Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002
83Termination of service during redundancy
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83 Termination of service during redundancy
(1) A Chief may: (a) declare that a member serving in the Permanent Forces cannot be usefully employed in the Chief’s Service because of redundancy in that Service; and (b) terminate the member’s service in the Defence Force. (2) Subregulation (1) does not apply in relation to a member unless: (a) redundancy in the Service is the subject of a document that: (i) is issued by or with the authority of the Chief; and (ii) identifies the termination of service as a way in which redundancy is to be carried out; and (b) the member: (i) is given at least 12 months written notice that it is intended to terminate the member’s service because of that redundancy; or (ii) has consented to redundancy at a time agreed with the Chief; and (c) redundancy is effected substantially in accordance with the document.