Defence (Personnel) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1)1
Statutory Rules 2003 No. 2462
I, PHILIP MICHAEL JEFFERY, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Defence Act 1903.
Dated 24 September 2003
P. M. JEFFERY
Governor-General
By His Excellency’s Command
DANNA VALE
Minister for Veterans’ Affairs

1	Name of Regulations
		These Regulations are the Defence (Personnel) Amendment Regulations 2003 (No. 1).
2	Commencement
		These Regulations commence on gazettal.
3	Amendment of Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002
		Schedule 1 amends the Defence (Personnel) Regulations 2002.

Schedule 1	Amendments
(regulation 3)
  
[1]	After subregulation 57 (3)
insert
	(4)	A member may make an application under subregulation (1) to withdraw an application under regulation 56 (the transfer application):
	(a)	if the transfer application has not been granted or refused under regulation 58 — at any time before the transfer application is granted or refused; or
	(b)	if the transfer application has been granted under regulation 58 — at any time before the transfer takes effect.
[2]	After subregulation 61 (2)
insert
	(3)	A senior officer may make an application under subregulation (1) to withdraw an application under regulation 60 (the transfer application):
	(a)	if the transfer application has not been granted or refused under regulation 62 — at any time before the transfer application is granted or refused; or
	(b)	if the transfer application has been granted under regulation 62 — at any time before the transfer takes effect.
[3]	After subregulation 89 (3)
insert
	(4)	An officer may make an application under subregulation (1) to withdraw an application under regulation 88 (the resignation application):
	(a)	if the resignation application has not been refused under regulation 90 or granted under regulation 91 — at any time before the resignation application is refused or granted; or
	(b)	if the resignation application has been granted under regulation 91 — at any time before the resignation takes effect.
[4]	After subregulation 93 (3)
insert 
	(4)	A senior officer may make an application under subregulation (1) to withdraw an application under regulation 92 (the resignation application):
	(a)	if the resignation application has not been granted or refused under regulation 94 — at any time before the resignation application is granted or refused; or
	(b)	if the resignation application has been granted under regulation 94 — at any time before the resignation takes effect.
[5]	After subregulation 96 (3)
insert
	(4)	An enlisted member may make an application under subregulation (1) to withdraw an application under regulation 95 (the resignation application):
	(a)	if the resignation application has not been refused under regulation 97 or granted under regulation 98 — at any time before the resignation application is refused or granted; or
	(b)	if the resignation application has been granted under regulation 98 — at any time before the resignation takes effect.
Notes
1.	These Regulations amend Statutory Rules 2002 No. 51, as amended by 2002 No. 279.
2.	Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 1 October 2003.