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

Regulations

Individual Grievances Regulations, 2010

1. [Repealed] Definitions

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In these Regulations, any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"Formation"

means the intermediate level of command between a Service or Divisional Chief and his or her Unit or Ships, which may include Formations, Air Command, Fleet Command or any similar structure;

"Formation Officer Commanding"

means the person in command of a Formation who has been designated under regulation 4;

"grievance"

includes, but is not limited to, a written expression of dissatisfaction by a member or employee regarding any act or omission of a person to whom the Act applies relating to his or her promotion, placement, course nomination, assessment or service benefits, excluding dissatisfaction relating to—

(a)	matters pending before, or a decision of, a military court or disciplinary hearing, a civilian court or an institution with quasi judicial powers;

(b)	professional conduct of registered medical practitioners as rendered by the South African Military Health Service to members, employees or their dependants;

(c)	matters falling under the jurisdiction of the state institutions contemplated in Chapter 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; and

(d)	matters that have been dealt with as grievances in terms of these Regulations;

"Grievance Board"

means the Grievance Board established in terms of regulation 16(1);

"Grievance Committee"

means a Grievance Committee established in terms of regulation 14(1);

"secretariat"

means the secretariat of the Grievance Board;

"the Act"

means the Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002);

"Unit Officer Commanding"

means an officer who has been appointed to command any unit or ship in the Defence Force and includes a Director in a Service or Division.