Summary
Amends the:
Geneva Conventions Act 1957
to establish a third universal emblem, the 'Red Crystal', for the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement;
Criminal Code Act 1995
to ensure the emblem is covered by existing offence provisions relating to the improper use of emblems of the Geneva Conventions;
Defence Act 1903
to enable the making of regulations to provide medical and dental treatment (including pharmaceuticals) to an Australian Defence Force member or cadet or their family; and
Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952
to: provide that the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap is a special defence undertaking and a prohibited area; clarify that the Defence power is not the only constitutional basis relied upon to support the Act; and make technical amendments.