65Forfeiture of salary and allowances—absence without leave

65 Forfeiture of salary and allowances—absence without leave

Where a member is absent without leave for a period that continues for 24 hours or more and: (a) the member is convicted of being absent without leave in respect of that period; (b) during that absence the member, under a law other than service law, is convicted of an offence for which a sentence of imprisonment is imposed; or (c) that absence is the reason for which the member is discharged from an arm of the Defence Force; the member, upon that conviction or discharge, as the case may be, forfeits all salary and allowances that accrued to the member during the period: (d) that begins at the end of the day on which the member first became so absent; and (e) that ends at the end of the day on which the member ceased to be so absent.