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Defence Legislation (Enhancement of Military Justice) Act 2015
No. 106, 2015
An Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for other purposes
Contents 1 Short title 2 Commencement 3 Schedules Schedule 1—Main amendments Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 Schedule 2—Director of Defence Counsel Services Defence Act 1903 Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 Schedule 3—Amendments relating to certain office holders Military Justice (Interim Measures) Act (No. 1) 2009
Defence Legislation (Enhancement of Military Justice) Act 2015 No. 106, 2015
An Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for other purposes
[Assented to 30 June 2015]
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation (Enhancement of Military Justice) Act 2015.
2 Commencement This Act commences on the day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.
3 Schedules Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.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—Main amendments
Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
1 Subsection 3(1) (definition of old system offence) Repeal the definition.
2 Subsection 3(1) (definition of previous service law) Repeal the definition.
3 Subsection 3(1) (subparagraph (b)(ii) of the definition of service offence) Omit "civilian; or", substitute "civilian.".
4 Subsection 3(1) (paragraph (c) of the definition of service offence) Repeal the paragraph.
5 Subsection 3(1) (at the end of the definition of service offence) Add: Note: A service offence is an offence against a law of the Commonwealth: see section 3A.
6 Subsection 3(15) Repeal the subsection.
7 After section 3 Insert:
3A Character of service offences For the purposes of any law of the Commonwealth other than this Act or the regulations, a service offence is an offence against a law of the Commonwealth.
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