Commonwealth legislation

National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations (Repeal)

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

163 of 1948

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This short 1948 regulation ends wartime government controls on the leather and animal hide industries.

Background: During World War II (1939–1945), the Australian government used emergency powers under the National Security Act to control essential goods. This included regulations managing the production, supply, and prices of leather and animal hides (used for boots, military equipment, etc.).

What this does:

Repeals (cancels) the National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations
Takes effect on 1 January 1949
Returns these industries to normal peacetime operations without government direction

Why now? Although WWII ended in 1945, some emergency powers were kept temporarily under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1948 to manage the transition to peace. By late 1948, the government determined these specific industry controls were no longer needed.

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National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations (Repeal)

STATUTORY RULES.

1948. No. 163.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE (TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS) ACT 1946-1948.*

I, 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 Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1948.

Dated this twenty-first day of December, 1948.

W. J. McKELL

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

R. T. POLLARD

for and on behalf of the Minister of State for Post-war Reconstruction.

Repeal of the National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations.†

Commencement.

These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of January, 1949.

Repeal.

The National Security (Hide and Leather Industries) Regulations as in force by virtue of sub-section (1.) of section 6 of the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1948 are repealed.

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on 23rd December, 1948.

† Being the Regulations having that title as in force under the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1946-1948. The Regulations under the National Security Act 1939-1946 having the corresponding title comprise Statutory Rules 1939, No. 153, as amended by Statutory Rules 1940, Nos. 173 and 249; 1941, No. 273; 1942, Nos. 140 and 403; and 1943, No. 206.

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

6931.—Price 3d.

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Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

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