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Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Act 2006
No. 3, 2006
An Act to amend the Defence Act 1903, and for related purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—Incidents in the Australian offshore area Defence Act 1903
Schedule 2—Incidents involving designated critical infrastructure Defence Act 1903
Schedule 3—Aviation incidents Defence Act 1903
Schedule 4—Expedited call out Defence Act 1903
Schedule 5—Amendments consequential on Schedules 1 to 4 Air Force Act 1923 Defence Act 1903 Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act 2001 Naval Defence Act 1910
Schedule 6—Other amendments Defence Act 1903
Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Act 2006
No. 3, 2006
An Act to amend the Defence Act 1903, and for related purposes
[Assented to 1 March 2006]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation Amendment (Aid to Civilian Authorities) Act 2006.
2 Commencement
This Act commences on the day after it receives the Royal Assent.
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Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Incidents in the Australian offshore area
Defence Act 1903
1 Subsection 51(1) Insert:
Australian offshore area means: (a) Australian waters; or (b) the exclusive economic zone of Australia (including its external Territories); or (c) the sea over the continental shelf of Australia (including its external Territories); or (d) an area prescribed by the regulations; and includes the airspace over an area covered by paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d).
2 Subsection 51(1) Insert:
Australian waters means: (a) the territorial sea of Australia; and (b) the waters of the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of Australia; and (c) the territorial sea of each external Territory; and (d) the waters of the sea on the landward side of the territorial sea of each external Territory; but does not include the internal waters of a State or self‑governing Territory.
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