Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:
"arm of the Defence Force" means the Navy, the Army or the Air Force.
"election" includes general election.
"enlisted member" means a member who is not an officer.
"member" means a member of the Defence Force.
"officer" means a member who is an officer for the purposes of the Defence Act.
"rank" includes classification.
"Reserve" means:
(a) the Naval Reserve; or
(b) the Army Reserve; or
(c) the Air Force Reserve.
"Superannuation Rules" means the Rules for the administration of the superannuation scheme established under the Military Superannuation and Benefits Act 1991 .
"the appropriate Reserve" , in relation to an officer, means the Reserve that is appropriate to him having regard to the arm of the Defence Force of which he is a member.
"the declared date" , in relation to an election, means the date on which a notice under section 6 is published in the Gazette in relation to the election.
"the Defence Act" means the Defence Act 1903 - 1966 .
"the Defence Force" means the Defence Force of Australia.
"the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act" means the Defence Forces Retirement Benefits Act 1948 - 1969 .
"the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act" means the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Act 1973 .
(2) In the application of a provision to a person who has been transferred to a Reserve under section 7, to a person who has been discharged from the Defence Force under section 8 or to a person whose continuous full - time service has been terminated under section 9, a reference in that provision to the relevant election shall be read as a reference to the election in relation to which he made the application in pursuance of which he was so transferred or discharged or his continuous full - time service was so terminated.