Naval Defence Act 1910

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The Naval Defence Act 1910 was an Australian law that established and organized the Commonwealth’s naval forces, laying the legislative foundation for what became the Royal Australian Navy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian federal statute
appliesToBranch naval forces
areaOfLaw defence law
military law
naval law
associatedWith Australian defence policy in the early 20th century
chamberInvolved Australian House of Representatives NERFINISHED
Australian Senate NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis section 51(vi) of the Australian Constitution
country Australia
enactedIn 1910
governmentTypeAtEnactment constitutional monarchy
governs command and control structures of Australian naval forces
organization of Commonwealth naval forces
service conditions of naval personnel
headOfStateAtEnactment monarch of the United Kingdom and the Dominions
historicalSignificance marked the transition from reliance on British naval protection to an Australian-controlled navy
provided the legislative framework for the emergence of the Royal Australian Navy in 1911
inForceAtTimeOf outbreak of World War I
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
laysFoundationFor Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
legalForm Act of Parliament
legalStatus primary legislation
legislativeBody Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED
locationOfEffect Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED
partOf Australian defence legislation
purpose to establish the Commonwealth Naval Forces
to provide a legislative basis for an Australian sea-going navy
to provide for the organization and administration of Australia’s naval forces
relatedEvent establishment of the Royal Australian Navy in 1911
relatedTo Commonwealth Naval Forces NERFINISHED
Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED
replacesOrSupersedes earlier colonial naval defence arrangements
shortDescription Australian law establishing and organizing the Commonwealth naval forces
subjectMatter control and administration of naval personnel and ships
creation of a unified national naval force
powers of the Commonwealth over naval defence
temporalContext pre-World War I period
typeOfForceCreated permanent naval forces
reserve naval forces

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Defence Act 1903 (Australia) relatedTo Naval Defence Act 1910