Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Act 2000 (Cth)

Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Act 2000

No. 113, 2000

Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Act 2000

No. 113, 2000

An Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for related purposes

Contents 1 Short title................................... 2 Commencement............................... 3 Schedule(s).................................. 4 Application of amendments........................

Schedule 1—Amendments Defence Act 1903 Naval Defence Act 1910

Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Act 2000

No. 113, 2000

An Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for related purposes

[Assented to 5 September 2000]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Act 2000.

2 Commencement

(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.

(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

4 Application of amendments

The amendments made by items 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11 of Schedule 1 do not apply in relation to appointments made before the commencement of this Act.

Schedule 1—Amendments

Defence Act 1903

1 Subsection 10B(1) Omit "Colonel", substitute "Lieutenant‑Colonel".

2 At the end of section 10C Add:

(2) An officer of the Army on a permanent appointment may volunteer to convert the appointment to an appointment for a specified period, and the Chief of Army may, by instrument in writing, convert the appointment accordingly.