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Defence Acts Amendment Act 1981

No. 178 of 1981

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

PART I—PRELIMINARY
Section
     1. Short title
     2. Commencement

PART II—AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE ACT 1903
     3. Principal Act
     4. Delegation of power to make appointments and promotions
     5. Repeal of section 57
     6. Determination of conditions of service
     7. Powers may be delegated
     8. Insertion of new Part—

PART IXA—PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FORCES OF OTHER COUNTRIES

                    Division 1—Interpretation
       116a.  Interpretation

Division 2—Attachment of Personnel and Mutual Powers of Command

           116b.  Attachment to the Defence Force of members of the forces of another country and vice versa
           116c.  Forces serving together
           116d.  Corresponding ranks
TABLE OF PROVISIONS—continued
                    Division 3—Absentees without leave
Section
           116e.  Interpretation
           116f.  Apprehension of absentees without leave
           116g.  Detention of illegal absentee
           116h.  Disposal of person in custody
           116j.  Evidence for the purposes of this Division
           116k.  Proof of facts by certificate

                    Division 4—Miscellaneous

           116m.  Delegation by chief of staff
           116n.  Orders

     9. Insertion of new Part —

PART IXB—PUBLIC AREAS OF DEFENCE LAND

           116p.  Interpretation
           116q.  Public areas of defence land
           116r.  Delegation
           116s.   Appointment of rangers
           116t.   Rangers ex officio
           116u.   Identity cards
           116v.   Powers of arrest
           116w.   General powers of rangers
           116x.   Seizure and forfeiture
           116y.   Assaulting, &c., rangers
           116z.   Personation of rangers
           116za.  Officers and employees of governments and authorities
         116zb.  Prosecution of offences
         116zc.  Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
         116zd.  By-laws

     10. Forfeiture or suspension of salary in certain circumstances
     11. Regulations

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE (VISITING FORCES) ACT 1963
     12. Principal Act
     13. Interpretation
     14. Countries in relation to which provisions of this Act apply or may be applied
     15. Repeal of Parts III and IV
     16. Proof of facts by certificate
     17. Delegation of powers and functions
     18. Transitional

Defence Acts Amendment Act 1981

No. 178 of 1981

An Act to amend the law relating to defence
[Assented to 8 December 1981]
BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Australia, as follows:

PART I—PRELIMINARY

Short title
1. This Act may be cited as the Defence Acts Amendment Act 1981.

Commencement
2. (1) Subject to this section, this Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
(2) Sub-section 6 (2) shall come into operation on the day fixed by Proclamation under sub-section 2 (2) of the Statute Law Revision Act 1981 or, if that day is earlier than the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent, on the day after the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.
(3) Section 8 and Part III shall come into operation on a date to be fixed