The Authority has to think about every petition it gets under section 153. You need to know the Authority follows the rules in this Part when considering a petition. The Authority must be fair when making a decision about a punishment. If the Authority decides to reduce a punishment, it cannot make a decision that makes the punishment worse than it was before. This rule helps keep things fair for you. The Authority has to follow this rule when making decisions about punishments.

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153: Petition for reconsideration, or

"Asking to Reconsider Your Sentence"

155: Procedure for reconsideration, or

"What happens when your sentence is looked at again"

Part 8Reconsideration of sentences of imprisonment or detention

154Authority must consider petition for reconsideration

The Authority must consider every petition it receives under section 153 in accordance with this Part.
However, if the Authority remits a punishment or part of a punishment, it must not make a decision that has the effect of imposing a punishment more severe than the punishment that had effect before that remission.

Notes

Section 154: substituted, on 1 July 2009, by section 44 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
Section 154(2): substituted, on 7 July 2010, by section 10 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 48).