• “(e) to define the relationship of the Chief of Defence Force to the Vice Chief of Defence Force and to the Chiefs of Service; and”.

“active reserve means the Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve, the New Zealand Army Reserve, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve

“Crown entity means a Crown entity within the meaning of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004

“government department means a department named in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988

“inactive reserve means the Inactive Naval Reserve, the Inactive Army Reserve, and the Inactive Air Force Reserve

“leading aircraftwoman includes an aircraftwoman, a general service hand, or an air force cadet”.

“airman or airwoman—

• “(a) means any man or woman (as the case may be) duly attested for service in the Air Force, or declared by or under this or any other enactment to belong to the Air Force; and

• “(b) includes—

  • “(i) a non-commissioned officer of the Air Force; and

  • “(ii) a rating of the Navy and a soldier of the Army attached to the Air Force; but

• “(c) does not include an officer”.

“component, in relation to the Navy, the Army, or the Air Force, means the regular force or a reserve force of that Service”.

“reserve forces means the active reserve and the inactive reserve collectively”.

• “(3) For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, a member of the Armed Forces is released from the component of the Service in which he or she is serving when the member, or the component, or the part of the component in which the member is serving, is transferred to another component of that Service.”

• “(3) The Chief of Defence Force shall command the Armed Forces.

• “(4) The Chief of Defence Force may be appointed for a term of no more than 5 years but may be reappointed for further terms in accordance with section 25AB.

• “(5) The Governor-General in Council may at any time remove the Chief of Defence Force from office for just cause or excuse.

• “(6) To avoid doubt, section 2(2) of this Act and section 2(3) of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 apply in respect of references to the Chief of Defence Force.”

• “(c) the Inactive Naval Reserve:”.

• “(b) the New Zealand Army Reserve:

• “(c) the Inactive Army Reserve:”.

• “(b) the Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve:

• “(c) the Inactive Air Force Reserve:”.

“12 Joint forces

• “(1) The Chief of Defence Force may—

  • “(a) establish a joint force comprising members of 2 or more Services; and

  • “(b) appoint an officer of one of those Services to command that force (a joint force commander).

  “(2) If a joint force is established under this section, this Act and the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 apply to any member of the Armed Forces serving in the joint force, subject to the following modifications:

  • “(a) anything required or authorised by or under this Act or the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 to be done by, to, or before the Chief of the Service to which the member belongs or is attached may be done by, to, or before—

    • “(i) the Chief of Defence Force; or

    • “(ii) if a superior commander has been appointed by the Chief of Defence Force to command the joint force, that officer:

  • “(b) any other necessary modifications as may be prescribed.

  “(2A) Under the Chief of Defence Force, a joint force commander commands the joint force to the extent prescribed or directed by the Chief of Defence Force.

  “(2B) Section 28(2)(b) and (d), (3)(b) and (d), and (4)(b) and (d) is subject to subclause (2A).

  “(3) In subsection (2)(a)(ii), superior commander has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.”

“13 Members of regular forces

• “(1) The regular forces of the Armed Forces consist of the officers, ratings, soldiers, airmen, and airwomen who are for the time being and from time to time appointed, engaged, enlisted, or transferred for continuing full-time service in the Royal New Zealand Navy, the Regular Force of the Army, or the Regular Air Force.

  “(2) The maximum numbers of officers, ratings, soldiers, airmen, and airwomen in the regular forces are the numbers that the Minister authorises.

  “(3) Subsection (1) is subject to Part 4.”

“15 Members of active reserve

• “(1) The active reserve of the Armed Forces consists of the officers, ratings, soldiers, airmen, and airwomen who are for the time being and from time to time appointed, engaged, enlisted, or transferred for service in the Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve, the New Zealand Army Reserve, or the Royal New Zealand Air Force Reserve.

  “(2) The maximum numbers of officers, ratings, soldiers, airmen, and airwomen in the active reserve are the numbers that the Minister authorises.

  “(3) Subsection (1) is subject to Part 4.

“16 Members of inactive reserve

• “(1) The inactive reserve of the Armed Forces consists of the officers, ratings, soldiers, airmen, and airwomen who are for the time being and from time to time transferred for service in the Inactive Naval Reserve, the Inactive Army Reserve, or the Inactive Air Force Reserve.

  “(2) Subsection (1) is subject to Part 4.”

