4Interpretation [see Note 2]

##### 4 Interpretation \[see Note 2\] (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: > Australia includes the external Territories. > member of the Forces means: (a) a person who is or was, during the war, a member of the Permanent Forces, other than the Australian Imperial Force; (b) a person who is or was, during the war, a member of the Australian Imperial Force; (c) a member of the Citizen Forces who is or was enlisted, appointed or called up for continuous service for the duration of, and directly in connexion with, the war; (d) a person who is or was, during the war, engaged on continuous full-time service as a member of any of the following Services: The Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service; The Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service; The Australian Army Nursing Service; The Australian Women’s Army Service; The Australian Army Medical Women’s Service; The Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service; The Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force; (e) a member of a Voluntary Aid Detachment who is or was, during the war, engaged on continuous full-time paid duty with any part of the Defence Force; (f) a member of the Naval, Military or Air Forces of any part of the King’s dominions other than Australia, who is or was, during the war, engaged on service in a prescribed area and was born in Australia or was, immediately prior to his becoming a member of any of those Forces, domiciled in Australia; and (g) a person who is or was, during the war, engaged on continuous full-time service with any Nursing Service or other Women’s Service auxiliary to the Naval, Military or Air Forces of any part of the King’s dominions other than Australia who was born in Australia or was, immediately prior to her becoming a member of that Service, domiciled in Australia; but does not include any enemy alien who served during the war as a member of the Army Labour Corps but not otherwise. > the Minister, in relation to any provision of this Act, means the Minister for the time being administering the Part or Division of this Act in which that provision occurs. > the war means the war which commenced on the third day of September, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine, and includes any other war in which His Majesty became engaged after that date and before the date of commencement of this Part. > war service means: (a) service as a member of the Permanent Forces, other than the Australian Imperial Force; (b) service in the Australian Imperial Force; (c) the service of a member of the Citizen Forces when called out for war service in pursuance of the Defence Act 1903‑1945, or during continuous training under that Act, the Naval Defence Act 1910-1934 or the Air Force Act 1923‑1941; (d) the continuous full-time service in the Defence Force under any Act or under any regulations under an Act, of any person who volunteers and is accepted for that service during war; (e) in the case of a person specified in paragraph (d), (e), (f) or (g) of the definition of member of the Forces, service in any of the bodies specified in those paragraphs; or (f) in relation to any of the provisions of this Act, the continuous full-time service of any person as a member of an organization or part thereof which is declared by proclamation to be an organization in relation to which those provisions apply. (2) For the purposes of this Act, a member of the Forces who has ceased to be engaged on war service shall be deemed to have been discharged. (3) Where a person: (a) was appointed or enlisted, on or before the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-seven, for service in a part of the Defence Force which was raised in time of war for war service, or enlisted, on or before that date, solely for service in time of war or for service during that time and a definite period thereafter; or (b) enlisted in the Permanent Forces after the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, and before the first day of October, One thousand nine hundred and forty, for a definite period not exceeding twelve years; and his service was not terminated before the thirtieth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and forty-nine, he shall, for the purposes of Divisions 1 and 3 of Part II and Divisions 2, 3 and 4 of Part VI of this Act, be deemed to have ceased to be engaged on war service on the last-mentioned date.