Defence Regulation 2016
7Appointment as service chief
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7 Appointment as service chief
(1) The Governor‑General may, by written instrument, appoint the following: (a) an officer of the Navy to be Chief of Navy; (b) an officer of the Army to be Chief of Army; (c) an officer of the Air Force to be Chief of Air Force. (2) A person appointed under subsection (1) is a service chief. (3) Before the Governor‑General appoints a service chief, the Minister must take into account the recommendations of the Chief of the Defence Force. (4) A service chief holds office for the period, and on the conditions, specified in his or her instrument of appointment. (5) A service chief ceases to hold office if he or she ceases to be an officer of the arm of the Defence Force for which he or she was appointed.