Every officer and airman of the Regular Air Force shall be liable to serve for the period of his appointment or engagement, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed by regulations:

“Provided that, subject to the approval of the Air Board, any such officer or airman may obtain his discharge at any time during the period of his appointment or engagement on payment of such amount as may be prescribed by regulations, not exceeding,—

Any amount payable by any officer or airman under subsection one of this section shall be in addition to any amount payable by him to the Crown under any bond, agreement, or contract for any special purpose.”

Where a person has received pay (whether before or after the commencement of this section) as an airman of the Regular Air Force without having been duly attested for service in the Regular Air Force, then—

The Governor-General may—

Notice of all appointments and other acts under this section shall be published in the Gazette.”

If an officer thinks himself wronged in any matter by a superior officer, or by a superior air force authority, or by the exercise by the Governor-General of any power under section fifteen of this Act, and on application to his commanding officer does not obtain the redress to which he thinks he is entitled, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to the Air Board.

The Air Board shall inquire into every such complaint and grant such redress within its jurisdiction which it considers necessary, or (if so required by the officer) shall through the Minister make a report to the Governor-General in order to receive the directions of the Governor-General thereon.”