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

To Commander, Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Force, 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.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Chief of Air Staff, am empowered to appoint any officer of or below 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 November 1971 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 that 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 19th day of December 1973.

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

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

To Commander, Australian, New Zealand, and United Kingdom Air Component, 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.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 November 1971 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 that 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 19th day of December 1973.

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

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.

PURSUANT to the Defence Act 1971 and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950 and in exercise of the powers and authorities thereby conferred, I, Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Fitzclarence St. George, C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Chief of Air Staff, hereby appoint you to be a superior air force authority for the purposes of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, and declare that this appointment shall take effect from the 1st day of February 1974.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of December 1973.

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

Order by the Chief of Air Staff Under Section 147 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950

WHEREAS section 147 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950 provides, among other things, that certain servicemen of the Naval Forces and of the Army who are acting with a part of the Air Force under such conditions as may be prescribed by orders made by the Air 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 Air Force of equivalent rank;

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

Now therefore, I, Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Fitzclarence St. George, C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Chief of Air Staff, do hereby order that for the purpose of section 147 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950 the body of the Air Force 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 Army 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 Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950 include the powers of arrest more particularly set out in section 65 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950.

Dated at Wellington this 19th day of December 1973.

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

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

To the Officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the time being holding the appointment of Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, Headquarters, New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA.

PURSUANT to the Defence Act 1971 and the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950 and in exercise of the powers and authorities thereby conferred, I, Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Fitzclarence St. George, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Chief of Air Staff, hereby appoint you to be a superior air force authority for the purposes of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950 and I declare that this appointment shall take effect from the 31st day of May 1974 and I further declare that this authority shall without ratification extend to and invest with the powers of a superior air force authority your successors and any officer, being an officer not below the rank of group captain, for the time being performing the duties of Deputy Commander/Chief of Staff, Headquarters, New Zealand Force SOUTH EAST ASIA.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of May 1974.

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

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Relinquishments, Cancellations, Transfers, Resignations of Officers in the New Zealand Cadet Forces

PURSUANT to section 59 of the Defence Act 1971, the Minister of Defence hereby approves the following appointments, promotions, extensions, relinquishments, cancellations, transfers, and resignations of officers of the New Zealand Cadet Forces.

SEA CADET CORPS

Appointment

Peter Stephen Glaister Robinson is appointed to a commission in the rank of Sub Lieutenant with effect from 3 July 1974.

Promotion

Lieutenant B. M. Sheeran to be Lieutenant Commander with effect from 4 July 1974.

Termination

The appointment of Sub Lieutenant Raymond Gallagher is terminated with effect from 1 October 1971.

Transfer from Supernumerary List

Lieutenant William John Andrell is transferred from the Supernumerary List to T.S. Talisman with effect from 31 January 1974.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Appointments

John Graeme Nelson is appointed to a commission in the rank of Pilot Officer for a period of 4 years with effect from 6 June 1974.