Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 18

  (1)   The Royal Australian Navy (or RAN ) consists of:

  (a)   the Chief of Navy; and

  (b)   the Permanent Navy; and

  (c)   the Naval Reserve.

  (2)   The Permanent Navy consists of:

  (a)   officers appointed to, and sailors enlisted in, the Permanent Navy; and

  (b)   members of the Defence Force transferred to the Permanent Navy.

  (3)   The Naval Reserve consists of:

  (a)   officers appointed to, and sailors enlisted in, the Naval Reserve; and

  (b)   members of the Defence Force transferred to the Naval Reserve.