Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) The Governor‑General may:
(a) appoint a person to be an officer of a specified rank of the Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Australian Air Force; and
(b) issue a commission to the person.
(2) If it is proposed to appoint a person whose age:
(a) is greater than the maximum retirement age for the rank to which the person would be appointed; and
(b) does not exceed 70 years;
the Governor‑General must not appoint the person to be an officer unless the Governor‑General is of the opinion that the person has a particular skill that is required in the Service to which the person is to be appointed.
(3) The Governor‑General must:
(a) specify the person's period of service:
(i) as an indefinite or fixed period; or
(ii) in terms of reaching a particular age; and
(b) specify the part of the Service in which the person is to commence service.
(4) A person appointed in the circumstances mentioned in subregulation (2) must commence service in a category of the Reserves.
(5) The period of service may include a period of service in the Standby Reserve.