Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts
1 Saving provisions relating to section 5A of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
(1) If, immediately before the commencement of this item, an appointment made under section 5A of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 was in force, the appointment has effect after that commencement as if it had been made under section 5A of that Act as amended by this Act.
(2) If, immediately before the commencement of this item, regulations made for the purposes of section 5A of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 were in force, the regulations have effect after that commencement as if they had been made for the purposes of section 5A of that Act as amended by this Act.
2 Regulations
(1) The Governor - General may make regulations prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) In particular, regulations may be made prescribing matters of a transitional nature (including prescribing any saving or application provisions) relating to the amendments or repeals made by this Act.