EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1984 NO. 198
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE AIR FORCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Air Force Regulations (“the Regulations”), made under the Air Force Act 1923, provide for various matters relating to the administration of the Air Force, including provisions relating to the Air Force Reserve.
Statutory Rules 1983 No. 196 made various amendments associated with the reorganisation and retitling of the reserve forces. One of those amendments was the insertion of a definition of “Air Force Reserve” to mean the Australian Air Force Reserve.
However, some provisions of the Regulations still used the terms “reserve member”, “reservist” and “Reserve”. There was no need to retain these different terms which had led to some confusion.
This Statutory Rule omits definitions of and references to “reserve member”, “reservist” and “Reserve” and substitutes references to “Air Force Reserve” (which is already defined) and “member of the Air Force Reserve”.
A further amendment omits from regulation 93 an obsolete reference to the repealed regulation 97.
The amendments have effect from the date of gazettal of the Statutory Rule.