What the official record says
This Act is the Defence (Workforce) Amendment Act . This Act comes into force on the day after Royal assent. This Act amends the Defence Act 1990. In section 9(8), replace with . After section 9(8), insert: Despite subsection (8)(a), if the House of Representatives is adjourned before or after an authority is given under subsection (2) and does not or will not reconvene before that authority would otherwise lapse, the authority is automatically extended until the next sitting day of the House. After section 9, insert: No part of the Armed Forces may be used to perform work of the Civil Staff in connection with an industrial dispute except in accordance with the authority of the Minister. The Minister may grant an authority under if the Minister believes on reasonable grounds that— the wor