Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997

No. 74 1

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Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955.

Dated 7 April 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

BRONWYN BISHOP

Minister for Defence Industry, Science and Personnel

for the

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 2 (Interpretation)

2.1   Definition of “chief of staff”:

Omit the definition.

3.   Regulation 10 (Furnishing records of court martial proceedings etc. to Tribunal)

3.1   Subregulation 10 (1):

Omit “a chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief”.

3.2   Subregulation 10 (2):

Omit “chief of staff”, substitute “Chief of the Defence Force or service chief”.

4.   Regulation 18 (Notification of hearing)

4.1   Paragraph 18 (b):

Omit “chief of staff”, substitute “Chief of the Defence Force, or service chief,”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 April 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1957 No. 20 as amended by 1967 No. 48; 1969 No. 214; 1974 No. 187; 1977 No. 122; 1985 No. 161.