{"id":"F1997B01785","name":"Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Regulations","slug":"defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"7 of 1989","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":29391,"registerId":"commonwealth-F1997B01785-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Regulations","content":"![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.png)\n\nStatutory Rules 1989 No. 71\n\nDefence (Parliamentary Candidates)\n\nRegulations\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 (Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969.\n\nDated 6 February 1989.\n\nN. M. STEPHEN\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command,\n\nR. Kelly\n\nMinister of State for Defence Science and Personnel\\\\\n\nCitation\n\n1. These Regulations may be cited as the Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Regulations.\n\nInterpretation\n\n2. In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Defence (Parliamentary Candidates) Act 1969.\n\nPrescribed legislative body\n\n3. The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory is prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 7 (1) (b), 8 (b) and 9 (b) of the Act.\n\nNOTE\n\n1\\. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 February 1989.\n\nPrinted by Authority by the Commonwealth Government Printer\n\n(S.R. 16/89)—Cat. No. 16/24.1.1989","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1946},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This regulation performs a strictly technical function to align the Act with the creation of the ACT Legislative Assembly in 1989. It does not expand the scope beyond the Act's original purpose of governing defence personnel seeking parliamentary office."},"complexity_factors":["Only 3 short sections total","Single operative provision (section 3) containing only one prescription","No defined terms beyond a basic 'the Act' reference","No conditional logic, exceptions, or procedural requirements","No cross-references to other legislation except the parent Act"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations add the ACT Legislative Assembly to the list of bodies ADF members may stand for, letting defence personnel apply for leave to contest ACT elections on the same basis as federal and State parliaments. It’s a technical 1989 update after ACT self‑government — enabling ADF members to seek election while preserving the existing leave-and-resign rules if they win."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations","history":"/api/acts/defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations/history","analysis":"/api/acts/defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/defence-parliamentary-candidates-regulations/documents"}}