93Withdrawal of application

#### 93 Withdrawal of application (1) A senior officer may apply to the Chief of the officer’s Service to withdraw an application to resign from the Defence Force. (2) The Chief may accept or refuse the application. (3) For subregulation (2), the Chief must have regard to the effect of a decision to withdraw the application on: (a) the ability of the Chief’s Service to carry out its current and possible future military operations; and (b) the management of personnel in the Chief’s Service. (4) A senior officer may make an application under subregulation (1) to withdraw an application under regulation 92 (the resignation application): (a) if the resignation application has not been granted or refused under regulation 94—at any time before the resignation application is granted or refused; or (b) if the resignation application has been granted under regulation 94—at any time before the resignation takes effect.