Summary
Implements recommendations of the First Principles Review of Defence by: amending the
Defence Act 1903
to: give full command of the Australian Defence Force to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF); and consolidate the statutory treatment of the components of the Defence Force Cadets; amending 27 Acts to make consequential amendments; and repealing the
Air Force Act 1923
and
Naval Defence Act 1910
and incorporating relevant provisions of these Acts into the
Defence Act 1903
.