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1996
The Parliament of
the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Defence
Legislation Amendment Bill (No. 2)
1996
No. ,
1996
(Defence)
A Bill
for an Act to amend the Air Force Act 1923, the Defence Act
1903 and the Naval Defence Act 1910, and for related
purposes
9610820—975/19.8.1996—(108/96) Cat. No. 96
4997 2 ISBN 0644 441348
Contents
Air Force Act
1923 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Naval Defence Act
1910 6dla20h1.html
Part 1—Amendment of the titles of service
chiefs 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Part 2—Amendment of references to the Chief of
Navy 6dla20h1.html
Australian National Maritime Museum Act
1990 6dla20h1.html
Australian War Memorial Act
1980 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act
1973 6dla20h1.html
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act
1948 6dla20h1.html
Defence Housing Authority Act
1987 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act
1969 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Re-establishment) Act
1965 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Visiting Forces) Act
1963 6dla20h1.html
Military Superannuation and Benefits Act
1991 6dla20h1.html
Naval Defence Act
1910 6dla20h1.html
Ombudsman Act
1976 6dla20h1.html
Remuneration and Allowances Act
1990 6dla20h1.html
Remuneration Tribunal Act
1973 6dla20h1.html
Part 3—Amendment of references to the Chief of
Army 6dla20h1.html
Australian War Memorial Act
1980 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act
1973 6dla20h1.html
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act
1948 6dla20h1.html
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act
1961 6dla20h1.html
Defence Housing Authority Act
1987 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act
1969 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Re-establishment) Act
1965 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Visiting Forces) Act
1963 6dla20h1.html
Military Superannuation and Benefits Act
1991 6dla20h1.html
Ombudsman Act
1976 6dla20h1.html
Remuneration and Allowances Act
1990 6dla20h1.html
Remuneration Tribunal Act
1973 6dla20h1.html
Part 4—Amendment of references to the Chief of Air
Force 6dla20h1.html
Air Force Act
1923 6dla20h1.html
Australian War Memorial Act
1980 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act
1973 6dla20h1.html
Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act
1948 6dla20h1.html
Defence Housing Authority Act
1987 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act
1969 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Re-establishment) Act
1965 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Visiting Forces) Act
1963 6dla20h1.html
Military Superannuation and Benefits Act
1991 6dla20h1.html
Ombudsman Act
1976 6dla20h1.html
Remuneration and Allowances Act
1990 6dla20h1.html
Remuneration Tribunal Act
1973 6dla20h1.html
Part 5—Amendment of references to service
chiefs 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Discipline Act
1982 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act
1955 6dla20h1.html
Defence Housing Authority Act
1987 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act
1969 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Visiting Forces) Act
1963 6dla20h1.html
Income Tax Assessment Act
1936 6dla20h1.html
Part 6—Other amendments relating to service
chiefs 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Discipline Act
1982 6dla20h1.html
Defence Force Re-organization Act
1975 6dla20h1.html
Defence Housing Authority Act
1987 6dla20h1.html
Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act
1969 6dla20h1.html
Military Superannuation and Benefits Act
1991 6dla20h1.html
Office of National Assessments Act
1977 6dla20h1.html
Defence Act
1903 6dla20h1.html
Naval Defence Act 1910 6dla20h1.html
A Bill for an Act to amend the Air Force Act 1923,
the Defence Act 1903 and the Naval Defence Act 1910, and for
related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 2)
1996.
(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), this Act commences on the day on
which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), Schedules 1 and 3 commence on a day or days
to be fixed by Proclamation.
(3) If a provision of this Act does not commence within the period of 6
months beginning on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, it
commences on the first day after the end of that period.
Subject to section 2, each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this
Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule
concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to
its terms.
1 At the end of paragraph
4B(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Army; or
(iv) the Australian Navy.
2 At the end of paragraph
4C(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Army; or
(iv) the Australian Navy.
