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Defence Act 1990

Secretary of Defence, Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Service

28: Chiefs of Service

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"The Bosses of the Navy, Army, and Air Force"

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The Governor-General can appoint officers to be Chief of Navy, Chief of Army, or Chief of Air Force. You will be in command of your service under the Chief of Defence Force. You will advise the Minister on matters relating to your service through the Chief of Defence Force. The Chief of Defence Force will give you written terms of reference. You must follow these terms when performing your duties. You can make representations to the Minister after notifying the Chief of Defence Force. If the Chief of Defence Force puts a joint force under your command, you will command that force through the joint force commander. You cannot command a joint force unless the Chief of Defence Force has put it under your command. The Chief of Defence Force will decide who commands a joint force.

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Part 3Secretary of Defence, Chief of Defence Force, and Chiefs of Service

28Chiefs of Service

  1. The Governor-General in Council may from time to time appoint any officer of the Royal New Zealand Navy to be Chief of Navy, who shall hold such rank as the Governor-General in Council may determine, and who shall—

  2. under the Chief of Defence Force, command the Navy; and
    1. be responsible for advising the Minister, through the Chief of Defence Force, on any matter relating to the Navy; and
      1. be responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Navy.

        1. The Governor-General in Council may from time to time appoint an officer of the Army to be Chief of Army, who shall hold such rank as the Governor-General in Council may determine, and who shall—

        2. under the Chief of Defence Force, command the Army; and
          1. be responsible for advising the Minister, through the Chief of Defence Force, on any matter relating to the Army; and
            1. be responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Army.

              1. The Governor-General in Council may from time to time appoint an officer of the Air Force to be Chief of Air Force, who shall hold such rank as the Governor-General in Council may determine, and who shall—

              2. under the Chief of Defence Force, command the Air Force; and
                1. be responsible for advising the Minister, through the Chief of Defence Force, on any matter relating to the Air Force; and
                  1. be responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Air Force.

                    1. Where the Chief of Defence Force places a joint force under the command of a Chief of Service pursuant to section 12(1)(b), that Chief of Service shall, under the Chief of the Defence Force, command that force through the joint force commander; and nothing in subsections (1) to (3) shall authorise a Chief of Service to exercise command over a joint force, or any part of a joint force, unless the Chief of the Defence Force has placed that joint force under the command of that Chief of Service.

                    2. The Chief of Defence Force shall give to each Chief of Service written terms of reference (not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act) setting out the terms and conditions of appointment as Chief of Navy or Chief of Army or Chief of Air Force, as the case may be; and it shall be the duty of each Chief of Service to perform the functions and to exercise the powers of that appointment in accordance with those terms of reference.

                    3. In the exercise of command, and in the exercise of the functions imposed by or under this Act or any other enactment, each Chief of Service may, after notifying the Chief of Defence Force in that behalf, make such representations as the Chief of Service considers necessary or desirable to the Minister.

                    Notes
                    • Section 28 heading: substituted, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).
                    • Section 28(1): amended, on , by section 4(1) of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
                    • Section 28(2): amended, on , by section 4(2) of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
                    • Section 28(3): amended, on , by section 4(3) of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
                    • Section 28(4): amended, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).
                    • Section 28(5): amended, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).
                    • Section 28(5): amended, on , by section 4(4) of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
                    • Section 28(6): amended, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).