STATUTORY RULES.
1922. No. 65.
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REGULATION UNDER THE TREATY OF PEACE (GERMANY) ACT 1919‑1920.
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 Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919‑1920, to come into operation forthwith.
Dated this sixth day of May, 1922.
FORSTER,
Governor‑General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
ARTHUR S. RODGERS,
Minister of State for Trade and Customs.
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Amendment of the Treaty of Peace Regulations.
(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 25, as amended to this date.)
Regulation 15a of the Treaty of Peace Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—
Inspection of documents.
“15a. (1) Where it appears to a proper authority that an offence has been, or is likely to be, committed by any person, firm, or company against these Regulations, or that it is desirable for the purpose of these Regulations to inspect the books and documents of any person, firm, or company, the proper authority or an authorized person may—
(a) inspect, and if thought fit impound, any books, or documents belonging to or in the possession or control on the person, firm, or company; and
(b) require any person whom the proper authority believes to be able to give information or produce books or documents respecting the business or trade of the person, firm, or company to give such information or produce such books or documents.
“(2) Any person who obstructs or interferes with any authorized person in the exercise of any power conferred upon him in pursuance of this regulation, or who refuses or fails to produce any book or document or to give any information when required to do so in pursuance of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.
Penalty: Five hundred pounds or imprisonment for one year, or both.
“(3) Where a person has given any information to, any person authorized to inspect the books and documents belonging to or in the
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possession or control of any person, firm, or company, the information so given may be used in evidence against him in any proceedings relating to offences against these regulations, notwithstanding that he only gave the information on being required to do so by the authorized person in pursuance of his powers under this regulation.
“(4) For the purposes of this regulation—
“authorized person” means a person authorized in writing by a proper authority, and includes a proper authority;
“proper authority” means the Controller, the Public Trustee, or the Custodian of Expropriated Property appointed under regulation 32 of these Regulations.’
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