110Appointment as chaplain

#### 110 Appointment as chaplain (1) The Governor‑General may appoint a person to be a chaplain in the Chaplains’ Branch of the Australian Navy, the Royal Australian Army Chaplains’ Department or the Chaplains’ Specialisation of the Australian Air Force. (2) However, the Governor‑General must not appoint the person unless: (a) the person is a member of a church or faith group approved by the Religious Advisory Committee to the Services; and (b) the Religious Advisory Committee to the Services has recommended the appointment; and (c) if there is a Principal Chaplain for that church or faith group—the Principal Chaplain has recommended the appointment. (3) The Governor‑General must: (a) specify the person’s period of service: (i) as an indefinite or fixed period; or (ii) in terms of reaching a particular age; and (b) specify the part of the Service in which the person is to commence service; and (c) appoint the person to a Division of the Branch, Department or Specialisation. (4) The Chief of the Service to which the appointment relates may determine the seniority of the chaplain in accordance with Division 2 of Part 1 of Chapter 4. (5) The appointment of the person may be made provisionally in accordance with Divisions 3 and 6 of Part 1 of Chapter 4. (6) The appointment of the person may include a period of probation in accordance with Divisions 4 and 6 of Part 1 of Chapter 4. (7) If the person is to be appointed as a Principal Chaplain, regulation 111 also applies.