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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

1: Short Title and commencement

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"The Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971: What It's Called and When It Starts"

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This Act is called the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. You can refer to it by this name when talking about it. The Act will start on a date chosen by the Governor-General. This date will be decided by an Order in Council. You can find out more about how these orders are published in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The Governor-General will decide when the Act starts.

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1Short Title and commencement

  1. This Act may be cited as the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.

  2. This Act shall come into force on a date to be fixed by the Governor-General by Order in Council.

  3. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

Notes
  • Section 1(2): Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 brought into force, on , by clause 2 of the Armed Forces Discipline Act Commencement Order 1983 (SR 1983/232).
  • Section 1(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).