Defence Act 1990

The New Zealand Defence Force

17: Relative ranks

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"The Chief of Defence Force decides how New Zealand ranks compare to other countries' military ranks."

The Chief of Defence Force can decide the relative ranks of the Armed Forces and other countries' armed forces for the purpose of the Defence Act and the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. You need to know that the Chief of Defence Force can make orders about how these relative ranks relate to each other. The Chief of Defence Force can also decide how these relative ranks are used in the Defence Act and the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.

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"Working with a different part of the Armed Forces"

Part 2The New Zealand Defence Force

17Relative ranks

For the purpose of this Act and the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, the Chief of Defence Force may prescribe the relative ranks of the Armed Forces and of the armed forces of other States.
Any order made for the purposes of subsection (1) may prescribe the relationship that is to be regarded as existing between relative ranks for the purposes of this Act and the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.

Notes

Section 17: substituted, on 1 July 2004, by section 26 of the Visiting Forces Act 2004 (2004 No 59).