Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 39

  (1)   A defence member commits an offence if:

  (a)   the member engages in conduct; and

  (b)   the conduct causes or allows a service ship to be lost, stranded or hazarded; and

  (c)   the member intends that the conduct will have that result.

Maximum punishment:   Imprisonment for 5 years.

  (2)   A defence member commits an offence if:

  (a)   the member engages in conduct; and

  (b)   the conduct causes or allows a service ship to be lost, stranded or hazarded; and

  (c)   the member is reckless as to whether the conduct will have that result.

Maximum punishment:   Imprisonment for 2 years.

  (3)   A defence member commits an offence if:

  (a)   the member engages in conduct; and

  (b)   the conduct causes or allows a service ship to be lost, stranded or hazarded; and

  (c)   the member is negligent as to whether the conduct will have that result.

Maximum punishment:   Imprisonment for 6 months.