Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules

1976

No. 51

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975.*

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1975.

Dated this fifth day of February, 1976.

John R. Kerr

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Minister of State for Defence.

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Amendments of the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters)

Regulations 

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.

Amendments of the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations.

2. The Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—

Provision	Amendment
Regulation 2..................................................	Omit paragraph (a), substitute the following paragraph:—
“ (a) a word or the words specified in the second column of the Schedule, being words which are descriptive or indicative of—
(i) in the case of a word or the words specified in Part I of the Schedule—a part of the Australian Navy;
(ii) in the case of words specified in Part II of the Schedule—a part of the Australian Army; or
(iii) in the case of the words specified in Part III of the Schedule—of a part of the Australian Air Force; or ”.
Omit from paragraph (b) “ second ”, substitute “ third ”.
Omit from paragraph (b) “ to these Regulations ”.
Omit from paragraph (b) “ Naval Forces, Military Forces or Air Forces ”, substitute “ Navy, Army or Air Force ”.
Sub-regulation 3 (1).....................................	Omit “ first or second column of the Schedule to these Regulations ”, substitute “ second or third column of the Schedule ”.

* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 6 February 1976.

  Statutory Rules 1957, No. 16.

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Provision	Amendment
Regulation 5........................................	Omit “ of these Regulations ”.
Omit “ Twenty pounds ”, substitute “ $40 ”.
Omit “ three ”, substitute “ 3 ”.
Schedule...............................................	Omit—
“ THE SCHEDULE ”,
substitute—
“ SCHEDULE ”.
Omit Part I, substitute the following Part:—
Part I—Australian Navy
Item No.	Prohibited Words	Prohibited Letters
1	Royal Australian Navy	R.A.N.
2	Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service	R.A.N.N.S.
3	Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service	W.R.A.N.S.
		W.R.A.N.
4	Her Majesty’s Australian Ship	H.M.A.S.
5	Her Majesty’s Australian Ships	H.M.A. Ships
6	Permanent Naval Forces
7	Naval Emergency Reserve Forces	N.E.R.F.
8	Citizen Naval Forces	C.N.F.
9	Royal Australian Naval Emergency Reserve	R.A.N.E.R.
10	Royal Australian Naval Reserve	R.A.N.R.
11	Royal Australian Fleet Reserve	R.A.F.R.
12	Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve	W.R.A.N.S.R.
13	Royal Australian Naval College	R.A.N.C.
14	Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund
15	Naval
16	Navy
17	Naval Forces
Omit the heading to Part II, substitute the following heading:—
“ Part II—Australian Army ”.
Omit from Part II items 4 and 5.
Omit from Part III items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, substitute the following items:—
“ 1		Air Force
2		Air Force Emergency Force	A.F.E.F.
3		Citizen Air Force	C.A.F.
4		Directorate of Quality Assurance	D.Q.A.
5		Permanent Air Force	P.A.F.
6		Royal Australian Air Force	R.A.A.F.
7		Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service	R.A.A.F.N.S.
8		Women’s Royal Australian Air Force	W.R.A.A.F.”.
Omit Parts IV and V.

       

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