STATUTORY RULES.

1916. No. 236.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE WAR PRECAUTIONS ACT 1914–1916.

War Precautions Regulations 1915—Regulation 59d—Addition.

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 War Precautions Act 1914–1916 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-seventh day of September, 1916.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

G. F. PEARCE.

Minister of State for Defence.

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War Precautions Regulations 1915.

Addition.

Proof of formal matters not required in certain proceedings.

The War Precautions Regulations 1915 are amended by adding after Regulation 59c, the following Regulation:—

“59d. In any proceedings against the master of a vessel for an offence against these Regulations the averment of the prosecutor—

(a) that the defendant is the master of the vessel; or

(b) that the vessel is a British vessel; or

(c) that the vessel is a merchant vessel, or is engaged in any particular class of trade

shall be deemed to be proved in the absence of proof to the contrary.”

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