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

Statutory Rules 1981 No. 1021

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Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters)

Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.

 Dated 5 May 1981.

 STANLEY BURBURY

 Administrator

 By His Excellency’s Command,

KEVIN NEWMAN

Minister of State for Administrative Services

for and on behalf of the Minister of state for Defence

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1Use of words and groups of letters prohibited without consent

Regulation 2 of the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations is amended by omitting paragraphs (a) and (b) and substituting the following paragraphs:

• “(a)

  a word, or words, specified in the second column of a Part of the Schedule, being a word or words that is or are descriptive or indicative of‑

  • (i)

    a part of the Naval Forces, Military Forces or Air Forces of a part of the Queen's dominions; or

  • (ii)

    a service or body of persons associated with the defence of the Commonwealth; or

• (b)

  a group of letters specified in the third column of a Part of the Schedule, being a group of letters that is descriptive or indicative of‑

  • (i)

    a part of the Naval Forces, Military Forces or Air Forces of a part of the Queen’s dominions; or

  • (ii)

    a service or body of persons associated with the defence of the Commonwealth,”.

2Schedule—Part II

Part II of the Schedule to the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations is amended by omitting Item 1 and substituting the following items:

“1	Australian Flying Corps	AFC
1A	Australian Imperial Force	AIF”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 13 May 1981.

2. Statutory Rules 1957 No. 16 as amended by 1976 No. 51.