Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:3:p7
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 7/10)
Character Range: 37688–40463

commanding officer.
Summary Authority Rules means the rules made under section 149.
superior authority means a superior authority appointed under section 5A.
superior officer, in relation to a member of the Defence Force, means another member of the Defence Force who holds a higher rank, or a higher relative rank, in the Defence Force than the member, and includes any other member of the Defence Force who, by virtue of his or her office or appointment, is entitled to exercise command over the member.
superior summary authority means a superior summary authority appointed under section 105.
Territory offence means:
 (a) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth in force in the Jervis Bay Territory other than this Act or the regulations; or
 (b) an offence punishable under any other law in force in the Jervis Bay Territory (including any unwritten law) creating offences or imposing criminal liability for offences.
Note 1: Paragraph (a) of this definition includes an offence (an ancillary Territory offence) against section 11.1 (attempt), section 11.4 (incitement) or section 11.5 (conspiracy) of the Criminal Code or section 6 (accessory after the fact) of the Crimes Act 1914 in relation to another Territory offence within the meaning of that paragraph.
Note 2: Paragraph (b) of this definition includes an offence (an ancillary Territory offence) against section 44 (attempt), section 47 (incitement) or section 48 (conspiracy) of the Criminal Code 2002 of the Australian Capital Territory or section 181 (accessory after the fact) of the Crimes Act 1900 of the Australian Capital Territory in relation to another Territory offence within the meaning of that paragraph.
Note 3: The laws of the Australian Capital Territory in force in the Jervis Bay Territory apply, and Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code does not apply, for the purpose of determining criminal liability for offences referred to in paragraph (b) of this definition.
the enemy means a body politic or an armed force engaged in operations of war against Australia or an allied force and includes any force (including mutineers and pirates) engaged in armed hostilities against the Defence Force or an allied force.
video link means facilities (for example, closed‑circuit television facilities) that enable audio and visual communication between persons in different places.
warrant officer means a sailor, soldier or airman who holds the rank of warrant officer.
 (2) A reference in this Act to the Defence Force shall be read as including a reference to a part of that Force.
 (3) A reference in this Act to an arm of the Defence Force shall be read as a reference to the Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Australian Air Force, as the case may be.
 (3A) Before the Governor‑General