High Court of Australia
Judgment. Starke J. Toe plaintiff was born in Australia of British perants.
She warried in 1692 Martin Gimsat, who was born in Germany and
landed in §3.6&.Wales about the year 1879. Cimmat had applied in or
authorities in F.3."ales for a
about, yoar 1888 to the pre
certificate of naturalization which was prepared but. never issued.
see Aliens Aot 39 Vie. No.19 see.5
Simaeat was a watchmaker and jeweller by trade. Apparently
he nade a suall competGnce for in 1897 he retired from busdness, and
his property was realised and invested in the name 'Uf his wife -
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Plaintiff - in ths shares of various public companies.
In 1914 war broke out and was soon followed by legislation
ang regulations "for seouring the public' safety and defence of the i
Comucnwealth® o . as . One regulation was thot Sii1ea thé}Wer Precautions (Enemy
shareholders) Regulations 1916*,purporting to be passed pursuant to is the War Precautions Act. By these regulations enexy subjects ard " 4 naturalised persons cf eneny origin were 'required tc transfer shares \ held by them in any Company incorporated in the Commonwealth to the Public, Trustee who was empowered to hold them until after the end of the war or to sell thes in manner prescribed. Regulations 2,4,5,5a
In tt
regulations unless the contrary intention appears Enemy Bubject means (inter alia) a subject of a country with which the United Kingdom is at war re.
Natur@.ised person of enesy origin means a rereon who having been a
subject of a country with which the United Kingdon is now at war is a naturdliezd British Qubject by virtue of 2 certificate of naturalia-
ation issued in any part of the British Dominions to hi.self - - - -
or (in case cf 2 uurried woman) te bez husband and includes
ef any suck naturdlised person r 2.
| 2. [" Ane for the purpose of the regulation 2 woman who is the wife +-——- |
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