DEFENCE (PROHIBITED WORDS AND LETTERS)
REGULATIONS
Reprinted as at 31 July 1982
Penalty: $40 or imprisonment for 3 months.
SCHEDULE
PROHIBITED WORDS AND GROUPS OF LETTERS
PART I-AUSTRALIAN NAVY
Item No. |
Prohibited Words |
Prohibited Letters |
1 |
Royal Australian Navy |
R.A.N. |
2 |
Royal Australian Naval Nursing Service |
R.A.N.N.S. |
3 |
Women's Royal Australian Naval Service |
W.R.A.N.S. |
W.R.A.N. |
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4 |
Her Majesty's Australian Ship |
H.M.A.S. |
5 |
Her Majesty's Australian Ships |
H.M.A. Ships |
6 |
Permanent Naval Forces |
|
7 |
Naval Emergency Reserve Forces |
N.E.R.F. |
8 |
Citizen Naval Forces |
C.N.F. |
9 |
Royal Australian Naval Emergency Reserve |
R.A.N.E.R. |
10 |
Royal Australian Naval Reserve |
R.A.N.R. |
11 |
Royal Australian Fleet Reserve |
R.A.F.R. |
12 |
Women's Royal Australian Naval Service Reserve |
W.R.A.N.S.R. |
13 |
Royal Australian Naval College |
R.A.N.C. |
14 |
Royal Australian Navy Relief Trust Fund |
|
15 |
Naval |
|
16 |
Navy |
|
17 |
Naval Forces |
Item No. |
Prohibited Words |
Prohibited Letters |
1 |
Australian Flying Corps |
AFC |
1A |
Australian Imperial Force |
AIF |
2 |
Australian Military Forces |
AMF |
3 |
Australian Regular Army |
ARA |
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6 |
Defence Force |
|
7 |
Military Forces |
Item No. |
Prohibited Words |
Prohibited Letters |
1 |
Air Force |
A.F.E.F. |
2 |
Air Force Emergency Force |
C.A.F. |
3 |
Citizen Air Force |
D.Q.A. |
4 |
Directorate of Quality Assurance |
P.A.F. |
5 |
Permanent Air Force |
R.A.A.F. |
6 |
Royal Australian Air Force |
|
7 |
Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service |
R.A.A.F.N.S. |
8 |
Women's Royal Australian Air Force |
W.R.A.A.F. |
NOTE
1. The Defence (Prohibited Words and Letters) Regulations (in force under the Defence Act 1903) as shown in this reprint comprise Statutory Rules 1957 No. 16 as amended by the other Statutory Rules specified in the following table:
Year and number |
Date of notification in Gazette |
Date of commencement |
Application, saving or transitional provisions |
1957 No. 16 |
17 Apr 1957 |
17 Apr 1957 |
|
1976 No. 51 |
6 Feb 1976 |
9 Feb 1976 |
|
1981 No. 102 |
13 May 1981 |
13 May 1981 |
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