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Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002
111Appointment as Principal Chaplain
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#### 111 Appointment as Principal Chaplain
(1) The Governor‑General may, on the recommendation of the Chief of a Service, appoint 1 minister of a church or faith group as Principal Chaplain in the Service for that church or faith group.
(2) The Religious Advisory Committee to the Services must make a recommendation to the Chief in relation to the appointment of a Principal Chaplain in that Service.
(3) The Chief must take the recommendation of the Religious Advisory Committee to the Services into account when making a recommendation to the Governor‑General.
(4) A Principal Chaplain is an officer who:
(a) holds the rank of chaplain; and
(b) has the notional rank of:
(i) Commodore; or
(ii) Brigadier; or
(iii) Air Commodore.
(5) A Principal Chaplain has precedence over all other chaplains of his or her church or faith group in the Principal Chaplain’s Branch, Department or Specialisation.