{"id":"C2004L04280","name":"Defence (General) Regulations","slug":"defence-general-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"18 of 1988","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":27158,"registerId":"commonwealth-C2004L04280-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (General) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\nStatutory Rules 1988 No. 181\n\n–––––––\n\nDefence (General) Regulations\n\nI, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.\n\nDated 18 February 1988.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nKIM BEAZLEY\n\nMinister of State for Defence\n\n––––––––––\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence (General) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, “club” means a rifle club affiliated with the National Rifle Association of Australia.\n\nConduct of canteens by clubs\n\n3\\. (1) Where a club conducts a canteen on a rifle range during the continuance of a meeting of the club held for the purpose of competition or practice in rifle shooting:\n\n(a) a person from time to time holding, occupying or performing the duties of an office in the Australian Public Service of Regional Secretary within the Department of Defence may, in writing, approve the sale and supply of intoxicating liquor at the canteen; and\n\n(b) a member of the club is not required to obtain or have a licence or permission, under a law of the State or Territory in which the rifle range is situated, for the sale or supply of intoxicating liquor at the canteen to members of the Defence Force or members of clubs.\n\n(2) The power of approval under paragraph (1) (a) may not be delegated.  \n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 25 February 1988.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2180},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original narrow purpose: allowing rifle clubs to sell alcohol at Defence-connected shooting ranges without state liquor licences. There is no evidence of scope creep; it addresses a single, specific administrative exemption for canteen operations during shooting meets."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 regulations total","Single defined term ('club') in the interpretation section","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","Simple conditional structure with one specific exemption to state licensing laws"],"plain_english_summary":"Rifle clubs affiliated with the National Rifle Association of Australia can sell alcohol at their canteens during competitions or practice to Defence Force members or fellow rifle club members without needing a state or territory liquor licence. Sales are only allowed with written approval from the Defence Department’s Regional Secretary, a permission that cannot be delegated. This eases drink service at ranges while keeping centralised Defence oversight."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-general-regulations","history":"/api/acts/defence-general-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-general-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-general-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-general-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-general-regulations/documents"}}