BLACK MARKETING
Australian Measures (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Received November C, 7 p.m.) SYDNEY, November 6.
The Attorney-General, Dr. Evatt, has given instructions that all cases of profiteering must in future be submitted to him before prosecutions are launched. He will then decide whether the alleged profiteer should be charged under the National Security Act or the Black Marketing Act. “Wilful profiteering must be stamped out,” said Dr. Evatt. “Some magistrates still impose inadequate penalties under the National Security Act, although they have full power to inflict imprisonment up to six months.” Penalties provided for under the Black Marketing Act are far more drastic than those of the National Security Act, and it is intended that heavier penalties shall be imposed for profiteering offences.
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Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 37, 7 November 1942, Page 6
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123BLACK MARKETING Dominion, Volume 36, Issue 37, 7 November 1942, Page 6
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