Defence (Visiting Forces) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1989 No. 2131

 

Defence (Visiting Forces) Regulations2

(Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulation under the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963.

Dated 31 July 1989.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

Lionel Bowen

Attorney-General

 

Application to visiting forces of law relating to Defence Force

Regulation 6 of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Regulations is amended by omitting subregulation (2) and substituting the following subregulation:

“(2) The immunities conferred by subsection 123 (1) of the Defence Act 1903 on members of the Defence Force are conferred on members of a visiting force sent to Australia by a country in relation to which section 16 of the Act applies as if:

(a) references to the Defence Force in subsection 123 (1) of the Defence Act 1903 were references to that force; and

(b) the reference in paragraph 123 (1) (a) of that Act to the Commonwealth included a reference to that country.”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 7 August 1989.

2. Statutory Rules 1963 No. 134 as amended by 1965 No. 2; 1966 No. 28; 1970 No. 202; 1973 No. 10; 1975 No. 182; 1976 No. 45; 1983 No. 130; 1985 No. 159.

 

Printed by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer

(S.R. 128/89)—Cat. No. 14/6.7.1989