15Appointment

15 Appointment

(1) The Governor‑General may: (a) appoint a person to be an officer of a specified rank of the Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Australian Air Force; and (b) issue a commission to the person. (2) If it is proposed to appoint a person whose age: (a) is greater than the maximum retirement age for the rank to which the person would be appointed; and (b) does not exceed 70 years; the Governor‑General must not appoint the person to be an officer unless the Governor‑General is of the opinion that the person has a particular skill that is required in the Service to which the person is to be appointed. (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. (4) A person appointed in the circumstances mentioned in subregulation (2) must commence service in a category of the Reserves. (5) The period of service may include a period of service in the Standby Reserve.