Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) There shall be a panel of officers to be known as the judge advocates' panel.
(2) The Chief of the Defence Force or a service chief may, by writing signed by the Chief of the Defence Force or the service chief, appoint officers nominated by the Judge Advocate General to be members of the judge advocates' panel.
(2AA) In making an appointment, the Chief of the Defence Force or the service chief (as the case may be) must have regard to the desirability of reflecting a diversity of expertise, experience and gender among the members of the judge advocates' panel.
(2A) An appointment under subsection (2) is for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. However, if the specified period exceeds 5 years, the appointment is for a period of 5 years.
(2B) An officer appointed under subsection (2) may be reappointed for a further period or periods.
(3) An officer is not eligible for appointment to the judge advocates' panel unless the officer is enrolled as a legal practitioner and has been so enrolled for not less than 5 years.
(4) The Judge Advocate General shall require an officer appointed under subsection (2) to make and subscribe an oath or affirmation in accordance with the form in Schedule 5.
(5) An oath or affirmation under subsection (4) shall be made before the Judge Advocate General or an officer authorized, in writing, by the Judge Advocate General for the purpose.
(6) The Chief of the Defence Force may, by notifiable instrument, determine:
(a) the criteria that apply to the selection of a person for appointment under this section; and
(b) the process for selecting the person.