77Offer of special benefit to senior officer

#### 77 Offer of special benefit to senior officer (1) This regulation applies if: (a) the Governor‑General has complied with regulation 76; and (b) either: (i) the senior officer has not given the Governor‑General a statement of reasons; or (ii) the senior officer has given the statement, and the Governor‑General has considered the reasons. (2) The Governor‑General may give the senior officer a notice stating that: (a) if the senior officer agrees to be transferred to a category of the Reserves in the initial period specified in the notice, the senior officer will be entitled to a special benefit in accordance with a determination under section 58B or 58H of the Defence Act; and (b) if the senior officer declines to be transferred in accordance with paragraph (a): (i) the senior officer may be transferred to the Standby Reserve without a special benefit; or (ii) the senior officer’s service in the Defence Force may be terminated. > Note: The notice will also include arrangements for a subsequent period, which is mentioned in regulation 79. (3) The initial period must be at least 1 month, starting not earlier than the day on which the notice is given to the senior officer.