Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00807:section:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2016C00807
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 5
Character Range: 3327–5138

5  Interpretation
 (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
arm of the Defence Force means the Navy, the Army or the Air Force.
election includes general election.
enlisted member means a member who is not an officer.
member means a member of the Defence Force.
officer means a member who is an officer for the purposes of the Defence Act.
rank includes classification.
Reserve means:
 (a) the Naval Reserve; or
 (b) the Army Reserve; or
 (c) the Air Force Reserve.
Superannuation Rules means the Rules for the administration of the superannuation scheme established under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991.
the appropriate Reserve, in relation to an officer, means the Reserve that is appropriate to him having regard to the arm of the Defence Force of which he is a member.
the declared date, in relation to an election, means the date on which a notice under section 6 is published in the Gazette in relation to the election.
the Defence Act means the Defence Act 1903‑1966.
the Defence Force means the Defence Force of Australia.
the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act means the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948‑1969.
the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act means the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973.
 (2) In the application of a provision to a person who has been transferred to a Reserve under section 7, to a person who has been discharged from the Defence Force under section 8 or to a person whose continuous full‑time service has been terminated under section 9, a reference in that provision to the relevant election shall be read as a reference to the election in relation to which he made the application in pursuance of which he was so transferred or discharged or his continuous full‑time service was so terminated.