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The War Precautions Act 1914 was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which gave the Government of Australia special powers for the duration of World War I and for six months afterwards. [ 1 ]
During the two World Wars, the power was held to apply very broadly, even to domestic issues. In October 1914 the Australian Parliament enacted the War Precautions Act 1914, [5] which gave the Governor-General a broad power to "make regulations for securing the public safety and the defence of the Commonwealth". [6]
The South Australian population included a large minority of German descent, and the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 brought a wave of anti-German feeling.At official level, the War Precautions Act permitted sweeping powers of search, seizure of property and arrest.
In October 1914 the Australian Parliament enacted the War Precautions Act 1914 which authorized the Governor-General to "make regulations for securing the public safety and the defence of the Commonwealth, and for conferring such powers and imposing such duties as he thinks fit, with reference thereto, upon the Naval Board and the Military ...
The effect of the war on Australian soil was wide spread with the introduction of the War Precautions Act 1914 deeming any migrant person as an "enemy alien" and a threat to the nation. These people were sent to live in internment camps until the end of the war in November 1918. [1] [8] [14] [15] [16]
Under the War Precautions Act, 1914, Hughes quickly created a plain-clothed police force, which commenced operations in mid-December 1917. Hughes claimed Australia was at risk from possible revolt or similar action by organisations associated with either Irish nationalism , left wing and anti-war activities, such as Sinn Féin and the ...
Pages in category "Repealed Acts of the Parliament of Australia" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... War Precautions Act 1914; War-time ...
The main areas in which legislation was enacted under the War Precautions Act were: the prevention of trade with hostile nations, the creation of loans to raise money for the war effort, the introduction of a national taxation scheme, the fixing of the prices of certain goods, the internment of people considered a danger to the war effort, the ...