Defence Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1968 No. 14

 

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1966.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1966.

Dated this twenty-third day of February, 1968

CASEY

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

(Sgd.) ALLEN FAIRHALL.

Minister of State for Defence.

 

Amendments of the Defence Force Regulations

Interpretation.

1. Regulation 3 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by omitting from sub-regulation (1.) the definitions of “Dominion force”, “Home force”, “service court”, “service authority”, “the Air Force Act”, “the Army Act” and “the Naval Discipline Act”.

Interpretation.

2. Regulation 15 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by omitting paragraph (a) of the definition of “competent officer” in sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following paragraph:—

“(a) an officer—

(i) of the Defence Force;

(ii) of the naval, military or air force of the United Kingdom, Canada or New Zealand; or

(iii) of the naval, military or air force of a country determined toy the Minister by notice published in the Gazette,

who holds a rank, or a rank equivalent to a rank, not below—

(iv) in the case of a Naval officer—Lieutenant;

(v) in the case of a Military officer—Captain; or

(vi) in the case of an Air Force officer—Flight Lieutenant;”.

Affidavit admissible in evidence without proof of rank of officer administering it, &c.

3. Regulation 20 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “officer,” (first occurring) in paragraph (a) the words “of the force of which he is an officer”.

Penalty for false statements.

4. Regulation 21 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by omitting the words “Twenty pounds” and inserting in their stead the words “Forty dollars”.

 

* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1968.

  Statutory Rules 1952, No. 29, as amended by Statutory Rules 1953, Nos. 61 and 62; 1958, No. 38; and 1963, No. 133.

 

By Authority: A. J. Arthur, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra

14582/67—Price 5c 9/10.1.1968