Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00443:clause:7_35
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2008C00443
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 7 cl 35
Character Range: 66691–67717

35  Subsection 116C(2)
Repeal the subsection, substitute:

 (2) If a part of the Defence Force and a part of the forces of another country to which this subsection applies are acting in combination (either within or beyond the territorial limits of Australia), the Governor‑General may, by order in writing, appoint an officer of the forces of that other country to command the combined force, or any part of the combined force.

 (2A) An officer appointed under subsection (2) has, subject to such restrictions and limitations as are specified by the Chief of the Defence Force by order in writing, over members of the Defence Force serving in that combined force or part of that force, the same powers of command and discipline (including the power to impose punishments) as if he or she were an officer of the Defence Force holding:
 (a) that appointment; and
 (b) the rank in the Defence Force that corresponds to the rank that he or she holds in the force to which he or she belongs.

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982