3 At the end of paragraph
4D(4)(b)
Add:
; or (iv) the Australian Army; or
(v) the Australian Navy.
4 After Division 3 of Part
II
Insert:
(1) The Chief of Army may, by written instrument, transfer the appointment
of an officer of the Army to the Australian Navy or the Australian Air Force
if:
(a) the officer consents to the transfer; and
(b) the Chief of Navy or the Chief of Air Force (as the case may be)
approves the transfer.
(2) The instrument must specify:
(a) the day on which the transfer takes effect; and
(b) the period of service for which the officer is appointed to the
Australian Navy or the Australian Air Force (as the case may be); and
(c) the part of that arm of the Defence Force to which the officer is
appointed; and
(d) the rank that the officer is to hold in that arm of the Defence Force,
and the officer’s seniority in that rank.
(3) If the officer is required, under a determination referred to in
paragraph 17(2)(c), to complete a period of service:
(a) that requirement continues to apply to the officer after the transfer
takes effect; and
(b) the Chief of Navy or the Chief of Air Force (as the case may be) may,
without reference to the Governor-General, reject the officer’s
resignation in the same way that the Chief of Army could have rejected it under
subsection 17(2).
(4) For all purposes connected with the officer’s appointment or
service as an officer of the Australian Navy, service rendered by the officer as
a member of the Army before the transfer is taken to have been rendered as a
member of the Australian Navy.
(5) For all purposes connected with the officer’s appointment or
service as an officer of the Australian Air Force, service rendered by the
officer as a member of the Army before the transfer is taken to have been
rendered as a member of the Australian Air Force.
5 At the end of paragraph
32(2)(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Navy; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
6 At the end of paragraph
32(3)(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Navy; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
7 At the end of paragraph
32(4)(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Navy; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
8 At the end of paragraph
32A(4)(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Navy; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
9 At the end of paragraph
32A(5)(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Navy; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
10 At the end of Division 2 of Part
III
Add:
(1) The Chief of Army may, by written instrument, transfer the enlistment
of a person as a soldier in the Army to the Australian Navy as a sailor, or the
Australian Air Force as an airman, if:
(a) the person consents to the transfer; and
(b) the Chief of Navy or the Chief of Air Force (as the case may be)
approves the transfer.
(2) The instrument must specify:
(a) the day on which the transfer takes effect; and
(b) the period of service for which the person is enlisted in the
Australian Navy as a sailor or the Australian Air Force as an airman (as the
case may be); and
(c) the part of that arm of the Defence Force in which the person is
enlisted; and
(d) the rank that the person is to hold in that arm of the Defence Force,
and the person’s seniority in that rank.
(3) If the person is required, under a determination referred to in
paragraph 39(5)(b), to complete a period of service:
(a) that requirement continues to apply to the person after the transfer
takes effect; and
(b) the person cannot claim a discharge from the Navy or the Air Force (as
the case may be) before the end of the period.
(4) For all purposes connected with the person’s enlistment or
service as a sailor in the Australian Navy, service rendered by the person as a
member of the Army before the transfer is taken to have been rendered as a
member of the Australian Navy.
(5) For all purposes connected with the person’s enlistment or
service as an airman in the Australian Air Force, service rendered by the person
as a member of the Army before the transfer is taken to have been rendered as a
member of the Australian Air Force.
11 Subsection 120A(4AA)
Omit “section 16”, substitute “sections 16, 27AA and
44A”.
12 After subsection
120A(4A)
Insert:
(4AB) The Chief of Navy may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an
officer of the Navy who holds a rank not below the rank of Commodore his or her
powers under sections 27AA and 44A.
13 After subsection
120A(4B)
Insert:
(4C) The Chief of Air Force may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an
officer of the Air Force who holds a rank not below the rank of Air Commodore
his or her powers under sections 27AA and 44A.
