Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Transitional Regulation 2016 (Cth)

Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Transitional Regulation 2016

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.

Dated 23 June 2016

Peter Cosgrove

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Marise Payne

Minister for Defence

Contents

1Name

This is the Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Transitional Regulation 2016.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of this instrument	The day after this instrument is registered.	25 June 2016

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

1. (2)

   Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3Authority

This instrument is made under section 4 of the Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Act 2015.

4Definitions

In this instrument:

new law means the Defence Act 1903, as in force immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Act 2015.

old law means the Defence Act 1903, as in force immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Defence Legislation Amendment (First Principles) Act 2015.

5Savings – appointments

Appointment of the Chief of the Defence Force

1. (1)

   The appointment of the Chief of the Defence Force, as in force under the old law immediately before 1 July 2016, has effect, on and from that day, as if it had been made under subsection 12(1) of the new law.

Appointment of the Vice Chief of the Defence Force

1. (2)

   The appointment of the Vice Chief of the Defence Force, as in force under the old law immediately before 1 July 2016, has effect, on and from that day, as if it had been made under subsection 12(2) of the new law.

Term of appointment

1. (3)

   The Chief of the Defence Force and the Vice Chief of the Defence Force continue to hold office for the balance of their term of appointment that remains immediately before 1 July 2016.

6Repeal of this instrument

This instrument is repealed at the start of 2 July 2018.