Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 101ZAD

Authorised applicants

  (1)   The Chief of the Defence Force (the appointer ), or the Inspector - General of the Australian Defence Force (the appointer ), may, in writing, appoint the following to be an authorised applicant for the purposes of this Division:

  (a)   a specified member of the Australian Defence Force;

  (b)   a specified APS employee in the Department;

  (c)   each member of the Australian Defence Force included in a specified class of members of the Australian Defence Force;

  (d)   each APS employee in the Department included in a specified class of APS employee in the Department.

Authorised persons

  (2)   The appointer may, in writing, appoint the following to be an authorised person for the purposes of this Division:

  (a)   a specified member of the Australian Defence Force;

  (b)   a specified APS employee in the Department;

  (c)   each member of the Australian Defence Force included in a specified class of members of the Australian Defence Force;

  (d)   each APS employee in the Department included in a specified class of APS employee in the Department.

Appointees to have suitable qualifications, training or experience

  (3)   The appointer must not appoint a particular member of the Australian Defence Force under paragraph   (1)(a) or (2)(a), or a particular APS employee in the Department under paragraph   (1)(b) or (2)(b), unless the appointer is satisfied that the member or employee has suitable qualifications, training or experience.

  (4)   The appointer must not specify a class of members of the Australian Defence Force under paragraph   (1)(c) or (2)(c), or a class of APS employees in the Department under paragraph   (1)(d) or (2)(d), unless the appointer is satisfied that members or employees of that class have suitable qualifications, training or experience.