If an officer thinks himself wronged in any matter by a superior officer or authority and on application to his commanding officer does not obtain the redress to which he thinks he is entitled, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to F2the Defence Council.

On receiving any such complaint it shall be the duty of the Air Council to investigate the complaint and to grant any redress which appears to them to be necessary or, if the complainant so requires, F2the Defence Council shall through the Secretary of State make their report on the complaint to Her Majesty in order to receive the directions of Her Majesty thereon.

If a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman thinks himself wronged in any matter by any officer other than his commanding officer or by any warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman, he may make a complaint with respect to that matter to his commanding officer.

If a warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or airman thinks himself wronged in any matter by his commanding officer, either by reason of redress not being given to his satisfaction on a complaint under the last foregoing subsection or for any other reason, F3he may, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Queen’s Regulations, make a complaint with respect thereto to the Defence Council.

It shall be the duty of F3a commanding officer or, as the case may be, the Defence Council to have any complaint received by him F4or them under this section investigated and to take any steps for redressing the matter complained of which appear to him F4or them to be necessary.