Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1948, No. 51 (d)

Branches.

1.—(1.) Regulation 49 of the Air Force Regulations is repealed and the following regulation is inserted in its stead :—

“4 0. For the purpose of determining the duties, pay and retiring age of officers, the Air Force shall be divided into the following branches :—

(a) the general duties branch ;

(b) the technical branch ;

(c) the equipment branch ;

(d) the medical branch ;

(e) the accountant branch ;

(f) the special duties branch ; and

(g) the chaplains branch.”.

(2.) An officer who immediately prior to the commencement of this regulation held a commission in the commissioned warrant officer branch may—

(a) be transferred to a branch specified in regulation 49 of the Air Force Regulations in accordance with the provisions of regulation 57 of the Air Force Regulations as if the commissioned warrant officer branch continued to be a branch of the Air Force; or

(b) have his appointment as an officer terminated and be enlisted as an airman, if he is under the age of fifty-five years and, within one month after the commencement of this regulation, he so requests.

(3.) A person to whom the last preceding sub-regulation applies shall, until he is transferred or his appointment is terminated, as the case may be, continue to serve with the rank in which he was serving immediately prior to the commencement of this regulation.

Appointment to commissioned warrant officer branch.

2. Regulation 54a of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Promotion of flying officer of commissioned warrant officer branch as flight lieutenant without examination.

3. Regulation 65a of the Air Force Regulations is repealed.

Retiring; ages for officers.

4. Regulation 88 of the Air Force Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting sub-regulation (1.) and inserting in its stead the following sub-regulations :—

“ (1.) The ages for compulsory retirement of officers (other than members of the Nursing Service) shall be in accordance with the following table:—

Substantive Rank.	General Duties Branch.	Other Brunches.
Air marshal.....................................................	58	..
Air vice-marshal.....................................................	55	58
Air commodore.....................................................	53	58
Group captain.....................................................	50	55
Wing commander.....................................................	47	52
Squadron leader.....................................................	43	49
Flight lieutenant.....................................................	41	49

(d) Made under Air Force Act 1923–1941 on 28th April, 1948 ; notified in Gazette on 29th April, 1948.

(1a.) The age for compulsory retirement of a member of the Nursing Service shall be 55 years.”; and

(b) by omitting sub-regulation (4.).

Retiring age for airmen.

5. Regulation 118 of the Air Force Regulations is amended by omitting sub-regulation (1) and inserting in its stead the following; sub-regulation :—

“ (1.) The age for compulsory retirement of an airman shall be 55 years.”.