• “(d) to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred or imposed on him or her under Part 3A (which relates to military capability management):”.

“24A Appointment of Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The Chief of Defence Force is to be appointed for a term not exceeding 3 years, and may be reappointed.

  “(2) The State Services Commissioner—

  • “(a) is responsible for managing the process for the appointment of the Chief of Defence Force; and

  • “(b) must provide advice to the Minister on the nominations for Chief of Defence Force.”

• “(2A) The Minister may seek the advice of the State Services Commissioner on any of the terms and conditions of appointment referred to in subsection (2).”

“25A Appointment of Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) If there is a vacancy or an impending vacancy in the position of Chief of Defence Force, the Minister must inform the State Services Commissioner of the matters that the Minister wishes the State Services Commissioner to take into account in recommending a person for the position.

  “(2) The Commissioner must notify the vacancy or impending vacancy in any manner that the Commissioner thinks sufficient to enable suitably qualified persons to apply for the position.

  “(3) The Commissioner must invite any persons that the Commissioner thinks fit to assist in examining applicants and making a recommendation to the Minister on a person to be appointed to the position.

  “(4) The Commissioner must forward to the Minister the name of the person recommended for the position together with full particulars of that person's qualifications.

  “(5) The Minister must refer the Commissioner's recommendations to the Governor-General in Council and the Governor-General in Council must decide whether the Commissioner's recommendation is to be accepted or declined.

  “(6) If the Commissioner's recommendation is accepted, the Minister must—

  • “(a) appoint the person recommended; and

  • “(b) publicly announce that the appointment has been made.

  “(7) If the Commissioner's recommendation is declined,—

  • “(a) the Governor-General in Council may appoint another person to the position; and

  • “(b) the Governor-General in Council is not required to comply with the preceding subsections of this section; and

  • “(c) the Minister must publicly announce that the appointment has been made.

  “Compare: 1988 No 20 s 35

“25AB Reappointment of Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The State Services Commissioner may recommend that the existing Chief of Defence Force be reappointed under section 25A(4) for a further term.

  “(2) The State Services Commissioner may make the recommendation under subsection (1) without complying with section 25A(2) or (3).

“25A Remuneration of Chief of Defence Force

• The Chief of Defence Force is paid the remuneration and allowances determined by the Remuneration Authority.

“25B Review of Chief of Defence Force's performance

• “(1) The Minister may appoint the State Services Commissioner or another suitable person to review the Chief of Defence Force's performance.

  “(2) The review may be a general review or a review in respect of a particular matter.

  “(3) In carrying out the review, the appointed person must report to the Minister on the manner and extent to which the Chief of Defence Force is fulfilling the requirements imposed under this Act or otherwise imposed.

  “(3) The person conducting a review under subsection (1) must report to the Minister on the manner and extent to which the Chief of Defence Force is fulfilling all of the requirements imposed on the Chief of Defence Force under this Act or any other enactment.

  “Compare: 1988 No 20 s 43; 2003 No 9 s 9D

“25C Removal from office of Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The Governor-General in Council may, for just cause, on the recommendation of the Minister, remove the Chief of Defence Force from office.

  “(2) The removal must be made by Order in Council with prior written notice to the Chief of Defence Force.

  “(3) The notice must—

  • “(a) state the date on which it is proposed that the removal will take effect, which must not be earlier than the date on which the notice is received; and

  • “(b) state the reasons for the removal.

  “(4) The State Services Commissioner is responsible for advising the Minister on any proposal to remove the Chief of Defence Force from office.

  “(5) In this section, just cause includes misconduct, inability to perform the functions of office, and neglect of duty.

  “Compare: 2003 No 9 s 9C”.

“27A Defence Force Orders may prescribe rank, authority, and seniority of officers and non-commissioned officers

• “(1) The Chief of Defence Force may, by Defence Force Order, prescribe—

  • “(a) the rank and authority of officers and non-commissioned officers; and

  • “(b) the seniority of officers and non-commissioned officers in their respective ranks.

  “(2) This section does not limit section 27.

“27B Vice Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The Governor-General in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint an officer of the Armed Forces to be the Vice Chief of Defence Force.

  “(1A) The Vice Chief of Defence Force may be appointed for a term of no more than 3 years but may be reappointed for further terms in accordance with section 27E.

  “(2) The Vice Chief of Defence Force holds the rank that the Governor-General in Council may determine.

