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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
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(1) The Governor‑General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing matters:
(a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed; or
(b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
(2) The regulations shall not prescribe a punishment for a person convicted of an offence under the regulations other than:
(a) where the convicted person is a defence member—a punishment referred to in paragraph 68(1)(h), (j), (k), (m), (n) or (p); or
(b) in any other case—a punishment referred to in paragraph 68(1)(h).
Schedule 1A—Certain disciplinary offences
Note: See subsection 3(1).
| Item | Offence against: | Subject matter |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Subsection 23(1) | Absence from duty |
| 2 | Subsection 23(2) | Absence from duty |
| 3 | Subsection 24(1) | Absence without leave |
| 4 | Subsection 26(1) | Insubordinate conduct |
| 5 | Subsection 26(2) | Insubordinate conduct |
| 6 | Subsection 27(1) | Disobeying a lawful command |
| 7 | Subsection 29(1) | Failing to comply with a general order |
| 8 | Subsection 32(1) | Person on guard or on watch |
| 9 | Subsection 35(1) | Negligence in performance of a duty |
| 9A | Subsection 35A(1) | Failure to perform duty or carry out activity |
| 10 | Subsection 37(1) | Intoxicated while on duty etc. |
| 10A | Subsection 48A(1) | Cyber‑bullying |
| 10B | Subsection 48B(1) | Failure to comply with removal order |
| 11 | Subsection 54A(1) | Custodial offences |
| 12 | Subsection 54A(2) | Custodial offences |
| 13 | Subsection 60(1) | Prejudicial conduct |
| 14 | Subsection 60(1A) | Prejudicial conduct |