Air Force Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)
I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal
Executive Council and under section 4 of the
Dated 17 June 1988.
N. M. STEPHEN
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command,
R. KELLY
Minister of State for Defence Science and Personnel
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(a) by inserting in subregulation (1) after the definition of “air or other officer commanding” the following definition:
“ ‘force’, in relation to a part of the Air Force, means one of the following parts of the Air Force:
(a) the Permanent Air Force;
(b) the Air Force Emergency Force;
(c) the Air Force Active Reserve;
(d) the Air Force General Reserve;
(e) the Air Force Specialist Reserve;”; and
(b) by omitting from subregulation (1) the definition of “officer” and substituting the following definition:
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“ ‘officer’ means a person appointed as an officer of the Australian Air Force;”.
“(3) If the period of service in a part of the Air Force for which an officer was appointed, or for which the term of his or her appointment is, under this regulation, to be deemed to have been extended, expires during a time of war, the term of his or her appointment as an officer of that part of the Air Force shall be deemed to be extended until the end of the time of war.
“(4) If the period of service in the Permanent Air Force for which an officer was appointed, or for which the term of his or her appointment is, under this regulation, to be deemed to have been extended, expires during a time of defence emergency or a time for which the Air Force Emergency Force, or any part of that force or of the Australian Air Force Reserve, is called out for continuous full time service, the term of his or her appointment as an officer of the Permanent Air Force shall be deemed to be extended until the end of that time.
“(5) If the period of service in the Air Force Emergency Force or in the Australian Air Force Reserve for which an officer was appointed, or for which the term of his or her appointment is, under this regulation, to be deemed to have been extended, expires during a time of defence emergency or a time for which the part of the force to which he or she belongs is called out for continuous full time service, the term of his or her appointment as an officer of the part of the Air Force in which he or she is serving shall be deemed to be extended until the end of that time.”.
(a) by omitting from subregulation (1) “part of the Air Force to another or from one branch” and substituting “force in the Air Force”;
(b) by omitting from subregulation (2) “part or branch” and substituting “force”; and
(c) by omitting subregulation (3) and substituting the following subregulation:
“(3) An officer shall not be transferred under subregulation (1) unless the officer, by instrument, volunteers for that transfer upon the terms and conditions (if any) that have been determined under that subregulation.”.
“65a. (1) Officers shall be selected for promotion to the rank of Squadron Leader or a higher rank having regard to the criteria for promotion determined, by instrument, by the Chief of the Air Staff.
“(2) The Chief of the Air Staff may, by instrument, determine the procedures for the selection of officers for promotion.”.
(a) by omitting from paragraph (2) (b) “or” (last occurring); and
(b) by adding at the end of subregulation (2) the following word and paragraph:
“; or (d) in the case of an officer of the Air Force Emergency Force or the Australian Air Force Reserve—it is tendered when the part of the Force or Reserve to which the officer belongs is called out for continuous full time air-force service.”.
“(3) Subregulation (1) does not require the compulsory retirement of an officer:
(a) in time of war or defence emergency; or
(b) in the case of an officer in the Air Force Emergency Force or Australian Air Force Reserve—during a time when the part of the Force or Reserve to which the officer belongs is called out for continuous full time air-force service.
“(4) Where the compulsory retirement of an officer has been postponed under subregulation (3) the officer shall be retired:
(a) in the case of an officer in the Air Force Emergency Force or Australian Air Force Reserve—at the end of 3 months after the end of the time referred to in paragraph 3 (a) or (b), whichever time last expires; or
(b) in any other case—at the end of 12 months after the end of the time referred to in paragraph 3 (a).
“(5) The Minister shall, by instrument, retire an officer who is, under subregulation (4), required to be retired.”.
“108c. The Chief of the Air Staff may, by instrument, transfer an airman from one force in the Air Force to another if the airman, by instrument, volunteers for that transfer.”.
“(1) An airman serving in the Air Force Emergency Force for a fixed period may claim a discharge before the end of the period if the airman gives at least 3 months written notice to his or her commanding officer of his or her intention to claim a discharge.
“(1a) An airman may not claim a discharge under subregulation (1):
(a) in time of war or defence emergency;
(b) during a time when any part of the Air Force Emergency Force is called out for continuous air-force service; or
(c) during a period for which the airman has volunteered to render continuous full time air-force service.”.
“(1) An airman serving in the Air Force Active Reserve for a fixed period may claim a discharge before the end of the period if the airman gives at least 3 months written notice to his or her commanding officer of his or her intention to claim a discharge.
“(1a) An airman may not claim a discharge under subregulation (1):
(a) in time of war or defence emergency;
(b) during a time when the part of the Reserve to which the airman belongs is called out for continuous air-force service; or
(c) during a period for which the airman has volunteered to render continuous full time air-force service.”.
(a) by omitting subregulation (1) and substituting the following subregulation:
“(1) Where the period for which an airman of the Australian Air Force Reserve is engaged or re-engaged ends during a time when the part of the Reserve to which the airman belongs is called out for continuous full time air-force service, the period for which the airman has been engaged or re-engaged is, by force of this regulation, extended until the end of that time.”; and
(b) by inserting in subregulation (2) “Australian” before “Air”.
“(1) An airman serving in the Air Force General Reserve or the Air Force Specialist Reserve for a fixed period may claim a discharge before the end of the period if the airman gives at least 3 months written notice to his or her commanding officer of his or her intention to claim a discharge.
“(1a) An airman may not claim a discharge under subregulation (1):
(a) in time of war or defence emergency;
(b) during a time when the part of the Reserve to which the airman belongs is called out for continuous air-force service; or
(c) during a period for which the airman has volunteered to render continuous full time air-force service.”.
PART I
FORM OF OATH
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PART II
FORM OF AFFIRMATION
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1. Notified in
the
2. Statutory Rules 1927 No. 161 as amended to date. For previous amendments
see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1988 No. 40 andsee also Statutory Rules 1988 Nos. 40, 57, 75, 76 and 93.
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