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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Jurisdiction of Court Martial and punishment of offenders

85: Punishment by fine

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"Breaking the law in the Armed Forces can result in a fine, where you pay a certain amount of money."

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If you break the law in the Armed Forces, you might get a fine. You will have to pay a specific amount of money. The fine can be taken from your pay if you are in the Armed Forces. If you are not in the Armed Forces but get paid by the government, the fine can be taken from your salary or wages. The Court Martial can only give you a fine up to a certain amount. For Armed Forces members, the fine cannot be more than what they would earn in 84 days. For others, the fine cannot be more than $3,000, except when the Court Martial is dealing with a civil offence under section 74. These rules also apply if you get a fine from a military tribunal.

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Part 3Jurisdiction of Court Martial and punishment of offenders

85Punishment by fine

  1. Every fine imposed for an offence against this Act shall be a specified amount of money.

  2. Any fine imposed for an offence against this Act may be recovered from the offender—

  3. if he is a member of the Armed Forces, by means of deductions from pay in accordance with regulations made under this Act; or
    1. in the case of any other person subject to this Act who is paid by the Crown in right of New Zealand, by means of deductions from his salary or wages, or from any other emoluments payable to him.

      1. Except when imposing punishment on a person convicted of a civil offence under section 74, the Court Martial shall not impose a fine exceeding—

      2. in the case of a member of the Armed Forces, an amount equal to his basic pay for 84 days; or
        1. in the case of any other person, $3,000.

          1. Subsections (1) and (2), so far as they are applicable, apply to a fine imposed on a person by any military tribunal.

          Notes
          • Section 85(2)(a): amended, on , by section 105(1) of the Defence Act 1990 (1990 No 28).
          • Section 85(3): amended, on , by section 29(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
          • Section 85(3)(a): amended, on , by section 105(1) of the Defence Act 1990 (1990 No 28).
          • Section 85(3)(b): amended, on , by section 20 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act 1985 (1985 No 199).
          • Section 85(4): added, on , by section 29(2) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).