Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Repeals, amendments, and savings

Schedule 5: Summary punishments that may be imposed by superior commander acting as disciplinary officer under Part 5

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"Punishments a senior commander can give to officers"

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You are looking at a schedule about punishments that a superior commander can give. The commander can give these punishments when acting as a disciplinary officer under Part 5, as stated in sections 117V and 117W. The punishments depend on the rank of the offender and whether they were given the right to elect a trial by Court Martial. You can see the punishments in a table. It shows what punishments a superior commander can give to an officer. The punishments include a stay of seniority, a fine, or a reprimand. The superior commander must be at least 2 rank grades above the officer to give a punishment. This rule is important for the schedule. It helps decide what punishments the commander can give to the officer.

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"Punishments for breaking Armed Forces rules"

Schedule 6: Alternative offences of which accused may be convicted by court-martial, or

"Other crimes you can be found guilty of by a court-martial"

5Summary punishments that may be imposed by superior commander acting as disciplinary officer under Part 5 Empowered by ss 117V, 117W

The following table is small in size and has 3 columns. Column 1 is headed Rank of offender Column 1. Columns 2 and 3 are grouped under the heading Punishments and jurisdictional circumstances. Column 2 is headed If offender was given right to elect trial by Court Martial Column 2. Column 3 is headed If offender was not given right to elect trial by Court Martial Column 3.
Rank of offender	If offender was given right to elect trial by Court Martial	If offender was not given right to elect trial by Court Martial
	Punishments and jurisdictional circumstances
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
An officer	Stay of seniority for a period not exceeding 12 months
	A fine, not exceeding 28 days’ basic pay	A fine, not exceeding 7 days’ basic pay
	A reprimand	A reprimand

Note

For the purposes of this schedule, a superior commander is not empowered to impose a punishment on the officer if the superior commander holds a rank of less than 2 rank grades above that of the officer.