Commonwealth legislation

National Security (Substitute Fuel) Regulations

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

142 of 1940

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These wartime regulation creates a Director of Substitute Fuels — a non‑public‑service wartime fuel coordinator with broad powers to develop local petrol alternatives, subject to ministerial approval for public spending. It directs rapid development of benzol, shale oil, power alcohol, producer gas and other minister‑approved substitutes to reduce reliance on imported oil during WWII and keep military and civilian transport supplied.

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National Security (Substitute Fuel) Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1940. No. .

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT 1939–1940.*

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 National Security Act 1939–1940.

Dated this Twenty Fourth

day of July. , 1940.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command.

Robert Menzies

Minister of State for Defence Co-ordination.

National Security (Substitute Fuels) Regulations.

Citation.

These Regulations may be cited as the National Security (Substitute Fuels) Regulations.

Director of Substitute Fuels.

2.—(1.) There shall be a Director of Substitute Fuels who shall have such powers and functions as are prescribed by these Regulations.

(2.) The Director shall not be subject to the Commonwealth Public Service Act 1922–1939.

Powers and functions of the Director.

Subject to any directions of the Minister of State for Supply and Development and the approval of that Minister with respect to the incurring by the Director of any expenditure to be borne by the Commonwealth, the Director of Substitute Fuels may take such action as he considers necessary or desirable in the interests of the defence of the Commonwealth or the efficient prosecution of the war with a view to promoting—

(a) the production of benzol

(b) the development of the shale oil industry in Australia;

(d) the more extensive use of producer gas; and

(e) the development of such other substitutes for petroleum products as that Minister approves.

*Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1940.

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

4369.—6/12.7.1940.—Price 3d.

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

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