STATUTORY RULES.

1930. No. 19.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE TREATY OF PEACE (GERMANY) ACT 1919-1920.

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 Treaty of Peace (Germany) Act 1919-1920, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this twenty-eighth day of February, 1930.

(Sgd.) STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Treasurer.

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Amendment of Treaty of Peace Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1920, No. 25, as amended to this date.)

After regulation 61 of the Treaty of Peace Regulations the following regulation is inserted:—

Cancellation of contracts of sale not made in good faith.

“61a.—(1.) If, at any time, the Minister is satisfied that any tender for any property in respect of which a contract of sale was subsequently entered into was not made in good faith in accordance with the last preceding regulation, the Minister may, notwithstanding anything contained in these Regulations, direct the Custodian to cancel the contract of sale and may, in his discretion, order the forfeiture of any moneys, or any part thereof, previously paid by the purchaser under the contract of sale, and may authorize the Custodian or his duly authorized agent to enter into and take possession of the property in respect of which the contract of sale was entered into. The Custodian shall forthwith give effect to any direction given by the Minister under this sub-regulation.

“(2.) The Custodian may, subject to these Regulations, sell any property the contract for the sale of which has been cancelled under the last preceding sub-regulation”.

By Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.