Explanatory Memorandum
(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator the Honourable Chris Ellison)Schedule 7 - Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1950
Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1950
This amendment repeals the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act 1950 .
The Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act amended the Defence Transitional Provisions Act 1946-1949 (the earlier Act). The earlier Act provided that certain Regulations, orders and other instruments were to be in force until 31 December 1950 for the purposes of bringing about a gradual and orderly return from war conditions to conditions of peace.
The Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act had the effect of extending the operation of those Regulations, orders and other instruments until 1951. Those instruments are no longer in force and have not been operative for over fifty years.
Proposed Item 1 repeals the Defence (Transitional Provisions) Act because it is no longer necessary to maintain it on the statute books.