Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE FORCE RE-ORGANIZATION ACT 1975 No. 96 of 1975 - SECT 4

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended-

(a) by omitting the definitions of ''Inspector-General'' and ''Native Force'';

(b) by omitting the definition of ''Officer'' and substituting the following
definition:-

'' 'Officer'-

   (a)  in relation to the Navy-means a person who is an officer as defined by
        section 3 of the Naval Defence Act 1910-1975; and

   (b)  in relation to the Army and the Air Force-means a person appointed or
        in pay as an officer of the Army or the Air Force, and includes an
        officer appointed or promoted to war substantive, local, provisional,
        probationary or temporary rank and a person holding an honorary
        appointment as an officer;'';

   (c)  by omitting the definition of ''The Commonwealth'';

   (d)  by adding after the definition of ''The Reserve Forces'' the following
        definition:-

'' 'The Secretary' means the Secretary to the Department of Defence;''; and

   (e)  by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:-

''(2) Unless the contrary intention appears, in this Act or in any other law-

   (a)  a reference to the Naval Forces or the Navy shall be read as a
        reference to the Australian Navy;

   (b)  a reference to the Military Forces or the Army shall be read as a
        reference to the Australian Army;

   (c)  a reference to the Air Force shall be read as a reference to the
        Australian Air Force;

   (d)  a reference to the Chief of Defence Force Staff shall be read as a
        reference to the Chief of Defence Force Staff appointed under section
        9;

   (e)  a reference to the Chief of Naval Staff shall be read as a reference
        to the Chief of Naval Staff appointed under section 9;

   (f)  a reference to the Chief of the General Staff shall be read as a
        reference to the Chief of the General Staff appointed under section 9;

   (g)  a reference to the Chief of the Air Staff shall be read as a reference
        to the Chief of the Air Staff appointed under section 9; and

   (h)  a reference to a chief of staff shall be read as a reference to the
        Chief of Defence Force Staff, the Chief of Naval Staff, the
        Chief of the General Staff or the Chief of the Air Staff, as the case
        requires.''.