Cadet Forces Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1)1
Statutory Rules 2004 No. 1742
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903, the Naval Defence Act 1910 and the Air Force Act 1923.
Dated 24 June 2004
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
FRAN BAILEY
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence

1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the Cadet Forces Amendment Regulations 2004 (No. 1).
2	Commencement
		These Regulations commence on the date of their notification in the Gazette.
3	Amendment of Cadet Forces Regulations 1977
		Schedule 1 amends the Cadet Forces Regulations 1977.

Schedule 1	Amendments
(regulation 3)
  
[1]	Regulation 2, definition of cadet force
substitute
cadet force means the Australian Navy Cadets, the Australian Army Cadets or the Australian Air Force Cadets.
[2]	Regulation 2, definition of continuous training
omit
2 days
insert
48 hours
[3]	Regulation 2, definitions of day and financial year
omit
[4]	Regulation 2, definition of Permanent Force
omit
[5]	Regulation 7
substitute
7	Minimum and maximum ages for cadets
	(1)	For paragraph 8 (5) (a) of the Air Force Act 1923, paragraph 62 (5) (a) of the Defence Act 1903 or paragraph 38 (5) (a) of the Naval Defence Act 1910, the age is 12 years and 6 months.
	(2)	For subsection 8 (6) of the Air Force Act 1923 or subsection 62 (6) of the Defence Act 1903, the age is 20 years.
[6]	Subregulation 10 (1)
substitute
	(1)	The ranks in a cadet force are:
	(a)	for the Australian Navy Cadets, as specified in Schedule 1; and
	(b)	for the Australian Army Cadets, as specified in Schedule 2; and
	(c)	for the Australian Air Force Cadets, as specified in Schedule 3.
[7]	Paragraph 23 (2) (b)
omit
Air Training Corps,
insert
Australian Air Force Cadets,
[8]	Schedule 1, heading
substitute
Schedule 1	Ranks in the Australian Navy Cadets
(subregulation 10 (1))
[9]	Schedule 2, heading
substitute
Schedule 2	Ranks in the Australian Army Cadets
(subregulation 10 (1))
[10]	Schedule 3, heading
substitute
Schedule 3	Ranks in the Australian Air Force Cadets
(subregulation 10 (1)) 
Notes
1.	These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 1977 Nos. 206 and 275, as amended by 1978 No. 175; 1979 Nos. 8 and 248; 1980 No. 334; 1983 No. 41; 1984 No. 361; 1985 No. 4; 1989 No. 217; 1990 No. 296; 1991 No. 283; 1997 No. 39; 1999 No. 152; 2001 No. 278 (as amended by Act No. 135, 2003).
2.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 July 2004.