Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) The Governor-General or the Chief of the Defence Force may appoint an officer or another person to an officers' rank that is to be held as an honorary rank.
(2) An honorary rank does not confer or imply a right to command, other than any right to command which the Chief of the Defence Force confers on the officer or person.
(3) The Governor-General or the Chief of the Defence Force may at any time revoke an appointment to an officers' rank made under this section.