Statutory Rules 1981 No. 1771
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Defence Force Regulations2 (Amendment)
I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 25 June 1981.
STANLEY BURBURY
Administrator
By His Excellency’s Command,
KEVIN NEWMAN
Minister of State for Administrative Services for and
on behalf of the Minister of State for Defence
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Validity of administration of oaths, &c.
1. Regulation 17 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by omitting “Australia” and substituting “the Commonwealth”.
Compliance with form provided by Commonwealth, State or Territory law sufficient
2. Regulation 19 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended by omitting “Australia” and substituting “the Commonwealth”.
Interpretation
3. Regulation 32 of the Defence Force Regulations is amended—
(a) by omitting paragraph (c) of the definition of “Australian Government officer” and substituting the following paragraph:
“(c) a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police”; and
(b) by omitting “an officer of the Commonwealth Police Force” from the definition of “constable” and substituting “a member or special member of the Australian Federal Police”.
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 30 June 1981.
2. Statutory Rules 1952 No. 29 as amended by 1953 Nos. 61 and 62; 1958 No. 38; 1963 No. 133; 1968 No. 14; 1976 Nos. 52 and 106; 1980 Nos. 95 and 244.