Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 37

  (1)   A defence member commits an offence if:

  (a)   the member is on duty, or reports or should report for duty; and

  (b)   the member is intoxicated.

Maximum punishment:   Imprisonment for 6 months.

  (2)   An offence under this section is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Note 2:   For the meaning of intoxicated , see subsection   3(1).