s 1Name of Rules
These Rules are the Flags (Australian Defence Force Ensign) Rules 2008.
These Rules are the Flags (Australian Defence Force Ensign) Rules 2008.
These Rules are taken to have commenced on 1 October 2006.
In these Rules:
Australian Defence Force Ensign means the flag appointed to be the ensign of the Australian Defence Force under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953.
Australian White Ensign means the flag appointed under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 to be the ensign of the Australian Navy known as the Australian White Ensign.
Royal Australian Air Force Ensign means the flag appointed to be the ensign of the Australian Air Force under section 5 of the Flags Act 1953.
A person flying the Australian Defence Force Ensign together with the Australian White Ensign, the Royal Australian Air Force Ensign, or both of those ensigns, must fly the Australian Defence Force Ensign in a way that shows that it has precedence over each of those other ensigns.
Note
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.