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THE VISITING FORCES (RELATIVE RANKS) REGULATIONS 1985
PAUL REEVES, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL
At the Government Buildings at Wellington this 17th day of December 1985
Present:
THE RIGHT HON_ DA VID LANGE PRESIDING IN COUNCIL PURSUANT to section 6 (5) of the Visiting Forces Act 1939, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby makes the following regulations_
REGULATIONS 1. Title and commencement-(I) These regulations may be cited as the Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1985_ (2) These regulations shall come into force on the 1st day of January 1986_
2. Declaration of relative ranks-For the purposes of section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939, the relative ranks of members of the home forces and of the naval, military, and air forces of the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia, and Tonga respectively shall be those specified in the Schedule to these regulations.
8. Revocation-The Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1983" are hereby revoked.
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SCHEDULE Reg. 2 "'T ABLE OF RELA TlVE RANKS Ranks in the Home Forces
Royal New Zealand Navy New Zealand Army Royal New Zealand Air Force
I. Admiral of the Fleet Field Marshal Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force 2. Admiral General Air Chief Marshal 3. Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Marshal 4. Rear Admiral Major General Air Vice-Marshal 5. Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore 6. Captain Colonel Group Captain 7. Commander Lieutenant Colonel Wing Commander 8. Lieutenant Commander Major Squadron Leader 9. Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant 10. Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer 11. Ensign Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer 12. Midshipman Officer Cadet Officer Cadet 13. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Class One Warrant Officer Master Aircrew 14. Warrant Officer Class Two 15. Chief Petty Officer Staff Sergeant Flight Sergeant Flight Sergeant Aircrew 16. Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant Sergeant Aircrew 17. Leading Rank Bombardier Corporal Corporal Corporal Aircrew 18. Lance Bombardier Lance Corporal 19. Able Rank Gunner Leading Aircraftman Ordinary Rank Trooper Aircraftman Sapper Aircraftwoman Signalman Cadet Aircrew Private Driver Craftsman 20. Apprentice Regular Force Cadet Aircraft Apprentice Airman Cadet 1640 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1985 1985/342
SCHEDULE-continued Relative Ranks in Forces Raised in the United Kingdom
Royal Navy Army and Royal Marines Royal Air Force
I. Admiral of the Fleet Field·Marshal Marshal of the Royal Air Force 2. Admiral General Air Chief Marshal 3. Vice' Admiral Lieutenant·General Air Marshal 4. Rear'Admiral Major·General Air Vice·Marshal 5. Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore 6. Captain Colonel Group Captain 7. Commander Lieutenant·Colonel Wing Commander 8. Lieutenant·Commander Major Squadron Leader 9. Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant 10. SubLieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer Acting Sub· Lieutenant (but junior to Army and Air Force ranks) 11. Midshipman/Naval Cadet Second Lieutenant pilot Officer (but junior to all ranks Major, Queen's Gurkha Officer; Acting Pilot Officer (but junior to in clause 11 of this Captain, Queen's Gurkha all ranks in clause 11 of this Schedule except Acting Officer; Lieutenant, Queen's Schedule except Midshipman) Pilot Officer) Gurkha Officer; (but junior to Air Force ranks) 12. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer, Class I Warrant Officer Regimental Sergeant· Major, Royal Master Pilot Marines Master Navigator Master Signaller 1 Master Engineer Master Master Air Aircrew Electronics Operator Master Air I Quartermaster 13. Warrant Officer, Class II Quartermaster Sergeant, Royal Marines 14. Chief Petty Officer (ranks Staff Corporal Flight Sergeant with ~artermaster Ser· Staff Sergeant Chief Technician geant, Royal Marines, after 9 years' service as Chief Petty Officer) 15. Petty Officer Corporal·of.horse Sergeant Sergeant 16. Leading Rating (but junior Corporal Cocporal to Army and Air Force Bombardier ranks) 17. Lance·corporal Lance·bombardier 1985/342 Visiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1985 1641
SCHEDULE-continued Relative Ranks in Forces Raised in the United Kingdom-continued
Royal Navy Army and Royal Marines Royal Air Force
18. Able Rating Marine Junior Technician Ordinary Rating Trooper Senior Aircraftman Gunner Senior Aircraftwoman Sapper Leading Aircraftman Signalman Leading Aircraftwoman Driver Aircraftman Guardsman Aircraftwoman Private Ranger Fusilier Rifleman Craftsman
Relative Ranks in Forces Raised in the Commonwealth of Australia
Australian Navy Australian Army Australian Air Force
1. Admiral of the Fleet Field Marshal Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force 2. Admiral General Air Chief Marshal 3. Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Marshal 4. Rear Admiral Major General Air Vice·Marshal 5. Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore 6. Captain Colonel Group Captain 7. Commander Lieutenant Colonel Wing Commander 8. Lieutenant Commander Major Squadron Leader 9. Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant 10. Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer 11. Acting Sub Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer 12. Midshipman Officer Cadet Officer Cadet 13. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Class One Warrant Officer 14. Chief Petty Officer Warrant Officer Class Two 15. Artificer, I st Class Staff Sergeant Flight Sergeant 16. Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant 17. Leading Seaman Corporal Corporal 18. Able Seaman Lance Corporal Leading Aircraftman 19. Seaman Private Aircraftman 1642 ViJiting Forces (Relative Ranks) Regulations 1985 1985/342
SCHEDULE-continued Relative Ranks in Forces Raised by the King of Tonga
Maritime Force Land Force Air Force
I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Commander Lieutenant Colonel 8. Lieutenant Commander Major 9. Lieutenant Captain 10. Sub· Lieutenant Lieutenant 11. Second Lieutenant {adopt Ensign the same seniority} 12. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Class I Class I 13. Warrant Officer Warrant Officer Class 2 Class 2 14. Staff Sergeant Staff Sergeant 15. Sergeant Sergeant 16. Corporal Corporal 17. Lance Corporal Lance Corporal 18. Private Guardsman {Royal Tonga Guards} Private
Ranks in the New Zealand. United Kingdom, and Australian wOIIH'n's forces arc shown ill the Schedule only where they differ from thost' in the corrt'"sponding malt' InTe('s. Ranks in ,he Uniu'c\ Kingdom Women's Rn)"11 Naval Snvin' aTC not shown becaust" the pe-Tsonnel con(cnled arc not slIhjrc\ to the Naval Db,ciplint' A( I.
P. C. MILLEN, Clerk of the Executive Council.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This note iJ not part of the regulation" but is intended to indicate their general effect. These regulations, which come into force on I January 1986, specifY the relative ranks of members of the New Zealand armed forces and members of the United Kingdom, Australian, and Tongan armed forces for the purposes of section 6 of the Visiting Forces Act 1939 {which deals with the attachment of personnel and mutual powers of command}. They replace the Visiting Forces {Relative Ranks} Regulations 1983, following changes in the New Zealand Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Issued under the authority of the Regulations Act 1936. Date of notification in Gautte: 19 December 1985. These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs