Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1973
No. 84 of 1973
AN ACT
To amend the Defence (Parliamentary
Candidates) Act 1969 for purposes
related to the Retirement and Death Benefits Scheme for Members of the Defence
Force.
[Assented to 19
June 1973]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the
Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—
Short
title and citation.
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act
1973.
(2) The Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969 is in this Act referred to as
the Principal Act.
(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act,
may be cited as the Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969–1973.
Commencement.
2. This Act shall be deemed to have come into operation on 1st October,
1972.
Interpretation.
3. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in
sub-section (1), after the definition of “the Defence Forces Retirement
Benefits Act”, the following definition:—
“‘the
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act’ means the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973;”.
Reinstatement
of officers.
4. Section 10 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in
sub-section (2), after the word “Act” (first occurring), the words “and by
sections 52 and 54 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act”.
Reinstatement
of enlisted members (other than national servicemen).
5. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in
sub-section (2), after the word “Act” the words “and by sections 52 and 54 of
the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act”.
Reinstatement
of members rendering continuous full-time service.
6. Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in
sub-section (2), after the word “Act” the words “and by sections 52 and 54 of
the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act
National
servicemen.
7. Section 15 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in
paragraph (b) of sub-section (4), after the word “Act” the words “and by
sections 52 and 54 of the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act