Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE FORCE RE-ORGANIZATION ACT 1975 No. 96 of 1975 - SECT 139

139. Section 5 of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definition of ''arm of the Defence
Force'' and substituting the following definitions:-

'' 'appropriate chief of staff' means-

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

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

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

'arm of the Defence Force' means the Navy, the Army or the Air Force;'';

   (b)  by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of ''national
        serviceman'' and ''national service officer'';

   (c)  by omitting from the definition of ''Reserve'' in sub-section (1) the
        words ''Naval Forces'' and substituting the word ''Navy''; and

(d) by omitting from sub-section (1) the definitions of the ''the Air
Force'', ''the appropriate Service Board'', ''the Military Forces'', ''the
National Service Act'' and ''the Naval Forces''.