Defence Act is a stock

short title In certain jurisdictions, including the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions (such as Canada or Australia), as well as the United States and the Philippines, primary legislation has both a short title and a long title. T ...

used in Australia,

New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

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and the

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for legislation relating to territorial defence.

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Australia

*The

Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act 1943 The Defence (Citizen Military Forces) Act (1943) was federal Australian law passed on 26 January 1943 which extended the area in which the Militia were obliged to serve from Australia and its territories to the South-Western Pacific Zone (SWPZ), ...

New Zealand

*The Defence Act 1886 (No 17) * The Defence Act 1990

Ireland

Civil Defence Act, 2002 Civil may refer to: *Civic virtue, or civility *Civil action, or lawsuit * Civil affairs *Civil and political rights *Civil disobedience *Civil engineering *Civil (journalism), a platform for independent journalism *Civilian, someone not a membe ...

*The

Ombudsman (Defence Forces) Act 2004 An ombudsman (, also ), ombud, ombuds, ombudswoman, ombudsperson or public advocate is an official who is usually appointed by the government or by parliament (often with a significant degree of independence) to investigate complaints and attemp ...

*The

Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1975 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1968 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Pensions) (Amendment) Act, 1957 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1954 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1953 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1952 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1951 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

*The

Defence Forces (Temporary Provisions) Act, 1950 The phrase Defence Force(s) (or Defense Force(s) in US English - see spelling differences) is in the title of the armed forces of certain countries and territories. Defence forces *Ambazonia Defence Forces * Artsakh Defence Army *Australian Defenc ...

Sweden

United Kingdom

*The Defence (Transfer of Functions) Act 1964 (c 15) The Defence Acts 1842 to 1873 is the

collective title A collective title is an expression by which two or more pieces of legislation may, under the law of the United Kingdom, be cited together. A famous example is the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949. Construction of references to citation with a group ...

of the following Acts:The

Short Titles Act 1896 The Short Titles Act 1896 (59 & 60 Vict c 14) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaces the Short Titles Act 1892. This Act was retained for the Republic of Ireland by section 2(2)(a) of, and Part 4 of Schedule 1 to, the ...

, section 2(1) and Schedule 2 *The Defence Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict c 94) *The Defence Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict c 67) *The Defence Act 1859 (22 Vict c 12) *The Defence Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 112) *The Defence Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 65) *The Defence Acts Amendment Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict c 72)

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