{"id":"C1941L00173","name":"National Security (Post Office Volunteer Corps) Regulations","slug":"c1941l00173","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"173 of 1941","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320361,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1941L00173-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"National Security (Post Office Volunteer Corps) Regulations","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\nmeta-generator: Aspose.Words for .NET 22.10.0\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\nSTATUTORY RULES.\n\n1941. No. 173.\n\n \n\nREGULATION UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939-1940.*\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1940.\n\nDated this twenty fourth day of July, 1941.\n\n![Signature.](image.001.png)\n\nGovernor-General.\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\n![Signature. ](image.002.png)\n\nMinister of State for Defence Co-ordination.\n\n \n\nREPEAL OF NATIONAL SECURITY (POST OFFICE VOLUNTEER CORPS) REGULATIONS.†\n\n The National Security (Post Office Volunteer Corps)\n\nRegulations are repealed.\n\n \n\n* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1941.\n\n† Statutory Rules 1940, No. 166.\n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1903},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a straightforward repeal that narrows rather than expands the regulatory framework. It removes the entire 1940 regulatory scheme without adding new obligations or extending reach into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision consisting of one sentence","No defined terms or interpretation section","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural steps","Only cross-reference is the citation of the repealed instrument (SR 1940 No. 166)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this does**\n\nThis regulation **cancels (repeals)** the *National Security (Post Office Volunteer Corps) Regulations* made in 1940. Essentially, it wipes the slate clean and removes all the rules that previously governed the Post Office Volunteer Corps.\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Members of the Post Office Volunteer Corps (a civilian defence group during World War II made up of postal workers)\n- The Postmaster-General's Department (which ran the postal service)\n- Anyone subject to the 1940 rules\n\n**Why it matters**\n\nDuring WWII, the government created volunteer corps to help with civil defence and emergency communications. This 1941 regulation disbanded the legal framework for the Post Office Volunteer Corps, likely because the group was being reorganised, merged into other services, or no longer needed. It removed obligations such as training requirements, uniforms, or call-up powers that had been imposed on postal workers."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1941l00173","history":"/api/acts/c1941l00173/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1941l00173/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1941l00173/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1941l00173/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1941l00173/documents"}}