Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) An officer who has been appointed for a limited period may, on or before the end of the period, apply to the Chief of the officer's Service:
(a) to serve for another limited period; or
(b) to convert the officer's appointment to appointment for an indefinite period.
(2) The Chief of the officer's Service may:
(a) extend the officer's appointment for a specified period in accordance with the application; or
(b) convert the officer's appointment to appointment for an indefinite period in accordance with the application; or
(c) refuse the application.
(3) An officer who has been appointed for an indefinite period may apply to the Chief of the officer's Service to convert the officer's appointment to an appointment for a limited period.
(4) The Chief of the officer's Service may:
(a) convert the appointment in accordance with the application under subregulation (3); or
(b) refuse the application.
(5) An extension or conversion of an officer's appointment must not exceed the officer's compulsory retirement age.