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An officer of the Army appointed for a specified period of service may, on or before the expiration of that period, volunteer for a further period of service or for a permanent appointment, and the Chief of the General Staff may, by instrument in writing, extend the appointment for a further specified period of service or convert the appointment to a permanent appointment accordingly.".
                                                                    Sub-section 17 (2)—
                                                                     After "Governor-General,", insert "by instrument in writing,".
                                                                    Paragraph 17 (3) (a)—
                                                                     After "may", insert ", by instrument in writing,".
                                                                    Sub-section 17 (5)—
                                                                     After "may", insert ", by instrument in writing,".
                                                                    Section 26—
                                                                     Omit "Governor-General may", substitute "Chief of the General Staff may, by instrument in writing,".
                                                                    New sub-section 26 (2)—
                                                                     Add at the end of section 26 the following sub-section:
                                                                     "(2) A person whose name has been placed on a retired list in pursuance of this section is not, by reason only of that placement, a member of the Army or of the Defence Force.".
                                                                    Section 27—
                                                                     Omit "Governor-General may", substitute "Minister may, by instrument in writing,".
                                                                    New section 32c—

SCHEDULE 1—continued
Acts  Amendments
       After section 32b, insert the following section:
       Joint service units
       "32c. Subject to any regulations under this Act, the Naval Defence Act 1910 or the Air Force Act 1923 relating to the organization of the Defence Force or any arm of the Defence Force, the Chief of Defence Force Staff may establish a part or parts of the Defence Force consisting of members of more than one arm of the Defence Force.".
      Sub-section 36 (2)—
       After "and", insert "may, by instrument in writing,".
      Sub-section 44 (1)—
       Omit "such authority and", substitute "the Chief of the General Staff".
      Sub-section 44 (2)—
       Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-section:
       "(2) Where a soldier has been discharged under sub-section (1) and the Chief of the General Staff or any person to whom powers under that sub-section have been delegated is satisfied that the soldier could properly have been discharged under that sub-section for a prescribed reason other than that for which he was discharged, the Chief of the General Staff or the delegate, as the case may be, may, at the request of the soldier, take such steps as are necessary to ensure that he is treated as having been discharged for that other reason, including the taking of steps to amend any relevant order of discharge and any other relevant documents.".
      Section 69—
       Repeal the section.
      Section 87—
       Repeal the section.
      Sub-section 116d (2)—
       Omit the sub-section, substitute the following sub-sections:

SCHEDULE 1—continued
Acts  Amendments
       "(2) Where, in the course of preparing an order under sub-section (1) in relation to a country, the Chief of Defence Force Staff determines that there