STATUTORY RULES.
1943. No. 66.
REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*
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 1939-1940.
Dated this twenty-third day of March, 1943.
(Sgd.) GOWRIE
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
(Sgd.) JOHN CURTIN
Minister of State for Defence.
National Security (Women’s Services) Regulations.
Citation.
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Women’s Services) Regulations.
Administration.
2. These Regulations shall be administered by the Minister of State for Defence.
Interpretation.
3.—(1.) In these Regulations, “Women’s Service” means any Women’s Service constituted under the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations, the Military Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations or the Air Force (Women’s Services) Regulations.
(2.) Unless the contrary intention appears, words used in these Regulations shall have the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903-1941.
Members of Women’s Services not to be tried by or to sit on courts-martial.
4. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Defence Act 1903-1941, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934, the Air Force Act 1923-1941, any regulation made under any of those Acts, or any Imperial Act, rule or regulation which by any of those Acts or regulations made thereunder is applied to the Defence Force or any part or members thereof, a member of a Women’s Service shall not—
(a) have a right to elect to be tried or be liable to trial by court-martial for any offence; or
(b) be eligible to sit or otherwise act as a member of a court-martial.
* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1943.
Certain acts and conduct prohibited.
5.—(1.) A member of a Women’s Service which forms part of the Naval Forces shall not do any act or be guilty of any conduct which, by sections 3 to 16 (both inclusive), 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 33, 34, and 35 of the Imperial Act called the Naval Discipline Act, is prescribed to be an offence or to be punishable under that Act.
(2.) A member of a Women’s Service which forms part of the Military Forces or the Air Force shall not do any act or be guilty of any conduct which, by sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 17, 23, 24, 25, 35 and 36 of the Army Act or the Air Force Act, as the case may be, is prescribed to be an offence or to be punishable under that Act.
Prohibition of dual punishment for the same offence.
6. A member of a Women’s Service who has been acquitted or convicted of a breach of these Regulations or any other offence against the National Security Act 1939-1940 shall not be punished summarily under the Defence Act 1903-1941, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934, the Air Force Act 1923-1941, or any Regulations made under any of those Acts, for the same offence:
Provided that nothing in this regulation shall prevent the dismissal or discharge from the Defence Force of any member convicted of any such offence.
Limits of service of members of the Naval Forces.
7. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934, a member of a Women’s Service which forms part of the Naval Forces who is appointed or enlisted for service within the limits of Australia only shall not be required to serve beyond those limits unless she voluntarily agrees so to serve.
By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.