51Fixed tenure appointment

#### 51 Fixed tenure appointment (1) This regulation applies in relation to the following persons (eligible members): (a) an officer who holds any of the following ranks: (i) Lieutenant Commander or higher; (ii) Major or higher; (iii) Squadron Leader or higher; (b) an enlisted member who holds any of the following non‑commissioned ranks: (i) Chief Petty Officer or higher; (ii) Warrant Officer Class 2 or higher; (iii) Flight Sergeant or higher. (2) A Chief may offer an eligible member appointment to a position, not involving promotion, for a specified period on the condition that the member’s appointment or enlistment is converted to an appointment or enlistment for a fixed period. > Note 1: An eligible member may decline to be appointed under this regulation. > Note 2: An eligible member who has been appointed under this regulation is affected by regulation 67. (3) If the eligible member accepts the offer: (a) the Chief must appoint the eligible member to the position; and (b) the eligible member’s appointment or enlistment is converted to appointment or enlistment for a fixed period, by force of this subregulation, when the eligible member is appointed to the position. (4) The Chief may extend the period of the appointment or enlistment.