Defence Act 1915
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The Defence Act 1915 was Australian wartime legislation that modified the nation’s principal defence law to expand and adapt military powers and administration during World War I.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian federal statute
ⓘ
wartime legislation ⓘ |
| amends | Defence Act 1903 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfEnactment | 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| enactedInYear | 1915 ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | Defence Act 1915 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defence administration ⓘ military service ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | First Australian Imperial Force era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
defence law
ⓘ
military law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Australian legal system ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Australian defence legislation ⓘ |
| passedByChamber |
Australian House of Representatives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Australian Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to adapt military administration for wartime conditions
ⓘ
to expand military powers of the Commonwealth government ⓘ to modify Australia’s principal defence law during World War I ⓘ |
| regulates |
Commonwealth defence forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
military organisation ⓘ wartime defence powers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Australian participation in World War I
ⓘ
Commonwealth war powers ⓘ |
| temporalContext | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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