14 After Division 2 of Part
II
Insert:
(1) The Chief of Navy may, by written instrument, transfer the appointment
of an officer of the Navy to the Australian Army or the Australian Air Force
if:
(a) the officer consents to the transfer; and
(b) the Chief of Army or the Chief of Air Force (as the case may be)
approves the transfer.
(2) The instrument must specify:
(a) the day on which the transfer takes effect; and
(b) the period of service for which the officer is appointed to the
Australian Army or the Australian Air Force (as the case may be); and
(c) the part of that arm of the Defence Force to which the officer is
appointed; and
(d) the rank that the officer is to hold in that arm of the Defence Force,
and the officer’s seniority in that rank.
(3) If the officer is required, under a determination referred to in
paragraph 13(2)(c), to complete a period of service:
(a) that requirement continues to apply to the officer after the transfer
takes effect; and
(b) the Chief of Army or the Chief of Air Force (as the case may be) may,
without reference to the Governor-General, reject the officer’s
resignation in the same way that the Chief of Navy could have rejected it under
subsection 13(2).
(4) For all purposes connected with the officer’s appointment or
service as an officer of the Australian Army, service rendered by the officer as
a member of the Navy before the transfer is taken to have been rendered as a
member of the Australian Army.
(5) For all purposes connected with the officer’s appointment or
service as an officer of the Australian Air Force, service rendered by the
officer as a member of the Navy before the transfer is taken to have been
rendered as a member of the Australian Air Force.
15 At the end of paragraph
20(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Army; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
16 At the end of paragraph
21(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Army; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
17 At the end of paragraph
22(b)
Add:
; or (iii) the Australian Army; or
(iv) the Australian Air Force.
18 At the end of Part III
Add:
(1) The Chief of Navy may, by written instrument, transfer the enlistment
of a person as a sailor in the Navy to the Australian Army as a soldier, or the
Australian Air Force as an airman, if:
(a) the person consents to the transfer; and
(b) the Chief of Army or the Chief of Air Force (as the case may be)
approves the transfer.
(2) The instrument must specify:
(a) the day on which the transfer takes effect; and
(b) the period of service for which the person is enlisted in the
Australian Army as a soldier or the Australian Air Force as an airman (as the
case may be); and
(c) the part of that arm of the Defence Force in which the person is
enlisted; and
(d) the rank that the person is to hold in that arm of the Defence Force,
and the person’s seniority in that rank.
(3) If the person is required, under a determination referred to in
paragraph 28(5)(b), to complete a period of service:
(a) that requirement continues to apply to the person after the transfer
takes effect; and
(b) the person cannot claim a discharge from the Army or Air Force (as the
case may be) before the end of the period.
(4) For all purposes connected with the person’s enlistment or
service as a soldier in the Australian Army, service rendered by the person as a
member of the Navy before the transfer is taken to have been rendered as a
member of the Australian Army.
(5) For all purposes connected with the person’s enlistment or
service as an airman in the Australian Air Force, service rendered by the person
as a member of the Navy before the transfer is taken to have been rendered as a
member of the Australian Air Force.
19 Subsection 44B(3A)
Omit “section 12”, substitute “sections 12, 17B and
30A”.
20 After subsection 44B(3A)
Insert:
(3B) The Chief of Army may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an
officer of the Army who holds a rank not below the rank of Brigadier his or her
powers under sections 17B and 30A.
(3C) The Chief of Air Force may, by instrument in writing, delegate to an
officer of the Air Force who holds a rank not below the rank of Air Commodore
his or her powers under sections 17B and 30A.
Part
1—Amendment of the titles of service chiefs
1 Paragraph 9(1)(a)
Omit “Chief of Naval Staff”, substitute “Chief of
Navy”.
2 Paragraph 9(1)(b)
Omit “Chief of the General Staff”, substitute “Chief of
Army”.
3 Paragraph 9(1)(c)
Omit “Chief of the Air Staff”, substitute “Chief of Air
Force”.
