11DAssistance to, and cooperation with, State etc

#### 11D Assistance to, and cooperation with, State etc (1) Subject to regulation 11C and subregulation (2), in utilising the Defence Force in accordance with regulation 11B, the Chief of the Defence Force must, as far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that: (a) the Defence Force is utilised to assist the State or Territory and cooperates with the police force of the State or Territory; and (b) the Defence Force is not utilised for any particular task unless a member of the police force of the State or Territory, or an officer of a civil authority designated by the Minister (the civil authority), gives a written request to the Chief of the Defence Force requesting that the Defence Force be utilised for the task. (2) Subregulation (1) does not require or permit the Chief of the Defence Force to transfer to any extent command of the Defence Force to the State or Territory, or to the police force or member of the police force of the State or Territory, or to the civil authority or officer of the civil authority.