Statutory Rules
1976 No. 51
REGULATIONS UNDER THE DEFENCE ACT 1903-1975.*
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL 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 fifth day of February, 1976.
John R. Kerr
Governor-General.
By His Excellency’s Command,
Minister of State for Defence.
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Amendments of the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters)
Regulations†
Commencement.
1. These Regulations shall come into operation on 9 February 1976.
Amendments of the Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations.
2. The Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations are amended as set out in the following table:—
Provision | Amendment |
Regulation 2.................. | Omit paragraph (a), substitute the following paragraph:— |
| “ (a) a word or the words specified in the second column of the Schedule, being words which are descriptive or indicative of— |
| (i) in the case of a word or the words specified in Part I of the Schedule—a part of the Australian Navy; |
| (ii) in the case of words specified in Part II of the Schedule—a part of the Australian Army; or |
| (iii) in the case of the words specified in Part III of the Schedule—of a part of the Australian Air Force; or ”. |
| Omit from paragraph (b) “ second ”, substitute “ third ”. |
| Omit from paragraph (b) “ to these Regulations ”. |
| Omit from paragraph (b) “ Naval Forces, Military Forces or Air Forces ”, substitute “ Navy, Army or Air Force ”. |
Sub-regulation 3 (1).............. | Omit “ first or second column of the Schedule to these Regulations ”, substitute “ second or third column of the Schedule ”. |
* Notified in the Australian Government Gazette on 6 February 1976.
† Statutory Rules 1957, No. 16.
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Provision | Amendment | |||
Regulation 5............... | Omit “ of these Regulations ”. | |||
| Omit “ Twenty pounds ”, substitute “ $40 ”. | |||
| Omit “ three ”, substitute “ 3 ”. | |||
Schedule................. | Omit— | |||
| “ THE SCHEDULE ”, | |||
| substitute— | |||
| “ SCHEDULE ”. | |||
| Omit Part I, substitute the following Part:— | |||
| Part I—Australian Navy | |||
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| Item No. | Prohibited Words | Prohibited Letters |
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| 1 | Royal Australian Navy | R.A.N. |
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| 2 | Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service | R.A.N.N.S. |
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| 3 | Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service | W.R.A.N.S. |
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| W.R.A.N. | ||
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| 4 | Her Majesty’s Australian Ship | H.M.A.S. |
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| 5 | Her Majesty’s Australian Ships | H.M.A. Ships |
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| 6 | Permanent Naval Forces |
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| 7 | Naval Emergency Reserve Forces | N.E.R.F. |
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| 8 | Citizen Naval Forces | C.N.F. |
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| 9 | Royal Australian Naval Emergency Reserve | R.A.N.E.R. |
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| 10 | Royal Australian Naval Reserve | R.A.N.R. |
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| 11 | Royal Australian Fleet Reserve | R.A.F.R. |
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| 12 | Women’s Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve | W.R.A.N.S.R. |
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| 13 | Royal Australian Naval College | R.A.N.C. |
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| 14 | Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund |
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| 15 | Naval |
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| 16 | Navy |
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| 17 | Naval Forces |
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| Omit the heading to Part II, substitute the following heading:— | |||
| “ Part II—Australian Army ”. | |||
| Omit from Part II items 4 and 5. | |||
| Omit from Part III items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, substitute the following items:— | |||
| “ 1 | Air Force |
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| 2 | Air Force Emergency Force | A.F.E.F. | |
| 3 | Citizen Air Force | C.A.F. | |
| 4 | Directorate of Quality Assurance | D.Q.A. | |
| 5 | Permanent Air Force | P.A.F. | |
| 6 | Royal Australian Air Force | R.A.A.F. | |
| 7 | Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service | R.A.A.F.N.S. | |
| 8 | Women’s Royal Australian Air Force | W.R.A.A.F.”. | |
| Omit Parts IV and V. | |||
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