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the Australian Army Reserve and the Australian Air Force Reserve.".

Term of appointment
28. Section 10a of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (4) "full time military" after "continuous";
     (b) by omitting from sub-section (5) ", in the Regular Army Reserve or in the Citizen Military Forces" and substituting "or in the Australian Army Reserve"; and
     (c) by inserting in sub-section (5) "full time military" after "continuous".

Repeal of sections 24 and 25
29. Sections 24 and 25 of the Principal Act are repealed.

Retired lists
30. Section 26 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting "the names of officers or former" after "place".

Division of Australian Army
31. Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting "Citizen Military Forces" and substituting "Australian Army Reserve".

Permanent Military Forces
32. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by omitting sub-section (1) and substituting the following sub-section:
    "(1) The Permanent Military Forces consist of 3 forces, namely, the Australian Regular Army, the Regular Army Supplement and the Regular Army Emergency Reserve.";
     (b) by omitting from paragraph (3) (c) "Citizen Military Forces" and substituting "Australian Army Reserve";
     (c) by omitting from sub-section (4) "Citizen Military Forces" and substituting "Australian Army Reserve"; and
     (d) by omitting sub-section (5).

33. Section 32a of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:

Australian Army Reserve
"32a. (1) The Australian Army Reserve consists of 2 forces, namely, the Active Australian Army Reserve and the Inactive Australian Army Reserve.
"(2) The Active Citizen Military Forces in existence immediately before the commencement of this section continue in existence as a force forming part of the Australian Army Reserve, under the name Active Australian Army Reserve, but so that the identity and membership of the force is not affected.
"(3) The Reserve Citizen Military Forces in existence immediately before the commencement of this section continue in existence as a force forming part of the Australian Army Reserve, under the name Inactive Australian Army Reserve, but so that the identity and membership of the force is not affected.
"(4) The Active Australian Army Reserve consists of officers appointed to, and of soldiers enlisted in, that force and of officers transferred to that force from any part of the Permanent Military Forces or from the Inactive Australian Army Reserve.
"(5) The Inactive Australian Army Reserve consists of officers appointed to, and of soldiers enlisted in, that force and of officers transferred to that force from any part of the Permanent Military Forces or from the Active Australian Army Reserve.".

Discharge upon expiration of period of engagement
34. Section 39 of the Principal Act is amended—
     (a) by inserting in sub-section (3)