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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE REGULATIONS 1985 - NOTES

- made under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

Statutory Rules 1985 No. 125 as amended

This compilation was prepared on 20 August 2011
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2011 No. 150

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney-General's Department, Canberra


Contents

Part I                             Preliminary                                                                 

                        1       Name of Regulations [see Note 1]                                    5

                        2       Commencement                                                              5

                        3       Interpretation                                                                   5

                      3A       Application of Criminal Code                                           5

Part II                            Detainees and detention centres                         

Division 1                     Application                                                                     

                        4       Application of Divisions 2 and 3                                      6

Division 2                     General administration and classification of detention centres     

                        5       Detention centres                                                            6

                        6       Duties of officer in charge                                               7

                        7       Accommodation of detainees                                          7

                        8       Cleanliness                                                                     8

                        9       Meals                                                                             8

                       10       Purchases                                                                      8

                       11       Exercise                                                                         8

                       12       Newspapers etc                                                              9

                       13       Visiting officers                                                              9

                       14       Duties of visiting officers                                                9

                       15       Visits                                                                              9

                       16       Religion                                                                        10

                       17       Employment                                                                 10

                       18       Period of work                                                              11

Division 3                     Correspondence                                                             

                       19       Interpretation -- Division 3                                             11

                       20       Persons authorised to open correspondence etc            11

                       21       Receiving and sending letters                                        12

                       22       Correspondence to be opened in certain cases               13

                       23       Impounded articles                                                        14

Division 4                     Remission and release                                                   

                       24       Remission                                                                     14

                       25       Release                                                                        15

Part III                          Evidence                                                                     

                    25A       Evidence of speed of vehicles -- use of speed measuring devices  16

                    25B       Offence in relation to speed measuring devices              21

                       26       Admissibility of evidence adduced before summary authority           21

                       27       Evidence of general orders                                            22

                       29       Modifications of provisions of the Evidence Act 1971 (ACT) in their application to proceedings before a court martial or Defence Force magistrate         22

                       30       Modification of the definition of business in subsection 7A of the Evidence Act 1995 in its application to proceedings before a service tribunal        22

Part IV                         Miscellaneous                                                           

                       31       Calculation of daily rate of pay of convicted person       23

                       32       Chaplains -- notional rank                                             23

                    32A       Special procedures relating to certain minor disciplinary infringements -- junior officers        24

                       33       Members receiving instruction or training                        24

                    33A       Form of oath or affirmation                                            26

                       34       Service of summons etc                                                26

                       35       Power of arrest: service policemen and others                27

                    35A       Form of oath or affirmation                                            27

                       36       Form of caution for purposes of subsection 101D (2) of the Act       27

                       37       Prescribed places for purposes of section 101F of the Act 28

                       38       Form of acknowledgment of record of interview             28

                       39       Form of certificate for purposes of sub-subparagraph 101K (4) (d) (ii) (B) of the Act  28

                       40       Form of explanation for purposes of paragraph 101K (4) (e) of the Act         28

                       41       Prescribed class of persons for purposes of paragraph 101K (14) (a) of the Act       28

                       42       Form of acknowledgment for purposes of subsection 101N (2) of the Act     29

                       43       Form of acknowledgment for purposes of subsection 101ZA (2) of the Act   29

                       44       Prescribed service offences for purposes of paragraph 104 (b) of the Act    29

                       45       Prescribed class of officers for the purposes of paragraph 108 (4) (a) of the Act      29

                    45A       Remuneration for Deputy Judge Advocates General (Act s 185)        30

                       46       Fees                                                                             30

                       47       Record of previous convictions                                     30

Part V                           Transitional                                                                

                       48       Transitional                                                                   32

Schedule 1                   Modifications of provisions of Evidence Act 1971 (ACT) in their application to proceedings before court martial or Defence Force magistrate         33

Schedule 2                   Forms                                                                          37

Form 1A                                                                                                      37

Form 1                            Caution to person charged or summoned                       37

Form 2                            Certificate of appropriate witness                                   38

Form 3                            Explanation to accused                                                 39

Form 4                            Acknowledgment of suspect in relation to the holding of an identification parade      41

Form 5                            Acknowledgement of consent to search                         43

Form 6                            Appointment of authorised tester                                   44

Form 7                            Certificate of testing of speed measuring device (valid for 12 months)          45

