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The Parliament of the 

Commonwealth of Australia 

 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

 

 

 

 

Presented and read a first time 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Military Justice (Interim Measures) 

Amendment Bill 2013 

 

No.      , 2013 

 

(Defence) 

 

 

 

A Bill for an Act to amend the Military Justice 

(Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009, and for related 

purposes 

   

   

 

 

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Contents 

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Short title ........................................................................................... 1

 

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Commencement ................................................................................. 1

 

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Schedule(s) ........................................................................................ 2

 

Schedule 1--Amendments

 

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Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009

 

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A Bill for an Act to amend the Military Justice 

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(Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009, and for related 

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purposes 

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The Parliament of Australia enacts: 

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1  Short title 

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  This Act may be cited as the Military Justice (Interim Measures) 

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Amendment Act 2013. 

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2  Commencement 

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(1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table 

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commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with 

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column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Commencement information 

Column 1 

Column 2 

Column 3 

Provision(s) 

Commencement 

Date/Details 

1.  Sections 1 to 3 

and anything in 

this Act not 

elsewhere covered 

by this table 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

2.  Schedule 1, 

items 1 and 2 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

3.  Schedule 1, 

item 3 

22 September 2009. 

22 September 

2009 

4.  Schedule 1, 

items 4, 5 and 6 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

5.  Schedule 1, 

items 7 and 8 

22 September 2009. 

22 September 

2009 

6.  Schedule 1, 

items 9 and 10 

The day this Act receives the Royal Assent. 

 

Note:  

This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally 

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enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of 

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this Act. 

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(2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. 

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Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it 

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may be edited, in any published version of this Act. 

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3  Schedule(s) 

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  Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or 

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repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule 

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concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect 

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according to its terms. 

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Amendments  Schedule 1 

   

 

 

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Schedule 1

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Amendments 

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Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009 

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1  Subparagraph 2(3)(a)(i) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 years", substitute "6 years". 

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2  Subparagraph 2(3)(a)(ii) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 year", substitute "6 year". 

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3  After the heading to subitem 2(8) of Schedule 3 

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Insert: 

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(7A) 

Subsection 188A(2) of the amended Defence Force Discipline Act does 

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not apply to the appointment, by force of this item, of the person as the 

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Chief Judge Advocate. 

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4  Paragraph 3(1)(a) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 year", substitute "6 year". 

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5  Subparagraph 4(3)(a)(i) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 years", substitute "6 years". 

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6  Subparagraph 4(3)(a)(ii) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 year", substitute "6 year". 

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7  Subitem 4(9) of Schedule 3 (heading) 

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Repeal the heading, substitute: 

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Application of certain provisions 

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8  After the heading to subitem 4(9) of Schedule 3 

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Insert: 

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(8A) 

Subsection 196(2A) of the amended Defence Force Discipline Act does 

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not apply to the appointment, by force of this item, of the person as a 

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member of the judge advocates' panel. 

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Schedule 1  Amendments 

   

 

 

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9  Paragraph 5(1)(a) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 year", substitute "6 year". 

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10  Subitem 8(1) of Schedule 3 

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Omit "4 year", substitute "6 year". 

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