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Defence Act 1990

Cadet forces

76: Cadet officers

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"The Minister chooses and manages cadet officers in youth military groups."

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The Minister can choose people to be cadet officers in the Sea Cadet Corps, the New Zealand Cadet Corps, or the Air Training Corps. You can be given a cadet commission if you are a cadet officer. The Minister can decide what ranks cadet officers can have and can promote them to higher ranks. The Minister can also retire, discharge, or cancel a cadet officer’s commission, and must tell the cadet forces about these decisions.

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Part 6Cadet forces

76Cadet officers

  1. The Minister may from time to time—

  2. appoint suitably qualified persons to be cadet officers of either the Sea Cadet Corps, the New Zealand Cadet Corps, or the Air Training Corps; and
    1. issue cadet commissions to cadet officers; and
      1. prescribe the ranks that may be held by cadet officers; and
        1. promote cadet officers to a higher rank; and
          1. compulsorily retire a cadet officer or discharge a cadet officer or cancel a cadet officer’s commission or vary a cadet officer’s appointment; and
            1. cause notice of all such appointments, commissions, and other acts done under this section to be notified to the cadet forces.

              Notes
              • Section 76(a): substituted, on , by section 18 of the Defence Amendment Act 1997 (1997 No 41).
              • Section 76(f): amended, on , by section 4 of the Defence Amendment Act 2000 (2000 No 59).