Example 1: The Defence Act 1903 defines member, officer, remuneration, the Permanent Forces and the Reserves.

Example 2: The Acts Interpretation Act 1901 specifies how to work out periods of time and defines some commonly used words, including Australia, month, calendar year, financial year, the Commonwealth.

7. If a term is not defined anywhere in this manual or other legislation, it has the same meaning as in the Macquarie Dictionary.

This Part includes the following Divisions.

Division 1 Definitions – general

Division 2 Dependants and categorisation