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Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)

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Regulations for the Reserve Force, 2017

7. Selection boards

 

(1) The Chief of the Defence Force, or an officer designated by him or her for that purpose, must appoint selection boards to make recommendations for—
(a) the enrolment of suitable applicants from outside the Defence Force as members of the Reserve Force;
(b) the appointment of serving members as officers; and
(c) the ranks to be conferred on the successful applicants.

 

(2) A selection board contemplated in subregulation (1) must consist of—
(a) at least three members who are in rank equal to or higher than the rank of the vacancy to be filled;
(b) a chairperson, who must be of the rank of Major or Warrant Officer Class 2 or a rank higher than the vacancy to be filled: Provided that the rank of a chairperson of a selection board for the selection of members for the appointment of officers may not be lower than that of Colonel; and
(c) not more than three members, who may be determined by Chiefs of Services and Divisions to provide for their requirements.

 

(3) Persons who are not members of the selection board may provide secretarial or advisory services to the board regardless of their ranks.

 

(4) A selection board must make recommendations on the suitability of an applicant after considering—
(a) information based on valid methods, criteria or instruments for selection that are free from any bias or unfair discrimination;
(b) the training, skills, competence and knowledge necessary to meet the inherent requirements of the post; and
(c) the needs of the corps, classification or mustering where the post is located.

 

(5) A selection board must record the reasons for its decision with reference to the requirements mentioned in subregulation (4).

 

(6) When the Chief of the Defence Force, or an officer designated by him or her for that purpose, does not approve a recommendation of a selection board, he or she must record the reasons for his or her decision in writing.