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purposes of Division 3,
except to an officer who holds a rank not below the rank of Rear-Admiral in the Australian Navy, Major-General in the Australian Army or Air Vice-Marshal in the Australian Air Force.
"(3) A power so delegated, when exercised by the delegate, shall, for the purposes of this Act, be deemed to have been exercised by the chief of staff.
"(4) A delegation under this section does not prevent the exercise of a power by the chief of staff.
"(5) A delegation under this section continues in force notwithstanding a change in the occupancy of, or a vacancy in, the office of a chief of staff.
"(6) A document purporting to be a copy of a delegation by a chief of staff, or an order or written authority made or given by a chief of staff or by a delegate of a chief of staff, and purporting to bear the signature or a facsimile of the signature of the chief of staff or of the delegate, as the case may be, with an endorsement in writing that the delegation, order or written authority is, or was on a specified date, in force, is, upon mere production in a court or otherwise for any purpose arising under this Part, prima facie evidence that the delegation, order or written authority was duly given or made in the terms set out in the document and is, or was on the date specified, in force.

Orders
"116n. Orders made in pursuance of a provision of this Part shall be deemed not to be statutory rules within the meaning of the Statutory Rules Publication Act 1903.".

9. Before Part X of the Principal Act the following Part is inserted:

"PART IXb—PUBLIC AREAS OF DEFENCE LAND

Interpretation
"116p. (1) In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears—
      'by-laws' means by-laws under this Part;
      'public area' means a public area declared under section 116q;
      'ranger' means—
          (a) a person appointed under section 116s; and
          (b) a person referred to in section 116t.
"(2) A reference in this Part to a member of the Australian Federal Police or to a member of a police force includes a reference to a special member of the Australian Federal Police.

Public areas of defence land
"116q. (1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare an area specified in the notice to be a public area and assign a name to that area.
"(2) In sub-section (1), 'area' means an area of land that is owned or held under lease by the Commonwealth and used, or intended for use, for the purposes of defence.

Delegation
"116r. (1) The Minister may, either generally or as otherwise provided