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Defence Act 1990

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

29: Chiefs of Service Committee

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"A group of top Defence Force leaders who work together to make decisions."

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You are part of the Defence Force. The Chiefs of Service Committee is a group. It has four main members. They are the Chief of Defence Force, the Chief of Navy, the Chief of Army, and the Chief of Air Force. The Chief of Defence Force is in charge of the committee. When the Chief of Defence Force is not there, they choose someone to lead. The committee can add other members to help. These extra members can join in discussions like the main members. If the committee disagrees, they tell the Minister. The Chief of Defence Force gives the Minister advice too. The committee makes its own rules.

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

29Chiefs of Service Committee

  1. There shall continue to be a committee known as the Chiefs of Service Committee, which shall consist of the following permanent members:

  2. the Chief of Defence Force:
    1. the Chief of Navy:
      1. the Chief of Army:
        1. the Chief of Air Force.

          1. The Committee shall have such functions, duties, and powers, not inconsistent with this Act, as the Chief of Defence Force may determine.

          2. The Chief of Defence Force shall be the convener of the committee, and shall preside at its meetings. In the absence of the Chief of Defence Force from any meeting of the committee, the Chief of Defence Force shall appoint one of the permanent members to preside at the meeting.

          3. The committee may from time to time appoint any officer of the Armed Forces or any other person employed in the service of the Crown to be an associate member of the committee. Any such appointment may at any time be revoked by resolution of the permanent members of the committee.

          4. An associate member of the committee shall, subject to subsection (4), be entitled to participate in the proceedings of the committee in like manner as if he or she were a permanent member.

          5. Where a meeting of the Chiefs of Service Committee has been held, and the members of the Committee have held differing opinions on any matter, a Chief of Service may request that the various opinions be conveyed to the Minister; in which case the Chief of Defence Force shall convey the opinions to the Minister with such advice as the Chief of Defence Force considers appropriate.

          6. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the committee may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

          Notes
          • Section 29 heading: substituted, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).
          • Section 29(1): amended, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).
          • Section 29(1)(b): substituted, on , by section 5 of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
          • Section 29(1)(c): substituted, on , by section 5 of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
          • Section 29(1)(d): substituted, on , by section 5 of the Defence Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 49).
          • Section 29(6): amended, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 51).