3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

In these Regulations, and in the forms authorised by these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:

active service has the same meaning as in the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.

Army Reserve means the Australian Army Reserve.

Corps means a corps referred to in subregulation 68 (1).

dental officer means an officer of the Royal Australian Army Dental Corps who is or has been a person registered as a dentist under a law of a State or Territory.

Formation means a Command, Military District, Army, Corps, Division, Brigade or Task Force and includes any other part of the Army declared by the Chief of Army to be a formation for the purposes of these regulations.

Head‑quarters means the head‑quarters of the Army.

medical officer means an officer of the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps who is or has been a person registered as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration of medical practitioners.

member means an officer or soldier.

non‑commissioned officer means a soldier who holds a rank not higher than the rank of staff sergeant or lower than the rank of lance‑corporal or lance‑bombardier.

officer means a person appointed as an officer of the Australian Army.

private soldier includes every soldier not being a warrant officer or non‑commissioned officer.

regimental means connected with a corps, or with any part of a corps.

substantive rank does not include temporary or honorary rank.

the Defence Act and the Act respectively mean the Defence Act 1903‑1927, and all amendments thereof for the time being in force.

unit means a unit specified in the Order of Battle for the Army.

warrant officer means a soldier of the Army holding the rank of warrant officer and includes a soldier holding the rank of warrant officer temporarily or as an honorary rank.