Federal Register of Legislation
Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2006
Act No. 159 of 2006 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 16 July 2008
[This Act was amended by Act No. 73 of 2008]
Amendment from Act No. 73 of 2008 [Schedule 2 (item 5) amended item 235 of Schedule 1 Schedule 2 (item 5) commenced immediately after 1 October 2007]
Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedule(s)
Schedule 1—The Australian Military Court
Part 1—Main amendments Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 Judges' Pensions Act 1968
Part 2—Consequential amendments Defence Act 1903 Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 Migration Act 1958
Part 3—Application and transitional provisions Division 1—Definitions Division 2—Application of amendments Division 3—Transitional provisions
Schedule 2—Other amendments
Part 1—Defence Counsel Services Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
Part 2—Chief of the Defence Force Commission of Inquiry Defence Act 1903
Schedule 3—Amendments to remove gender‑specific language Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 An Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for related purposes
[Assented to 11 December 2006]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation Amendment Act 2006.
2 Commencement
(1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provision(s) Commencement Date/Details 1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 11 December 2006 2. Schedule 1 A single day to be fixed by Proclamation. 1 October 2007 However, if any of the provisions have not commenced before 1 October 2007, they commence on that day. 3. Schedules 2 and 3 The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent. 11 December 2006
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