  “(3) The Chief of Defence Force must give to the Vice Chief of Defence Force written terms of reference (not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act) setting out the terms and conditions of appointment as Vice Chief of Defence Force.

  “(4) The Vice Chief of Defence Force must perform the functions and exercise the powers of his or her appointment as Vice Chief of Defence Force in accordance with those terms of reference.

  “(5) The Governor-General in Council may at any time remove the Vice Chief of Defence Force from office for just cause and excuse.

  “(6) To avoid doubt, section 2(2) of this Act and section 2(3) of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971 apply in respect of references to the Vice Chief of Defence Force.

“27C Vice Chief of Defence Force may be acting Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) In the event of the Chief of Defence Force’s incapacity, the Vice Chief of Defence Force is deemed to be appointed acting Chief of Defence Force.

  “(2) If subsection (1) applies, the Vice Chief of Defence Force has all the functions, duties, and powers of the Chief of Defence Force.

  “(3) No act done by the Vice Chief of Defence Force in the purported performance or exercise of functions, duties, or powers under subsection (2) may be questioned on the ground that the occasion for his or her appointment under subsection (1) had not arisen or had ceased.

  “(4) This section does not limit section 8(6).

“27D Appointment of Vice Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) If there is a vacancy or an impending vacancy in the position of Vice Chief of Defence Force, the Minister must inform the State Services Commissioner of the matters that the Minister wishes the State Services Commissioner to take into account in recommending a person for the position.

  “(2) Section 25A(2) to (7) apply to the appointment.

“27E Reappointment of Vice Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The State Services Commissioner may recommend that the existing Vice Chief of Defence Force be reappointed under section 27D for a further term.

  “(2) The State Services Commissioner may make a recommendation under subsection (1) without complying with section 25A(2) or (3).

“27D Appointment of Vice Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The Vice Chief of Defence Force is to be appointed for a term not exceeding 3 years, and may be reappointed.

  “(2) The State Services Commissioner—

  • “(a) is responsible for managing the process for the appointment of the Vice Chief of Defence Force; and

  • “(b) must provide advice on the nominations for Vice Chief of Defence Force to the Minister.

  “Compare: 2003 No 9 ss 9, 9A

“27E Remuneration of Vice Chief of Defence Force

• The Vice Chief of Defence Force is paid the remuneration and allowances determined by the Remuneration Authority.

“27F Conditions of appointment of Vice Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The Chief of Defence Force must give to the Vice Chief of Defence Force written terms of reference (not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act) setting out the terms and conditions of appointment as Vice Chief of Defence Force.

  “(2) The Vice Chief of Defence Force must perform the functions and exercise the powers of his or her appointment as Vice Chief of Defence Force in accordance with those terms of reference.

“27G Removal from office of Vice Chief of Defence Force

• “(1) The Governor-General may, for just cause, on the recommendation of the Minister, remove the Vice Chief of Defence Force from office.

  “(2) The removal must be made by Order in Council with prior written notice to the Vice Chief of Defence Force.

  “(3) The notice must—

  • “(a) state the date on which it is proposed that the removal will take effect, which must not be earlier than the date on which the notice is received; and

  • “(b) state the reasons for the removal.

  “(4) The State Services Commissioner is responsible for advising the Minister on any proposal to remove the Vice Chief of Defence Force from office.

  “(5) In this section, just cause includes misconduct, inability to perform the functions of office, and neglect of duty.

  “Compare: 2003 No 9 s 9C”.

“28 Chiefs of Service

• “(1) The Chief of Defence Force may, after consultation with Governor-General in Council may, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint—

  • “(a) an officer of the Navy to be Chief of Navy:

  • “(b) an officer of the Army to be Chief of Army:

  • “(c) an officer of the Air Force to be Chief of Air Force.

  “(2) The Chief of Navy—

  • “(a) holds the rank that the Chief of Defence Force may determine; and

  • “(b) under the Chief of Defence Force, commands the Navy; and

  • “(c) is responsible for advising the Chief of Defence Force on any matter relating to the Navy; and

  • “(d) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Navy.

  • “(d) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for—

    • “(i) the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Navy; and

    • “(ii) the management of the Navy and its contribution to the performance of the New Zealand Defence Force (including its future capabilities and sustainability).