4 Subsection 9(2)
Omit “chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“service chief”.
Part
2—Amendment of references to the Chief of Navy
5 Amendment of Acts
The specified provisions of the following Acts are amended by omitting
“Chief of Naval Staff” (wherever occurring) and substituting
“Chief of Navy”.
Australian
National Maritime Museum Act 1990
6 Subsection 3(1) (definition of naval
member)
7 Subsections 17(2A) and
(5A)
8 Subsection 20(2)
Australian
War Memorial Act 1980
9 Paragraph 10(1)(a)
10 Paragraphs 4(2)(e) and
(h)
11 Section 8
12 Subsection 116B(1)
13 Subsection 117(2)
14 Paragraph 117A(2)(a)
15 Subsection 117A(3)
16 Subsection 120A(4A)
17 Section 123F
Defence
Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
18 Paragraph 8(3)(b)
19 Subsection 9(3)
20 Subsection 23(4)
21 Section 37
Defence
Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948
22 Subsection 51(6)
Defence
Housing Authority Act 1987
23 Subsection 66(1)
Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969
24 Section 18
25 Section 19
Defence
(Re-establishment) Act 1965
26 Subparagraphs 4(2)(a)(ii) and
(b)(ii)
Defence
(Visiting Forces) Act 1963
27 Subsection 8(7)
Military
Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991
28 Paragraph 30(3)(b)
29 Section 11
30 Section 12
31 Subsections 13(1), (2), (3) and
(6)
32 Subsection 13A(4)
33 Section 13B (paragraph (b) of the definition
of relevant authority)
34 Subparagraph
13H(3)(a)(ii)
35 Subsection 13K(1)
36 Subsection 13L(1)
37 Subsections 13M(1) and
(2)
38 Subsection 17A(1)
39 Paragraph 28(3)(a)
40 Subsections 28(4A), (4B), (5), (6), (7) and
(8)
41 Section 30
42 Paragraph 32(2)(b)
43 Subsections 32AA(1), (2) and
(4)
44 Subsections 32A(3) and
(4)
45 Section 39
46 Subsections 44B(3) and
(3A)
47 Subsection 3(6B)
Remuneration
and Allowances Act 1990
48 Part 3 of clause 3 of Schedule 2
(table)
Remuneration
Tribunal Act 1973
49 Subparagraph
3(4)(r)(iii)
Part
3—Amendment of references to the Chief of Army
50 Amendment of Acts
The specified provisions of the following Acts are amended by omitting
“Chief of the General Staff” (wherever occurring) and substituting
“Chief of Army”.
Australian
War Memorial Act 1980
51 Paragraph 10(1)(b)
52 Paragraphs 4(2)(f) and
(h)
53 Section 8
54 Subsection 10B(4)
55 Section 10C
56 Section 16
57 Subsections 17(1), (2), (3) and
(6)
58 Section 19 (paragraph (b) of the definition
of relevant authority)
59 Subparagraph
25(3)(a)(ii)
60 Subsection 25B(1)
61 Subsection 25C(1)
62 Subsections 25D(1) and
(2)
63 Subsection 26(1)
64 Paragraph 39(3)(a)
65 Subsections 39(4A), (4B), (5), (6), (7) and
(8)
66 Section 44
67 Subsection 45(4)
68 Subsections 48A(1), (2) and
(4)
69 Subsections 50(3) and
(4)
70 Subsection 62(9)
71 Subsection 116B(1)
72 Subsections 120A(4) and
(4AA)
73 Section 123F
Defence
Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
74 Paragraph 8(3)(c)
75 Subsection 9(4)
76 Subsection 23(4)
77 Section 37
Defence
Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948
78 Subsection 51(6)
Defence
Forces Retirement Benefits (Pension Increases) Act 1961
79 Part 1 of First Schedule (table 1, column
2)
Defence
Housing Authority Act 1987
80 Subsection 66(2)
Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969
81 Section 18
82 Section 19
Defence
(Re-establishment) Act 1965
83 Subparagraphs 4(2)(a)(ii) and
(b)(ii)
Defence
(Visiting Forces) Act 1963
84 Subsection 8(7)
Military
Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991
85 Paragraph 30(3)(b)
86 Subsection 3(6B)
Remuneration
and Allowances Act 1990
87 Part 3 of clause 3 of Schedule 2
(table)
Remuneration
Tribunal Act 1973
88 Subparagraph
3(4)(r)(iv)
Part
4—Amendment of references to the Chief of Air Force
89 Amendment of Acts
The specified provisions of the following Acts are amended by omitting
“Chief of the Air Staff” (wherever occurring) and substituting
“Chief of Air Force”.
