EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1983 NO 194
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
NAVAL FORCES (WOMEN’S SERVICES) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
Parts III, X and XV and section 116 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981 make various changes to the titles and structures of the Reserve Forces in the Air Force, the Army and the Navy. These changes, which stem from recommendations of the 1974 Millar Committee Report on the Citizen Military Forces, come into operation from the date of proclamation (on 30 September 1983). Part XV amends the Naval Defence Act 1910 (“the Act”) to make the necessary changes in relation to Navy Reserve Forces. Under these amendments, the Citizen Naval Forces are renamed as the Australian Naval Reserve.
The Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations, made under the Act, prescribe various matters for the purposes of the Act, including provisions relating to the Reserve Forces.
Consequent upon the amendments made by Part XV of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981, Regulation 2 of this Statutory Rule amends regulation 4 of the Naval Forces (Women’s Services) Regulations to substitute ‘Australian Naval Reserve’ for ‘Citizen Naval Forces’.
Commencement
The Statutory Rule comes into operation on 30 September 1983, the date from which Parts III, X and XV and section 116 of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981 are proclaimed to commence.