Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A defence member commits an offence if, with intent to make or keep himself or herself unfit for duty or service, the member:
(a) injures himself or herself or causes or permits himself or herself to be injured; or
(b) by act or omission, causes himself or herself to suffer from a sickness or disability or prolongs or aggravates a sickness or disability from which he or she is suffering.
Maximum punishment: Imprisonment for 12 months.
(2) A defence member commits an offence if:
(a) the member represents himself or herself to be suffering from a physical or mental condition; and
(b) the member makes the representation with intent to avoid duty or service; and
(c) the representation is false; and
(d) the member knows that the representation is false.
Maximum punishment: Imprisonment for 12 months.