EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1985 NO. 159
Issued by the Authority of the Attorney-General
DEFENCE (VISITING FORCES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
These Regulations are being made pursuant to section 30 of the Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 1963.
The amendments to the Regulations are consequential upon legislative changes effected by the Defence Force Discipline Act 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.