NATIONAL SECURITY
AUSTRALIAN REGULATIONS <Rec. 7 p.m.) CANBERRA. Dec. 3. Rumour-mongers in Australia are now liable to a fine of £IOO or six months’ imprisonment or both. Under the National Security Regulations, which have just been issued, it is an. offence for anyone to spread a false report or make any false statement “ likely to create public alarm or despondency, or in any way interfere with the operation of the armed forces in Australia. The onus of proving innocence is on the person against whom the charge is made."
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 25090, 4 December 1942, Page 3
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89NATIONAL SECURITY Otago Daily Times, Issue 25090, 4 December 1942, Page 3
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