Western Australia
Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915
This Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 s. 3(1) (No. 37 of 2006) as at 4 Jul 2006 (see s. 2).
Western Australia
Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915
Contents[if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>TOC \t "Heading 2,2,yScheduleHeading,2,yHeading 2,2,zHeading 2,3,zyScheduleHeading,3,zyHeading 2,3,Heading 3,4,yHeading 3,4,zHeading 3,5,zyHeading 3,5,Heading 4,6,yHeading 4,6,zHeading 4,7,zyHeading 4,7,Heading 5,8,yHeading 5,8,zHeading 5,9,zyHeading 5,9" \t "nHeading 2,2,nHeading 3,8" \n "2-7" \w \* MERGEFORMAT <span style='mso-element:field-separator'></span><![endif] — Short
title2 — Persons absent on naval or military service not to be
subject to discriminations applicable to other absentees3 — InterpretationNotesCompilation table — Western Australia
Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915 Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915
An Act to grant to Members of the Naval and Military Forces absent from Australia on active service, and to prisoners of war, relief in Western Australia against discriminations applicable to absentees.
Be it enacted by the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: —
1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915.
2.Persons absent on naval or military service not to be subject to discriminations applicable to other absenteesNo person who, by reason of his being on active service in the naval or military forces of the Commonwealth or any other naval or military forces of His Majesty, or by reason of his being made a prisoner of war, whether on such service or not, when temporarily absent from the State, is absent form any State or territory of the Commonwealth in which, prior to his going on such service or being taken prisoner he was ordinarily resident, shall, whilst such service or imprisonment continues, be subject under any law of Western Australia to any disability or discrimination which would not be equally applicable to him if he were not absent from such State or territory and were resident therein.
3.InterpretationIn this Act —
“State” means the State of Western Australia or any other State of the Commonwealth;
“Territory” includes any place subject to the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth.
Notes
1. This is a compilation of the Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915 and includes all amendments effected by the other Acts referred to in the following Table.
Compilation table
Short title | Number and year | Assent | Commencement |
Naval and Military Absentees Relief Act 1915 | 18 of 1915 | 18 Feb 1915 | 18 Feb 1915 |
This Act was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act 2006 s. 3(1) (No. 37 of 2006) as at 4 Jul 2006 (see s. 2) |