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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE APPEALS REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1997 NO.74

Statutory Rules 1997 No. 74

Issued by the Authority of the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations (Amendment)

The Defence Force Discipline Appeals Regulations ("the Principal Regulations"), made under the Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955, prescribe various matters relating to the operation of that Act.

Following new command arrangements in the Defence Force, the Defence Legislation Amendment Act (No. 1) 1997 ("the 1997 Act") amended the Defence Act 1903 to change the titles of the service chiefs, from Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of the General Staff and Chief of the Air Staff, to Chief of Navy, Chief of Army and Chief of Air Force, respectively. Consequential amendments were also made to references to the generic title "chief of staff" to change it to "service chief". The 1997 Act also amended other Commonwealth Acts to change references to those titles. As the new generic title does not include the Chief of the Defence Force, specific reference to that title is included where necessary.

This Statutory Rule omits the definition of chief of staff from the Principal Regulations. The definition is not replaced as the new generic expression (service chief) is defined in the Defence Act 1903 for all Commonwealth legislation, unless a contrary intention exists. The Statutory Rule also amends the Principal Regulations by replacing references to the generic expression "chief of staff" with "Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief". The other expressions do not appear in the Principal Regulations.

The Statutory Rule comes into operation on the date of gazettal.