STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 176.

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THE WAR PRECAUTIONS (ALIENS REGISTRATION) REGULATIONS 1916.

(Regulations 9 and 10—Amendments.)

I, SIR ARTHUR STANLEY, Governor of the State of Victoria and its Dependencies, in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting as the Deputy of the Governor-General, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following regulations under the War Precautions Act 1914-1916, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this seventh day of August, 1916.

A. L. STANLEY,

Deputy of the Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE,

Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916.

(Statutory Rules 1916, No. 165.)

Regulation 9, which reads as follows:—

Obligation on aliens to notify change of abode.

9. (1) Every alien, whether registered in accordance with these Regulations or not, who changes his place of abode, shall within seven days after so changing his place of abode notify that fact to the aliens registration officer nearest to his new place of abode, and every alien who refuses or fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence;

(2) The notification shall be given by the alien properly completing a notice (in duplicate) in accordance with Form C in the Schedule to these Regulations, and attending in person with such notice before that aliens registration officer;

(3) This Paragraph does not apply to an alien who travels in the Commonwealth, or who travels in a vessel between Commonwealth ports as a member of the crew or as a passenger, without changing his usual place of residence.

is cancelled and the following substituted:—

Obligation on aliens to notify change of abode.

9. (1) Every alien who changes his place of abode, shall within seven days thereafter notify that fact to the aliens registration officer nearest to his new place of abode, and every alien who refuses or fails to do so shall be guilty of an offence.

(2) The notification shall be given by the alien properly completing a notice (in duplicate) in accordance with Form C in the Schedule to these Regulations, and attending in person before that aliens registration officer with such notices and with the certificate of his registration as an alien.

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(3) This paragraph does not apply to an alien who travels in the Commonwealth, or who travels in a vessel between Commonwealth ports as a member of the crew or as a passenger, without changing his usual place of residence.

Regulation 10 (register of aliens to be kept by hotelkeepers, &c.), is amended by substituting for sub-paragraph (1), which reads as follows:—

10. (1) It shall be the duty of the keeper of every hotel, inn, boardinghouse, and lodginghouse in Australia, to ascertain and enter in a register kept for the purpose the names and nationalities of all aliens staying at the hotel, inn, boardinghouse, or lodginghouse, together with the dates of their arrival and departure, their destinations on departure, and such other particulars as may be required by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette, and if the keeper of an hotel, inn, boardinghouse, or lodginghouse, fails to do so, or if he make any entry in any such register which he knows, or could by the exercise of reasonable diligence have ascertained to be false, he shall be guilty of an offence.

the following new sub-paragraph:—

Register of aliens to be kept by hotelkeepers, &c.

10. (1) It shall be the duty of the keeper of every hotel, inn, boardinghouse, and lodginghouse in Australia, to ascertain and enter in a register kept for the purpose the following particulars of all aliens staying at the hotel, inn, boardinghouse, or lodginghouse:—

Name,

Nationality,

Date of arrival,

Previous place of abode,

If arrived by vessel, name of vessel,

Date of departure,

Destination on departure,

If departing by vessel, name of vessel,

and if the keeper of an hotel, inn, boardinghouse, or lodginghouse, fails to do so, or if he makes any entry in any such register which he knows, or could by the exercise of reasonable diligence have ascertained to be false, he shall be guilty of an offence.

Form A., B, and C in the Schedule are repealed and the following substituted:—

Form A.

The War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916.

Form of Application for Registration.

If a member of a ship’s crew state here name of ship, port at which voyage commenced and port to which bound.

This form is to be filled up in duplicate, and the alien is to attend in person with the duplicate forms before the member of the police force in charge of the police station nearest to his usual place of abode,

Name (in full)

Nationality Sex

Birth place Date of birth

Place of residence

Place of business (if any)*

Occupation

Date of entry to Commonwealth

Personal Description,

Height Colour of eyes

Colour of hair Notable marks

Remarks

Date of application Signature of alien

This space for office use only.

Certificate No. Issued on

Remarks

Signature of Aliens Registration Officer

Police station

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Form D.

The War Regulations (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916.

Certificate of Registration.

No.

Name of holder

Nationality Date of birth

Place of abode

Personal Description.

Height, Colour of eyes

Colour of hair Notable marks

Remarks

Date of issue

Signature of Aliens Registration Officer

Police station

Registered Changes of Abode.

New address

Registered at

Date

Signature of Aliens Registration Officer

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Form C.

The War Regulations (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916.

Notice of Change of Abode.

To

The Aliens Registration Officer

Take notice that I (name in full) formerly residing at (former place of abode), (Occupation), have changed my place of abode to

I am registered as an alien of  nationality under the War Precautions (Aliens Registration) Regulations 1916, the number of the certificate issued to me at                                          being

Signature of alien

Date

Note.—This form is to be filled up in duplicate and within seven days after changing his place of abode the alien is to attend in person with the duplicate forms and with his certificate of registration as an alien before the member of the police force in charge of the police station nearest to his new place of abode.

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