words “, to the General Officer Commanding New Guinea Force and to any person authorized in pursuance of either of the last two preceding sub-regulations”.
2. The National Security (External Territories) Regulations are amended by adding, at the end of Part III, the following regulation:—
Publication of instruments, etc.
“24a. Where by or under any law of the Territory of Papua or the Territory of New Guinea any instrument or act is required to be published or notified in the Government Gazette of the Territory of Papua or the Territory of New Guinea, publication or notification of the instrument or act in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette shall be sufficient compliance with the requirement.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.
† Statutory Rules 1942, 200 as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, No. 349; and 1943, No. 139