  “(3) The Chief of Army—

  • “(a) holds the rank that the Chief of Defence Force may determine; and

  • “(b) under the Chief of Defence Force, commands the Army; and

  • “(c) is responsible for advising the Chief of Defence Force on any matter relating to the Army; and

  • “(d) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Army.

  • “(d) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for—

    • “(i) the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Army; and

    • “(ii) the management of the Army and its contribution to the performance of the New Zealand Defence Force (including its future capabilities and sustainability).

  “(4) The Chief of Air Force—

  • “(a) holds the rank that the Chief of Defence Force may determine; and

  • “(b) under the Chief of Defence Force, commands the Air Force; and

  • “(c) is responsible for advising the Chief of Defence Force on any matter relating to the Air Force; and

  • “(d) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Air Force.

  • “(d) is responsible to the Chief of Defence Force for—

    • “(i) the implementation of policies, plans, and programmes prescribed or approved in accordance with this Act in relation to the Air Force; and

    • “(ii) the management of the Air Force and its contribution to the performance of the New Zealand Defence Force (including its future capabilities and sustainability).

  “(5) The Chief of Defence Force must give to each Chief of Service written terms of reference (not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Act) setting out the terms and conditions of appointment as Chief of Navy or Chief of Army or Chief of Air Force, as the case may be.

  “(6) Each Chief of Service must perform the functions and exercise the powers of his or her appointment as a Chief of Service in accordance with those terms of reference.

  “(7) Each Chief of Service must be paid the remuneration and allowances determined by the Remuneration Authority.

  “(8) In the exercise of command, and in the performance of the functions imposed by or under this Act or any other enactment, each Chief of Service may, after notifying the Chief of Defence Force in that behalf, make any representations to the Minister as the Chief of Service considers necessary or desirable.”

• “(2A) The Vice Chief of Defence Force may by writing under his or her hand, either generally or particularly, delegate to any member of the Defence Force any of the functions, duties, or powers of the Vice Chief of Defence Force, including functions, duties, and powers delegated to the Vice Chief of Defence Force by the Chief of Defence Force.”

“31A Sharing of information and documents between Ministry of Defence and New Zealand Defence Force

• “(1) The Secretary of Defence must, on request, provide to the Chief of Defence Force any information, or a copy of any document, that—

  • “(a) that the Ministry of Defence holds in relation to the exercise of the Ministry's powers or the performance of its duties or obligations; and

  • “(b) that is reasonably necessary in order to assist the Defence Force in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties or obligations.

  “(2) The Chief of Defence Force must, on request, provide to the Secretary of Defence any information, or a copy of any document, that—

  • “(a) that the Defence Force holds in relation to the exercise of the Defence Force's powers or the performance of its duties or obligations; and

  • “(b) that is reasonably necessary in order to assist the Ministry of Defence in the exercise of its powers or the performance of its duties or obligations.

  “(3) The Defence Force and the Ministry may use any information, or a copy of any document, provided to them under this section in the exercise of their powers or the performance of their duties or obligations.

  “(4) The Defence Force and the Ministry must provide reasonable assistance to each other in order to facilitate their respective abilities to make a request under this section.

  “(4A) Personal information may only be disclosed under this section in accordance with the Privacy Act 1993.

  “(5) This section applies despite anything to the contrary in any enactment, contract, deed, or document.”

“Part 3A
“Military capability management

“31B Interpretation in this Part

• In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  “defence assets means ships, vehicles, aircraft, equipment, and intangible property used or intended for use by the Defence Force

  “military capability means the military capability of the Armed Forces involving defence assets and the members of the Defence Force who use those assets.

“31C Role of Secretary of Defence in respect of capability life cycle

• “(1) The Secretary of Defence is, in consultation with the Chief of Defence Force, responsible to the Minister—

  • “(a) for formulating advice on policy in respect of military capability; and

  • “(b) for the following matters where the procurement, replacement, or repair (as the case may be) has major significance for military capability:

    • “(i) defining and advising on the selection of defence assets to be procured:

    • “(ii) procuring or replacing defence assets and delivering those assets to the Defence Force:

    • “(iii) repairing defence assets and returning those assets to the Defence Force.

  “(2) Despite subsection (1)(b), the Minister may determine that the Chief of Defence Force is responsible to him or her for the procurement or repair of a particular defence asset or defence assets of a particular class.

