Commonwealth legislation

Australian Military (Places of Detention) Regulations (Repeal)

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

121 of 1985

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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What this does

This is legislative spring-cleaning. It throws out nine outdated Defence Force regulations (dating from 1940 to 1976) that governed military detention facilities—essentially the rulebook for where and how service personnel could be locked up. Think of it as the government hitting 'delete' on decades of accumulated military red tape.

Who it affects

Australian Defence Force members and military lawyers, mostly. For everyone else, this removes technical rules that haven't been relevant for years.

Why it matters

It keeps the statute book tidy. Old detention rules can create legal confusion if left on the books, so this ensures only current regulations apply to military custody.

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Statutory Rules 1985 No. 1211

Australian Military (Places Of Detention) Regulations (Repeal)

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.

Dated 13 June 1985.

JAMES RAMSAY Administrator

By His Excellency’s Command,

K. C. BEAZLEY

Minister of State for Defence

Commencement

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 3 July 1985.

Repeal

2. Statutory Rules 1940 No. 58, Statutory Rules 1941 No. 165, Statutory Rules 1943 Nos. 218 and 250, Statutory Rules 1944 No. 171, Statutory Rules 1948 No. 41, Statutory Rules 1949 No. 93, Statutory Rules 1973 No. 215 and Statutory

Rules 1976 No. 36 are repealed.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 20 June 1985.

Source text

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