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is amended—
      (a) by inserting "or the suspension of the whole," after "part,"; and
      (b) by omitting all the words after "Defence Force".

Regulations
11. Section 124 of the Principal Act is amended—
      (a) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) (o) "including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the subjection of—
          (i) a specified canteen or mess;
          (ii) a canteen or mess included in a class of specified canteens or messes; or
          (iii) a specified organization established under the regulations that establishes, manages, operates or controls canteens,
      to taxation (other than income tax) under a law of the Commonwealth or of a State or Territory";

      (b) by omitting paragraphs (1) (r) and (t) and substituting the following paragraph:
          "(r) the payment by the Commonwealth of compensation for any loss, injury or damage suffered by reason of anything done in pursuance of this Act;"; and
      (c) by inserting after sub-section (2) the following sub-sections:
     "(2a) The power to make regulations by virtue of paragraph (1) (gc) shall not be taken not to include the power to make regulations requiring a person appearing as a witness before a court of inquiry or a board of inquiry to answer a question notwithstanding that the answer to the question may tend to incriminate him.
     "(2b) Where the regulations contain a requirement of a kind referred to in sub-section (2a), any answer of the kind referred to in that sub-section given by a person in accordance with the requirement is not admissible in evidence against him in—
      (a) criminal or civil proceedings before a federal court or a court of a State or Territory;
      (b) proceedings before a court-martial—
       (i) under Part VIII; or
          (ii) under the Naval Discipline Act, the Army Act or the Air Force Act; or
      (c) proceedings before an officer—
          (i) under regulations in force for the purposes of section 108; or
          (ii) under the Naval Discipline Act, the Army Act or the Air Force Act,
      except in a prosecution for giving false testimony at the hearing before the court of inquiry or the board of inquiry.".

PART III—AMENDMENTS OF THE DEFENCE (VISITING FORCES) ACT 1963

Principal Act
12. The Defence (Visiting Forces) Act 19632 is in this Part referred to as the Principal Act.

Interpretation
13. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended—
      (a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of "Australian service law";
      (b) by omitting "by arrangement with the Minister" from the definition of "visiting force" in sub-section (1); and
      (c) by omitting from paragraph (3) (b) ", with the approval of the Minister,".

Countries in relation to which provisions of this Act apply or may be applied
14. Section 6 of