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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
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79 Suspension of fines
(1) A service tribunal that imposes on a defence member a punishment of a fine may make an order suspending the whole or a part of that punishment.
(2) A service tribunal that imposes on a person who is not a defence member a punishment of a fine of 3 penalty units or more may make an order suspending the whole or a part of that punishment.
(3) Where a service tribunal makes an order suspending a fine in whole or in part, the fine, or such part of the fine as is suspended, does not take effect while the suspension remains in force.