Form 8                            Certificate of having operated a speed measuring device 46

Schedule 3                   Prescribed places for purposes of section 101F of the Act 48

Notes                                                                                                          50

 


  

Notes to the Defence Force Discipline Regulations 1985

Note 1

The Defence Force Discipline Regulations 1985 (in force under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1985 No. 125 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Instruments

Year and
number

Date of notification
in Gazette or FRLI registration

Date of
commencement

Application, saving or
transitional provisions

1985 No. 125

20 June 1985

3 July 1985

 

1985 No. 332

12 Dec 1985

12 Dec 1985

--

1986 No. 46

4 Apr 1986

4 Apr 1986

--

1989 No. 97

26 May 1989

26 May 1989

--

1989 No. 218

23 Aug 1989

23 Aug 1989

--

1990 No. 208

4 July 1990

4 July 1990

--

1992 No. 314

7 Oct 1992

7 Oct 1992

--

1997 No. 41

12 Mar 1997

12 Mar 1997

--

1999 No. 357

22 Dec 1999

22 Dec 1999

--

2001 No. 278

5 Oct 2001

15 Dec 2001

R. 2 (rs. by Act No. 135, 2003, Sch. 3 (item 1))

2002 No. 7

21 Feb 2002

21 Feb 2002

--

2005 No. 46

29 Mar 2005 (see F2005L00766)

30 Mar 2005

--

2008 No. 185

19 Sept 2008 (see F2008L03463)

20 Sept 2008 (see r. 2)

--

2009 No. 323

27 Nov 2009 (see F2009L04315)

28 Nov 2009

--

2009 No. 361

15 Dec 2009 (see F2009L04492)

16 Dec 2009

--

2011 No. 150

19 Aug 2011 (see F2011L01696)

20 Aug 2011

--

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted

 

Provision affected

How affected

Part I

 

R. 1.........................................

rs. 1999 No. 357

R. 3A ......................................

ad.2001 No. 278

Part II

 

Division 2

 

R. 5.........................................

am. 1997 No. 41

R. 13.......................................

rs. 1986 No. 46

R. 17.......................................

am. 1986 No. 46

Division 3

 

R. 23.......................................

am. 1997 No. 41

Part III

 

Heading to r. 25A.................

rs. 2005 No. 46

R. 25A....................................

ad. 1989 No. 97

 

am. 1990 No. 208; 2005 No. 46; 2008 No. 185; 2009
No. 361; 2011 No. 150

Heading to r. 25B.................

rs. 2005 No. 46

R. 25B....................................

ad. 1989 No. 97

 

am. 2001 No. 278; 2002 No. 7; 2005 No. 46

R. 26.......................................

rs. 2008 No. 185

R. 27.......................................

am. 2008 No. 185; 2009 No. 361

R. 28.......................................

rep. 2008 No. 185

Heading to r. 29...................

rs. 2009 N0. 361

R. 29.......................................

rs. 2008 No. 185

 

am. 2009 No. 361

R. 30.......................................

am. 2008 No. 185

Part IV

 

R. 31.......................................

am. 1989 No. 218

R. 32A....................................

ad. 2008 No. 185

R. 33.......................................

rs. 2008 No. 185

R. 33A....................................

ad. 1985 No. 332

R. 35.......................................

am. 2005 No. 46

R. 35A....................................

ad. 1985 No. 332

R. 44.......................................

am. 2002 No. 7; 2009 No. 323

R. 45A....................................

ad. 1999 No. 357

R. 47.......................................

am. 1997 No. 41

Part V

 

Part V.....................................

ad. 2008 No. 185

R. 48.......................................

ad. 2008 No. 185

Schedule 1

 

Heading to Schedule 1.......

rs. 2008 No. 185; 2009 No. 361

Schedule 2

 

Form 1A

 

Form 1A..............................

ad. 1985 No. 332

Form 5

 

Form 5................................

rs. 1992 No. 314

Form 6

 

Form 6................................

ad. 1989 No. 97

Form 7

 

Heading to Form 7...........

rs. 2005 No. 46

Form 7................................

ad. 1989 No. 97

 

am. 2005 No. 46; 2011 No. 150

Form 8

 

Heading to Form 8...........

rs. 2005 No. 46

Form 8................................

ad. 1989 No. 97

 

am. 2005 No. 46


 



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