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1998-1999-2000
The Parliament
of the
Commonwealth of
Australia
HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first
time
Defence
Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Bill
2000
No. ,
2000
(Defence)
A Bill
for an Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for related
purposes
ISBN: 0642
437297
Contents
Defence Act
1903 3
Naval Defence Act
1910 4
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to
defence, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible
Career Practices) Act 2000.
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be
fixed by Proclamation.
(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the
period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent,
it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any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.
The amendments made by items 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11 of Schedule 1
do not apply in relation to appointments made before the commencement of this
Act.
1 Subsection 10B(1)
Omit “Colonel”, substitute
“Lieutenant-Colonel”.
2 At the end of
section 10C
Add:
(2) An officer of the Army on a permanent appointment may volunteer to
convert the appointment to an appointment for a specified period, and the Chief
of Army may, by instrument in writing, convert the appointment
accordingly.
3 At the end of paragraphs 17(2)(a), (b) and
(ba)
Add “or”.
4 After paragraph 17(2)(c)
Insert:
(ca) the officer has not completed a period of service that, under a
determination of the Chief of Army, the officer is required to complete in
respect of the officer’s initial appointment as an officer; or
5 Subsection 27AA(3)
After “17(2)(c)”, insert “or (ca)”.
6 After section 37
Insert:
(1) A soldier who is enlisted until attaining retiring age may volunteer
to convert the enlistment to enlistment for a fixed period.
(2) If the offer is accepted, the enlistment is converted accordingly, by
force of this subsection.
7 At the end of
section 11
Add:
(2) An officer on a permanent appointment may volunteer to convert the
appointment to an appointment for a specified period, and the Chief of Navy may,
by instrument in writing, convert the appointment accordingly.
8 At the end of paragraphs 13(2)(a), (b) and
(ba)
Add “or”.
9 After paragraph 13(2)(c)
Insert:
(ca) the officer has not completed a period of service that, under a
determination of the Chief of Navy, the officer is required to complete in
respect of the officer’s initial appointment as an officer; or
10 Subsection 13A(1)
Omit “Captain”, substitute “Commander”.
11 Subsection 17B(3)
After “13(2)(c)”, insert “or (ca)”.
12 After section 26
Insert:
(1) A sailor who is enlisted in the Navy until attaining retiring age may
volunteer to convert the enlistment to enlistment for a fixed period.
(2) If the offer is accepted, the enlistment is converted accordingly, by
force of this subsection.