Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Chief of Army may authorize an officer not below the rank of colonel to exercise, in relation to a specified part of the Army, the powers and functions of a formation commander.
(2) An officer authorized under subregulation (1) has all the powers, and shall perform all the duties and functions, of a formation commander under these Regulations in respect of a member of the Army serving with the part of the Army specified in the authority.
(3) The Commandant of the Royal Military College has all the powers, and shall perform all the duties and functions, of a formation commander in respect of a member of the Army serving at the Royal Military College.
(4) The Chief of Army may authorise an officer to exercise the powers and carry out the functions of the formation commander of a formation that is not on active service if:
(a) the office of the formation commander is temporarily vacant; or
(b) the formation commander is absent, or unable to perform his or her duties.
(5) If, in the circumstances described in subregulation (4), the Chief of Army has not authorised an officer to exercise the powers and carry out the functions of the formation commander, then the senior officer present may exercise those powers and carry out those functions until an officer is authorised to do so under subregulation (1) or (4).