EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 NO. 161
Issued by the Authority of the Attorney-General
COURTS-MARTIAL APPEALS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
These Regulations are being made pursuant to section 60 of the Courts-Martial Appeals Act 1955.
The amendments to the Regulations are consequential upon legislative changes effected by the Defence Force Discipline At 1982 and the Defence Force (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 which have been proclaimed to come into force on 3 July 1985. Those Acts implement new disciplinary legislation for the Defence Force which is both modern and uniform as regards the three arms of the Defence Force.