(1) In this Division, authorized officer means an officer authorized by the Chief of the Defence Force, by order in writing, for the purposes of this Division.
(2) A reference in this Division to the designated authority of a country is a reference to an authority designated for the purposes of this Division by the appropriate authority or officer of that country.
(3) A reference in this Division to the country to which a person belongs is a reference to the country from whose forces he or she is suspected of being, or, where he or she has surrendered himself or herself , appears from his or her confession to be, an absentee without leave.
(4) For the purposes of the application of this Division in
relation to the forces of a country, it is immaterial whether or not any body,
contingent or detachment of those forces is present in Australia .