Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE (PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES) ACT 1969 - SECT 5

             (1)  In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"appropriate service chief" means:

                     (a)  in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the Navy--the Chief of Navy; or

                     (b)  in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the Army--the Chief of Army; or

                     (c)  in relation to a person who is or has been a member of the Air Force--the Chief of Air Force.

"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.