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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
14Act or omission in execution of law etc.
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14 Act or omission in execution of law etc.
A person is not liable to be convicted of a service offence by reason of an act or omission that:
(a) was in execution of the law; or
(b) was in obedience to:
(i) a lawful order; or
(ii) an unlawful order that the person did not know, and could not reasonably be expected to have known, was unlawful.
Part III—Offences
Division 1—Offences relating to operations against the enemy