Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor‑General may appoint an officer of an arm of the Defence Force to be Chief of the Defence Force and:
(a) may appoint an officer of the Navy to be Chief of Navy;
(b) may appoint an officer of the Army to be Chief of Army; and
(c) may appoint an officer of the Air Force to be Chief of Air Force.
(2) Subject to section 8, the Chief of the Defence Force shall command the Defence Force, and the service chief of an arm of the Defence Force shall, under the Chief of the Defence Force, command the arm of the Defence Force of which he is service chief.
(3) It is a function of the Chief of the Defence Force to advise the Minister, in such manner as the Minister directs, on matters relating to the command by the Chief of the Defence Force of the Defence Force, and it is a function of the service chief of an arm of the Defence Force to advise the Minister, in such manner as the Minister directs, on matters relating to the command by the service chief of the arm of the Defence Force of which he is the service chief.
(5) Subsection (2) has effect subject to section 68 of the Constitution.
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