Commonwealth legislation

Unlawful Associations Regulations 1917

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This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.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

177 of 1917

Collection

legislative instrument

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These regulations authorize specified officials to exercise extraordinary wartime powers under the Unlawful Associations Act, enabling detention and other measures against members of proscribed political groups.

By naming Territory Administrators, military commandants and senior police, they put army officers on similar footing to civilian law enforcement—expanding state power over political organizations and curtailing normal civil liberties during wartime.

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Unlawful Associations Regulations 1917

STATUTORY RULES.

1917. No. 177.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE UNLAWFUL ASSOCIATIONS ACT 1916–17.

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 Unlawful Associations Act 1916–1917, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this sixth day of August, 1917.

R. M. FERGUSON,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

W. M. HUGHES,

Attorney-General of the Commonwealth.

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Unlawful Associations Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Unlawful Associations Regulations 1917.

Prescribed authorities.

2. For the purposes of Section 7e and 7h of the Unlawful Associations Act 1916–1917, the following shall be prescribed authorities, namely:—

The Administrator of each Territory of the Commonwealth;

The Commandant of each Military District; and

The Chief Officer of Police, and any officer of police not under the rank of Sub-Inspector, in each State or Territory of the Commonwealth.

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Printed and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.

C.10265.—Price 3d.

Source text

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

1 Unlawful Associations Regulations 1917