The Gleeson Commission, which examined the remuneration and conditions of service of the Permanent Defence Force, recommended that the selection of officers for promotion should be changed from a system based almost exclusively on seniority to a system based on merit. That recommendation is being implemented on a phased basis in consultation with the relevant representative association.
The new promotion system in its early phase affords special recognition to seniority and long service to ease the transition of the new system. The question of compensation does not arise. Any issues relating to promotion arrangements for officers may be discussed at the conciliation council for the permanent Defence Force.