In this Act, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"Defence Force"

means the South African National Defence Force contemplated in section 11 of the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002);

"Department"

means the Department of Defence;

"Deputy Ombud"

means the Deputy Military Ombud appointed in terms of section 5;

"member"

bears the same meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of the Defence Act;

"Minister"

means the Minister responsible for defence;

"Office"

means the Office of the Military Ombud established in terms of section 2;

"Ombud"

means the Military Ombud appointed in terms of section 5;

"prescribed"

means prescribed by regulation under section 15.