STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 160.

REGULATION 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 Regulation under the National Security Act 1939–1940.

Dated this Second

day of April , 1942.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for and on behalf of the Minister of State

for Defence Co-ordination.

Amendment of the National Security (Economic Organization)

Regulations.†

Regulation 19 of the National Security (Economic Organization) Regulations is amended by adding at the end thereof the following sub-regulation:—

“(2.) Nothing in this regulation shall be construed as prohibiting an employer from absenting himself on the fourth day of April, 1942, from the place where he usually performs his duties, where he has granted leave of absence for that day to his employees at that place, or an employee from absenting himself on that day from his place of employment in pursuance of leave of absence granted by his employer.”.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1942.

† Statutory Rules 1942, No. 76, as amended by Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 81, 110, 127 and 145.

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

2479.—Price 3d. 15/1.4.1942.