Commonwealth Numbered Acts

LOAN ACT 1995 No. 48 of 1995 - SECT 3

3.(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"current financial year" means the year ending on 30 June 1996;

"defence service", in relation to the current financial year, means a
service specified under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE" in a relevant
appropriation Act for the financial year;

"relevant appropriation Act" means:

   (a)  the Appropriation Act (No. 1) 1995-96; or

   (b)  an Act, whether passed before or after the commencement of this Act,
        that appropriates the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the service of the
        current financial year, being an Act that is expressed to have effect
        subject to this Act.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of "defence service" in subsection
(1), any service specified under the heading "DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS"
in a relevant appropriation Act is taken not to be a service specified under
the heading "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE" in that Act.