And whereas on the 1st day of November 1971 you were appointed to be a superior military authority;

And whereas owing to the formation of the New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA, the circumstances which gave rise to that appointment no longer exist;

Now therefore I hereby revoke your appointment as a superior military authority for the purposes of the New Zealand Army Act 1950.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 1973.

R. H. F. HOLLOWAY,
Major-General, Chief of General Staff.

Revocation of Appointment as a Superior Military Authority Under the New Zealand Army Act 1950

To Commander, Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Force, Malaysia/Singapore.

WHEREAS under the provisions of the Defence Act 1971 and of the New Zealand Army Act 1950 I, Major-General Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway, O.B.E., Chief of General Staff, am empowered to appoint any general officer or brigadier as a superior military authority for the purposes of the aforesaid Act;

And whereas on the 1st day of November 1971 you were appointed to be a superior military authority;

And whereas owing to the formation of the New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA, the circumstances which gave rise to that appointment no longer exist;

Now therefore I hereby revoke your appointment as a superior military authority for the purposes of the New Zealand Army Act 1950.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 1973.

R. H. F. HOLLOWAY,
Major-General, Chief of General Staff.

Appointment as a Superior Military Authority Under the New Zealand Army Act 1950

To the Officer of the New Zealand Army for the time being holding the appointment of Commander, New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA.

PURSUANT to the Defence Act 1971 and the New Zealand Army Act 1950 and in exercise of the powers and authorities thereby conferred, I, Major-General Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway, O.B.E., Chief of General Staff, hereby appoint you to be a superior military authority for the purposes of the New Zealand Army Act 1950 and declare that this appointment shall take effect from the 1st day of February 1974 and I further declare that this authority shall without ratification extend to and invest your successors with the powers of a superior military authority.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 1973.

R. H. F. HOLLOWAY,
Major-General, Chief of General Staff.

Order by the Chief of General Staff Under Section 147 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950

WHEREAS section 147 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950 provides, among other things, that certain servicemen of the Naval Forces and of the Air Force who are acting with a part of the Army under such conditions as may be prescribed by orders made by the Army Board shall, for the purposes of command and discipline and for the purposes of the provisions of the said Act relating to superior officers, be treated and have the same powers (other than powers of punishment) as servicemen of the Army of equivalent rank;

And whereas the power of the Army Board to issue orders in this regard is now vested in the Chief of General Staff;

Now therefore I, Major-General Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway, O.B.E., the Chief of General Staff, do hereby order that for the purpose of section 147 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950 the body of the Army which is for the time being serving as part of the New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA is acting together with the bodies of the Naval Forces and the Air Force which are for the time being serving as part of the New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA;

And I declare for the avoidance of doubt that the powers referred to in section 147 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950 include the powers of arrest more particularly set out in section 65 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of December 1973.

R. H. F. HOLLOWAY,
Major-General, Chief of General Staff.

Delegated Limited General Court Martial Warrant

To the Officer of the New Zealand Army for the time being holding the appointment of Commander, New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA.

I, Major-General Robin Hugh Ferguson Holloway, O.B.E., Chief of General Staff, being duly authorised by warrant from the Administrator of the Government of New Zealand, pursuant to the New Zealand Army Act 1950, do hereby in exercise of the powers and authorities thereby conferred on me authorise and empower you from time to time and as occasion may require to convene General Courts-martial for the trial of such persons subject to military law as are for the time being under or within the territorial limits of your command or jurisdiction who are charged with any offence against the New Zealand Army Act for which they may be tried by Court-martial, whether such offence shall have been committed before or after the date of this Warrant or the date you shall have taken up your command or appointment;

And I do hereby authorise and empower you to confirm the findings and sentences of such General Courts-martial but not to confirm, in the case of officers, any sentence of death, imprisonment, cashiering, or dismissal from Her Majesty's service and, in the case of soldiers, any sentence of death, discharge with ignominy from Her Majesty's service, dismissal from Her Majesty's service or imprisonment for a term exceeding 12 months, and to cause any sentence thereof to be put into execution so far as you may lawfully do;

I direct that in all cases where your power to confirm is restricted by the terms of this Warrant, the proceedings shall be reserved for confirmation by the Chief of General Staff of the New Zealand Army;

And for executing these several powers, matters and things herein expressed this Warrant shall be to you and to others whom it may concern a sufficient Warrant and Authority;

And I declare that this Warrant shall without ratification extend to and invest your successors with the aforesaid authorities and powers.

Dated at Wellington this 20th day of December 1973.

R. H. F. HOLLOWAY,
Major-General, Chief of General Staff.

Revocation of Appointment as a Superior Air Force Authority Under the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950

To Senior Air Staff Officer, Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Air Headquarters, Malaysia/Singapore.

WHEREAS under the provisions of the Defence Act 1971 and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, I, Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Fitzclarence St. George., C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Chief of Air Staff, am empowered to appoint any officer of or above the rank of group captain as a superior air force authority for the purpose of the aforesaid Act;

And whereas on the 1st day of February 1974 you were appointed to be a superior air force authority;

And whereas owing to the formation of the New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA, the circumstances which gave rise to the appointment no longer exist;

Now, therefore, I hereby revoke your appointment as a superior air force authority for the purposes of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950.

Dated at Wellington this 3rd day of May 1974.

D. F. ST. GEORGE,
Air Vice-Marshal, Chief of Air Staff.