“31D Role of Chief of Defence Force in respect of capability life cycle

• “(1) The Chief of Defence Force is, in consultation with the Secretary of Defence, responsible to the Minister for the following matters in relation to the defence assets referred to in section 31C(1)(b):

  • “(a) introduction into service:

  • “(b) use in service:

  • “(c) disposal.

  “(2) Despite subsection (1)(c), the Minister may determine that the Secretary of Defence is responsible to him or her for the disposal of a particular defence asset or defence assets of a particular class.”

• “(ca) reduce officers in rank:”.

• “(4) The Remuneration Authority must determine the remuneration of members holding the positions of—

  • “(a) Chief of Defence Force; and

  • “(b) Vice Chief of Defence Force.”

• “(1) The Governor-General may accept the offer of any member of the reserve forces or any other person (not being a minor) for special service, either in New Zealand or elsewhere.

• “(1A) Subsection (1)—

  • “(a) does not limit section 40(2); but

  • “(b) is subject to sections 36 and 37.”

• “(9A) A contract entered into involving the application of money forming part of a fund established under this section is entered into by Her Majesty the Queen for the purposes of this section (and, accordingly, is not a contract involving the use of public money within the meaning of the Public Finance Act 1989).”

“68A Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy of Civil Staff arising from reorganisations

• “(1) If a position held by a member of the Civil Staff ceases to exist as the result of a transfer of functions from the Civil Staff to a government department, the provisions of section 30E of the State Sector Act 1988 will apply as if the member of the Civil Staff had been an employee of a government department.

  “(2) In this section, government department means a department named in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988.

• “(1) If a position held by a member of the Civil Staff ceases to exist as the result of a transfer of functions from the Civil Staff to a government department or Crown entity (department or entity), that person is not entitled to receive any payment or other benefit on the ground that his or her position in the Civil Staff has ceased to exist if, in connection with that transfer of functions,—

  • “(a) the person is offered equivalent employment in the department or entity (whether or not the employee accepts the offer); or

  • “(b) the employee is offered, and accepts, other employment in the department or entity.

• “(2) In subsection (1), equivalent employment means employment—

  • “(a) in substantially the same position; and

  • “(b) in the same general locality; and

  • “(c) on terms and conditions of employment that are no less favourable than the terms and conditions of service that applied to the person immediately before the offer of equivalent employment (including any redundancy or superannuation conditions); and

  • “(d) on terms that treat the period of service with the Civil Staff (and any other period of service recognised by the Civil Staff as continuous service) as if it were continuous service with the department or entity.

“Compare: 1988 No 20, s 30E

“68B Transfer of functions from Armed Forces to Civil Staff

• “(1) This section applies where the Chief of Defence Force transfers functions from the Armed Forces to the Civil Staff.

  “(2) The Chief of Defence Force may, without complying with sections 62 and 63, appoint a person to a position in the Civil Staff who—

  • “(a) has appropriate skills and experience for the position; and

  • “(b) has been discharged from the regular forces within the preceding 12 months because his or her position ceased to exist as a result of a transfer of functions to the Civil Staff.

  “(3) Section 67 does not apply in relation to an appointment made under subsection (2).

  “(4) A person who is appointed under subsection (2) is not an employee for the purposes of sections 67A and 67B of the Employment Relations Act 2000 (which relate to trial periods).”

“91B Defence Advisory Board

• “(1) The Minister may appoint a board of suitable persons to be called the Defence Advisory Board (the Board).

  “(2) The function of the Board is to provide independent and specialist advice to the Minister on matters relating to defence that the Minister from time to time refers to the Board.

  “(3) Members of the Board must be paid, in accordance with the fees framework referred to in section 10 of the Crown Entities Act 2004,—

  • “(a) remuneration for services as a member at a rate and of a kind determined by the Minister:

  • “(b) reimbursement for actual and reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred in performing functions and duties as a member.

  “(4) Subject to the provisions of this Act and of any regulations made under this Act, the Board may regulate its own procedure.

“91C Honorary ranks

• “(1) The Governor-General may grant an honorary rank to any person.

  “(2) An honorary rank does not confer or imply membership in the Armed Forces.

  “(3) The Governor-General may delegate the power in subsection (1) to the Chief of Defence Force and section 30(4) to (9) apply, with any necessary modifications, to the delegation.

  “(4) The Chief of Defence Force must cause notice of every honorary rank granted under this section to be promulgated by Defence Force Orders.”

• “(gd) regulating the procedure of the Defence Advisory Board:”.