Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to the power under regulation 51 to authorise an operation or practice in which no members of the armed forces of a country other than Australia are to take part.
(2) The Secretary may delegate, in writing, the power mentioned in subregulation (1) to:
(a) an officer of the Navy who holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander or a higher rank; or
(b) an officer of the Army who holds the rank of Major or a higher rank; or
(c) an officer of the Air Force who holds the rank of Squadron Leader or a higher rank; or
(d) an APS employee with the classification level of at least Executive Level 1 or an equivalent classification; or
(e) an APS employee who is acting in a position usually occupied by a person with a classification level of the kind mentioned in paragraph (d).
(3) The Chief of the Defence Force may delegate, in writing, the power mentioned in subregulation (1) to:
(a) an officer of the Navy who holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander or a higher rank; or
(b) an officer of the Army who holds the rank of Major or a higher rank; or
(c) an officer of the Air Force who holds the rank of Squadron Leader or a higher rank.
(4) A Service Chief may delegate, in writing, the power mentioned in subregulation (1):
(a) in the case of the Chief of Navy ¾ to an officer of the Navy who holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander or a higher rank;
(b) in the case of the Chief of Army ¾ to an officer of the Army who holds the rank of Major or a higher rank;
(c) in the case of the Chief of Air Force ¾ to an officer of the Air Force who holds the rank of Squadron Leader or a higher rank.