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Amendment of section 67 of Principal Act
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9. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 67:
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“67. (1) Subject to subsection (2) and any regulations that may be made under subsection (3), a reservist may, after the expiration of 9 years, reckoned from the date of the reservist’s attestation, apply for and be re-engaged for a further period of service in the Reserve Defence Force which shall continue until the earlier of the following occurs:
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(a) the reservist’s service will make up a total continuous period not exceeding 21 years’ service reckoned as aforesaid;
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(b) the reservist attains the upper age limit permitted for continuance in service as prescribed in regulations made by the Minister under this Act.
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(2) The re-engagement of a reservist under this section shall be subject to—
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(a) the recommendation of the reservist’s commanding officer that the reservist concerned is suitable for re-engagement, and
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(b) the approval by the prescribed military authority of the reservist concerned for re-engagement.
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(3) The Minister may, in relation to a reservist who applies for re engagement, make regulations prescribing the conditions that shall apply to the re-engagement of a reservist under this section including—
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(a) the standard of physical fitness to be attained,
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(b) the minimum medical classification code to be held, and
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(c) provision for such training as the Minister considers appropriate to be completed by a reservist who applies for re-engagement.
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(4) Regulations under this section may—
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(a) make different provision in relation to different classes of reservists, and
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(b) contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.”.
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