90 Paragraph 4H(2)(b)
91 Subsections 4HA(1), (2) and
(4)
92 Subsections 4J(3) and
(4)
93 Subsection 8(9)
94 Subsections 8A(1), (3), (3A), (4), (5) and
(6)
Australian
War Memorial Act 1980
95 Paragraph 10(1)(c)
96 Paragraphs 4(2)(g) and
(h)
97 Section 8
98 Subsection 116B(1)
99 Subsection 120A(4B)
100 Section 123F
Defence
Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973
101 Paragraph 8(3)(d)
102 Subsection 9(5)
103 Subsection 23(4)
104 Section 37
Defence
Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948
105 Subsection 51(6)
Defence
Housing Authority Act 1987
106 Subsection 66(3)
Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969
107 Section 18
108 Section 19
Defence
(Re-establishment) Act 1965
109 Subparagraphs 4(2)(a)(ii) and
(b)(ii)
Defence
(Visiting Forces) Act 1963
110 Subsection 8(7)
Military
Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991
111 Paragraph 30(3)(b)
112 Subsection 3(6B)
Remuneration
and Allowances Act 1990
113 Part 3 of clause 3 of Schedule 2
(table)
Remuneration
Tribunal Act 1973
114 Subparagraph
3(4)(r)(v)
Part
5—Amendment of references to service chiefs
115 Paragraph 4(2)(h), subsections 9(2) and (3),
paragraph 9A(1)(a) and subsections 9A(3) and 9C(1)
Omit “chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“service chief”.
116 Subsections 9B(1) and
(2)
Omit “a chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force, the Vice Chief of the Defence Force or a service
chief”.
117 Subsections 50D(2), 50D(6), 50E(2), 50F(4),
116C(3), 116E(1), 116M(1), 116M(5) and 116M(6) and
section 123A
Omit “a chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“the Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief”.
Note: The heading to section 116M is altered by omitting
“by chief of staff”.
118 Subsection 116M(2)
Omit “A chief of staff”, substitute “The Chief of the
Defence Force or a service chief”.
119 Subsections 116M(3), (4) and
(6)
Omit “the chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force or a service chief”.
Defence
Force Discipline Act 1982
120 Subsection 3(1) (definitions of
authorized officer and review and paragraph (b) of the definition
of general order), subparagraph 3(11)(a)(ii), subsections 5(1), 5(3),
68(3), 68A(3), 97(1) and 113(1), paragraph 154(1)(a) and subsections 155(1),
155(2), 178C(1) and 195(6)
Omit “a chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“the Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief”.
Note: The heading to section 155 is altered by omitting
“by chief of staff”.
121 Subsections 68(2) and 68A(2), section 102,
subsection 105(1), section 150 and subsections 155(3), 155(4) and
196(2)
Omit “A chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“The Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief”.
122 Subsection 95(8)
Omit “a chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force, a service chief”.
123 Subsection 95(9)
Omit “the chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force, the service chief”.
124 Subsection 140(4)
Omit “chief of staff”, substitute “service
chief”.
