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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
177Unlawful absence
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177 Unlawful absence
Where a convicted person becomes unlawfully at large during the period of his or her detention or imprisonment, the time during which the convicted person is unlawfully at large shall be deemed not to be time spent in serving that detention or imprisonment.
Part XA—Detainees and detention centres