Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00164:clause:1_28
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2015A00164
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 28
Character Range: 15728–17707

28  Governor‑General may call out Reserves
 (1) The Governor‑General may, by call out order published in the Gazette, call out some or all of the Reserves for continuous full time service.
 (2) A call out order is not a legislative instrument.

Circumstances for call out order
 (3) However, a call out order may only be made in circumstances (whether within or outside Australia) involving one or more of the following:
 (a) war or warlike operations;
 (b) a time of defence emergency;
 (c) defence preparation;
 (d) peacekeeping or peace enforcement;
 (e) assistance to Commonwealth, State, Territory or foreign government authorities and agencies in matters involving Australia's national security or affecting Australian defence interests;
 (f) support to community activities of national or international significance;
 (g) civil aid, humanitarian assistance, medical or civil emergency or disaster relief.

Advice to Governor‑General
 (4) In making or revoking a call out order, the Governor‑General is to act with the advice of:
 (a) the Executive Council; or
 (b) if, after the Minister has consulted the Prime Minister, the Minister is satisfied that, for reasons of urgency, the Governor‑General should act with the advice of the Minister alone—the Minister.

When call out order takes effect
 (5) A call out order takes effect on:
 (a) the day specified in the order; or
 (b) if no day is specified—the day on which the order is published in the Gazette.

When revocation takes effect
 (6) A revocation of a call out order takes effect on:
 (a) the day specified in the revocation; or
 (b) if no day is specified—the day on which the revocation is published in the Gazette.

Effect of revocation
 (7) To avoid doubt, if a call out order is revoked the call out under that order ends.

Further orders
 (8) The making of a call out order in relation to particular circumstances does not prevent the making of further call out orders in relation to those circumstances.