125 Subsections 155(1), 155(2), 195(6) and
196(2)
Omit “the chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force or the service chief”.
126 Subsection 196B(7)
Omit “each chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force and each service chief”.
Defence
Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955
127 Section 42
Omit “A chief of staff”, substitute “The Chief of the
Defence Force or a service chief”.
128 Subsections 51(1) and
52(1)
Omit “a chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force or a service chief”.
Defence
Housing Authority Act 1987
129 Paragraph 57(1)(b)
Omit “chief of staff”, substitute “service
chief”.
Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969
130 Sections 7, 8 and 9, subsections 10(1),
11(1) and 12(1), section 13, subsections 14(1), 14(2), 16(1) and
16(2)
Omit “chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“service chief”.
Defence
(Visiting Forces) Act 1963
131 Subsections 28(3), (6) and
(8)
Omit “a chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“the Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief”.
132 Subsection 28(4)
Omit “A chief of staff”, substitute “The Chief of the
Defence Force or a service chief”.
133 Subsection 28(7)
Omit “or of chief of staff”, substitute “, of Chief of
the Defence Force or of service chief”.
134 Paragraph 28(8)(b)
Omit “the chief of staff”, substitute “the Chief of the
Defence Force or the service chief”.
Income
Tax Assessment Act 1936
135 Subsection 79B(1B)
Omit “a chief of staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“the Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief”.
Part
6—Other amendments relating to service chiefs
136 Paragraph 4(2)(h)
Omit “the Chief of the Defence Force,”.
137 Subsection 9B(4)
Repeal the subsection.
Defence
Force Discipline Act 1982
138 Subsection 3(1) (definition of chief of
staff)
Repeal the definition.
139 Subsection 3(1)
Insert:
service chief means the Chief of Navy, the Chief of Army or
the Chief of Air Force.
Defence
Force Re-organization Act 1975
140 After section 2
Insert:
(1) A reference in this Act to the Chief of Defence Force Staff includes a
reference to the Chief of the Defence Force.
(2) A reference in this Act to the Chief of Naval Staff includes a
reference to the Chief of Navy.
(3) A reference in this Act to the Chief of the General Staff includes a
reference to the Chief of Army.
(4) A reference in this Act to the Chief of the Air Staff includes a
reference to the Chief of Air Force.
Defence
Housing Authority Act 1987
141 Subsection 3(1) (definition of chief of
staff)
Repeal the definition.
142 Subsection 3(1)
Insert:
service chief means the Chief of Navy, the Chief of Army or
the Chief of Air Force.
Note: The heading to section 66 is altered by omitting
“chiefs of staff” and substituting “service
chiefs”.
Defence
(Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969
143 Subsection 5(1) (definition of
appropriate chief of staff)
Repeal the definition.
144 Subsection 5(1)
Insert:
appropriate service chief means:
(a) in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the
Navy—the Chief of Navy; or
(b) in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the
Army—the Chief of Army; or
(c) in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the Air
Force—the Chief of Air Force.
Military
Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991
145 Subsections 36(1) and
(3)
Omit “Chief of Staff” (wherever occurring), substitute
“service chief”.
Office
of National Assessments Act 1977
146 Section 3 (paragraph (c) of the definition
of prescribed Commonwealth officer)
Omit “Chief of Staff”, substitute “service
chief”.
1 Paragraph 17(2)(ba)
Omit “colonel”, substitute “Major”.
2 After subsection 120A(1)
Insert:
(1A) The Governor-General may, by written instrument, delegate to the
Chief of the Defence Force or to the Chief of Army all or any of his or her
powers under section 10B.
3 Paragraph 13(2)(ba)
Omit “captain”, substitute
“Lieutenant-Commander”.
4 After subsection 44B(1)
Insert:
(1A) The Governor-General may, by written instrument, delegate to the
Chief of the Defence Force or to the Chief of Navy all or any of his or her
powers under section 13A.