DEFENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 6, 2008)

Contents

1............ Short title............................................................................................ 1

2............ Commencement.................................................................................. 2

3............ Schedule(s).......................................................................................... 3

Schedule 1--Election for trial by the Australian Military Court 4

Part 1--Main amendments 4

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 4

Part 2--Consequential amendments 17

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 17

Schedule 2--Appeals to the Australian Military Court 18

Part 1--Main amendments 18

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 18

Part 2--Consequential amendments 29

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 29

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 30

Schedule 3--Evidence in summary proceedings 32

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 32

Schedule 4--Review of summary proceedings 35

Part 1--Main amendments 35

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 35

Part 2--Consequential amendments 43

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 43

Schedule 5--Offences and punishments 46

Part 1--Amendments of offences 46

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 46

Part 2--Amendments of punishments 51

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 51

Schedule 6--Minor disciplinary infringements 53

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 53

Schedule 7--Other amendments 58

Part 1--Powers of the Director of Military Prosecutions 58

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 58

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 59

Part 2--Powers of the Provost Marshal Australian Defence Force 63

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 63

Part 3--Jurisdiction of summary authorities 64

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 64

Part 4--Trials by summary authorities 66

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 66

Part 4A--Trials by the Australian Military Court 69

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 69

Part 5--Amendments relating to the Registrar of the Australian Military Court 71

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 71

Part 6--Miscellaneous amendments relating to the Australian Military Court 72

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 72

Part 7--Rights and duties of legal officers 73

Defence Act 1903 73

Part 8--Technical amendments 74

Defence Act 1903 74

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 74

Defence Force Discipline Appeals Act 1955 74

Schedule 8--Application, saving and transitional provisions 75

Commonwealth Numbered Acts

DEFENCE LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2008 (NO. 6, 2008) - NOTES