Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A Chief may promote an enlisted member of the Chief's Service to a non‑commissioned rank of that Service.
Note An enlisted member is appointed to an officer's rank in accordance with Part 1 of Chapter 4, not promoted to the rank under Part 1 of this Chapter.
(2) If the person is promoted to a rank of that Service that may be held by a warrant officer, the Chief must issue a warrant to the person.
(3) The rank to which an enlisted member is promoted (including the rank to which the enlisted member is promoted provisionally under regulation 39 or to which the enlisted member is promoted for a specified period under regulation 41) is the enlisted member's substantive rank .
(4) However, the rank to which an enlisted member is promoted temporarily under regulation 40 is not the enlisted member's substantive rank.