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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Jurisdiction

9: Members of other forces attached to Armed Forces under section 23A of Defence Act 1990

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"Rules for overseas military members working with New Zealand's Armed Forces"

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You are a member of another country's armed forces attached to New Zealand's Armed Forces under section 23A of the Defence Act 1990. You are subject to the Armed Forces Discipline Act. The Governor-General can make rules to exempt you from some rules or change how they apply to you. An order made under this section is secondary legislation, which has rules for publication, as explained in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

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Part 1Jurisdiction

9Members of other forces attached to Armed Forces under section 23A of Defence Act 1990

  1. A member of the armed forces of another State who is attached to the Armed Forces of New Zealand under section 23A of the Defence Act 1990 is, subject to any express provision in the law of that other State to the contrary, subject to this Act.

  2. However, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council,—

  3. exempt all or any class of the persons specified in subsection (1) from all or any of the provisions of this Act; or
    1. modify any of the provisions of this Act so far as they relate to all or any class of the persons specified in subsection (1).

      1. An order under this section is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      Notes
      • Section 9: substituted, on , by section 26 of the Visiting Forces Act 2004 (2004 No 59).
      • Section 9(2): added, on , by section 7 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
      • Section 9(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).