

1998-1999-2000
The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Presented and read a first time
Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Bill 2000
No. , 2000
(Defence)
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for related purposes
Contents
1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 2
4............ Application of amendments................................................................. 2
Schedule 1—Amendments 3
Defence Act 1903 3
Naval Defence Act 1910 4
A Bill for an Act to amend legislation relating to defence, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Defence Legislation Amendment (Flexible Career Practices) Act 2000 .
2 Commencement
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act commences on a day to be fixed by Proclamation.
(2) If this Act does not commence under subsection (1) within the period of 6 months beginning on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent, it commences on the first day after the end of that period.
3 Schedule(s)
Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.
4 Application of amendments
The amendments made by items 3, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11 of Schedule 1 do not apply in relation to appointments made before the commencement of this Act.