EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 58
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
SCIENCE AND PERSONNEL
DEFENCE FORCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Defence Force Regulations (“the Regulations”), made under the Defence Act 1903, prescribe various matters relating to Defence administration.
Part VII of the Regulations provides for the regulation of activities in certain Defence areas, including Woomera.
Regulation 32 of the Regulations defined “the Woomera Area” by reference to prior gazettal notices, dated 14 April 1949 and 20 December 1951, published under the Supply and Development (Long Range Weapons) Regulations and the Supply and Development Regulations, respectively. Regulations 38 and 38A provide for the regulation of canteens and transport in the Woomera Area.
There is a Woomera Prohibited Area, declared under regulation 35 of the Regulations, which allows control of entry to such areas. That prohibited area has boundaries similar to, but not exactly the same as, “the Woomera Area” previously defined by regulation 32.
This Statutory Rule amends regulation 32 by redefining “the Woomera Area” to be the Woomera Prohibited Area that is declared under regulation 35.
Commencement
The Statutory Rule comes into operation on the date of gazettal.