Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 71C

  (1)   A person is a security authorised member of the Defence Force if the person:

  (a)   is a member of the Defence Force; and

  (b)   either of the following applies:

  (i)   the person is authorised under subsection   ( 2);

  (ii)   the person is included in a class of persons authorised under subsection   ( 2) (including a person who becomes a member of the class after the authorisation is given); and

  (c)   the person satisfies the training and qualification requirements determined under subsection   ( 4).

  (2)   The Minister may, in writing, authorise a person, or a class of persons, for the purposes of paragraph   ( 1)(b).

  (3)   An authorisation made under subsection   ( 2) is not a legislative instrument.

  (4)   The Minister must, by legislative instrument, determine the training and qualification requirements for security authorised members of the Defence Force.

  (5)   Without limiting the training and qualification requirements that may be determined in a legislative instrument under subsection   ( 4):

  (a)   different training and qualification requirements may apply to different kinds of security authorised members of the Defence Force; and

  (b)   the Minister must determine training and qualification requirements that apply to security authorised members of the Defence Force in relation to the use of dogs as referred to in section   72M.