STATUTORY RULES.

1942. No. 449.

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 twentieth day of October, 1942.

GOWRIE

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

J. B. CHIFLEY

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence.

Amendment of the National Security (Supplementary)

Regulations.†

The National Security (Supplementary) Regulations are amended by adding at the end thereof the following regulations:—

Reports as to black marketing offences.

“78.—(1.) The prescribed authority, in relation to any regulation made under the Act, shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the Minister of State administering that regulation a report with respect to all acts, things, omissions and conduct which appear to the prescribed authority to be in contravention of that regulation, or of any order made under that regulation, and constituting black marketing within the meaning of the Black Marketing Act 1942.

“(2.) Notwithstanding anything contained in any regulation made under the Act, any person or authority having knowledge of any information, or having the custody or control of documents, books or papers containing any information, with respect to any act, thing, omission or conduct, in respect of which a report is required to be furnished in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation, may,

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 20th October, 1942.

† Statutory Rules 1940, No. 126, as amended to date. For previous National Security (Supplementary) Regulations, see Statutory Rules 1942, No. 422, and see also Statutory Rules 1942, Nos. 429, 431, 436, 438 and 443.

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and if required by the Minister to whom the report is, or is to be, made, shall make that information available for consideration by that Minister.

“(3.) After consideration of any report made to a Minister in pursuance of sub-regulation (1.) of this regulation, that Minister will furnish, to the Attorney-General, a report in respect of the act, thing, omission or conduct to which the first-mentioned report relates.

“(4.) In this regulation—

‘the Act’ means the National Security Act 1939 or that Act as subsequently amended; and

‘the prescribed authority’—

(a) in relation to the National Security (Prices) Regulations, means the Commonwealth Prices Commissioner;

(b) in relation to the National Security (Liquid Fuel) Regulations, means the Controller of Liquid Fuel;

(c) in relation to the National Security (Rationing) Regulations, means the Director of Rationing; and

(d) in relation to any other regulations made under the Act, means any authority which under the Minister of State administering those Regulations, has, by virtue of those Regulations, the actual conduct of the administration of the Regulations, or, if there is no such authority, means the Permanent Head of the Department administered by that Minister.

Powers of Minister of State for Supply and Shipping.

“79. The Minister of State for Supply and Shipping may, in respect of any matter relating to ships or the loading or unloading of ships give to any person (not being a person having authority to hear and determine industrial disputes or industrial matters) such directions as the Minister considers to be necessary or desirable to ensure the effective operation of any regulations made under the National Security Act 1939 or under that Act as subsequently amended or to promote the speedy utilization of available ships and shipping space or to facilitate, and prevent delays in, the loading and unloading of ships, and a person shall comply with every direction given to him under this regulation.”.

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