This Act has a purpose. The purpose is to help the Minister. You can think of the Minister like a boss who is in charge of the New Zealand Defence Force. The Act gives the Minister someone to help them keep an eye on the Defence Force. This helps the Minister tell the House of Representatives what the Defence Force is doing. The Act also helps the public know that someone is checking what the Defence Force is doing. This includes making sure the Defence Force is following international laws that New Zealand has agreed to. You can think of international laws like rules that countries agree to follow. To make this happen, the Act creates two new jobs: the Inspector-General of Defence and the Deputy Inspector-General of Defence. These jobs have special tasks to help keep an eye on the Defence Force. The Act explains what these tasks are and how these jobs will work.
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"The name of the law about the Inspector-General of Defence"
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This Act is administered by the Ministry of Defence.
