Commonwealth legislation

Council of Defence Regulations

RepealedCTH

This Act has been repealed and is no longer in force. It is retained for historical reference.

Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

23 of 1976

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This is a statute book housekeeping measure that deletes outdated defence regulations from the 1930s–1950s.

What it does

Scraps six old rule sets governing the Council of Defence (a high-level military advisory body) made in 1935, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1948 and 1950.
Cleans up the law by formally removing these World War II and immediate post-war era rules about how the Council met, who could attend, and its administrative procedures.

Why it matters

Removes legal clutter: The old regulations had likely been superseded by newer laws or changed Defence Department practices.
Certainty for administrators: It tells Defence officials and lawyers exactly which historical rules are no longer in force, preventing accidental reliance on outdated procedures.

Who it affects

Primarily government lawyers and Defence Department administrators. It creates no new rights or obligations for service personnel, veterans, or the general public.

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

Statutory Rules

1976 No. 23

REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975.*

I, THE ADMINISTRATOR of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903-1975.

Dated this thirtieth day of January, 1976.

A. R. CUTLER

Administrator.

By His Excellency’s Command,

D. J. KILLEN

Minister of State for Defence.

Repeal of the Council of Defence Regulations

Commencement.

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.

Repeal.

2. The Council of Defence Regulations (comprising Statutory Rules 1935, No. 37; Statutory Rules 1938, No. 80; Statutory Rules 1939, No. 111; Statutory Rules 1946, No. 38; Statutory Rules 1948, No. 153 and Statutory Rules 1950, No. 47) are repealed.

Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 3 February 1976.

Source text

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation (legislation.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.