Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A person is enlisted in a Service by:
(a) taking the oath set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2; or
(b) making the affirmation set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2.
(2) The person may be enlisted at a non‑commissioned rank of that Service.
(3) If it is proposed to enlist a person whose age:
(a) is greater than the maximum retirement age for the rank at which the person would be enlisted; and
(b) does not exceed 70 years;
the person must not be enlisted unless the Chief of the Service in which the person would be enlisted is of the opinion that the person has a particular skill that is required in that Service.
(4) The Chief of the person's Service 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.
(5) The period of service may include a period of service in the Standby Reserve.
(6) A person enlisted in the circumstances mentioned in subregulation (3) must commence service in a category of the Reserves.
(7) If the person is enlisted at a rank of that Service that may be held by a warrant officer, the Chief must issue a warrant to the person.