EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1988 NO. 75
ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE
MINISTER FOR DEFENCE
SCIENCE AND PERSONNEL
AIR FORCE REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT)
The Air Force Regulations (“the Regulations”), made under the Air Force Act 1923, prescribe various matters relating to the organisation and administration of the Air Force.
Regulation 462 of the Regulations required members of the Air Force Reserve to notify and obtain the permission of the Chief of the Air Staff whenever they intended to go overseas. In addition, the regulation required the Chief of the Air Staff to discharge an airman or recommend the termination of the appointment of an officer who had taken up permanent or protracted residence abroad.
There is no longer a requirement for these provisions, except in the case of a member of the Air Force Reserve who takes up permanent residence abroad.
The Statutory Rule accordingly substitutes a new regulation 462. Subregulation (1) requires a member to notify the Chief of the Air Staff when the member proposes to or has become a permanent resident in another country. Subregulation (2) requires the Chief of the Air Staff to discharge the airman or recommend the termination of the officer’s appointment where notice is received in accordance with subregulation (1).
Commencement
The Statutory Rule comes into operation on the date of gazettal.