Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsPunishments that may be imposed in respect of disciplinary infringements
(1) A relevant discipline officer, in relation to a prescribed defence member referred to in column 1 of an item of the following table, may impose on the prescribed defence member, in respect of a disciplinary infringement, a punishment set out in column 2 of that item.
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Punishments that may be imposed in respect of disciplinary infringements |
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Column 1 |
Column 2 |
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1 |
Fine not exceeding the amount of the defence member's pay for one day Restriction of privileges for a period not exceeding 2 days Stoppage of leave for a period not exceeding 3 days Extra duties for a period not exceeding 3 days Extra drill for no more than 2 sessions of 30 minutes each per day for a period not exceeding 3 days Reprimand |
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Fine not exceeding the amount of the defence member's pay for one day Restriction of privileges for a period not exceeding 2 days Stoppage of leave for a period not exceeding 3 days Extra duties for a period not exceeding 3 days Extra drill for no more than 2 sessions of 30 minutes each per day for a period not exceeding 3 days Reprimand |
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Other powers
(2) A discipline officer may decide not to impose a punishment in respect of a disciplinary infringement that the discipline officer considers trivial.
(3) If a discipline officer thinks a disciplinary infringement is too serious to be dealt with under this Part, the discipline officer may decline to deal with the defence member under this Part.
(4) A discipline officer exercising jurisdiction under this section is not to be taken to be a service tribunal for the purposes of this Act.
(5) A discipline officer must not impose a punishment except in accordance with this Part.