STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 81.

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 the following Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.

DATED this twenty-fourth day of February, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General,

By His Excellency’s Command.

H. V. EVATT

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for Defence Co-ordination

Amendments of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations.†

Definitions

1. Regulation 4 of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations is amended—

(a) by inserting in the definition of “Industrial Authority” after the word “and” (second occurring) the word “includes”; and

(b) by adding at the end of that definition the words “, and also includes the Public Service Arbitrator”.

Persons not to absent themselves from employment.

2. Regulation 19 of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the words “or expect for any reason considered by the Minister to be satisfactory” and inserting in their stead the words “or except in any particular case in which, prior to the failure of a person to perform his duties or the absence of a person, the Minister has stated in writing, and informed the person accordingly, that the person for the failure or absence is satisfactory”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (2.).

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 24th February, 1942.

† Statutory Rules 1942, No. 76.

By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.

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