Defence Force Discipline Amendment Rules 1998 (No. 1) (Cth)

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Defence Force Discipline Amendment Rules 1998 (No. 1)

Statutory Rules

1998No. 377

I, KEVIN PATRICK DUGGAN, Judge Advocate General, make the following rules of procedure under section 149 of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.

Dated 12 December 1998.

K. P. DUGGAN

   MAJ. GEN.

Judge Advocate General

Defence Force Discipline Amendment Rules 1998 (No. 1)1

Statutory Rules 1998No. 3772

made under the

Defence Force Discipline Act 1982

   

Contents

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1Name of rules

 These rules are the Defence Force Discipline Amendment Rules 1998 (No. 1).

2Commencement

 These rules commence on gazettal.

3Amendment of Defence Force Discipline Rules

Schedule 1 amends the Defence Force Discipline Rules.

Schedule 1Amendment of Defence Force Discipline Rules

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(rule 3)

[1]Rule 1

substitute

1Name of rules

 These rules are the Defence Force Discipline Rules 1985.

[2]Subrule 3 (1), definition of Evidence Ordinance

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[3]Paragraph 4 (a)

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 Australian Capital Territory

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 Jervis Bay Territory

[4]Subrule 9 (4)

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 the Schedule.

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 Schedule 1.

[5]Subrule 16 (1)

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  • (1)

    The prosecutor must, as soon as practicable, give to the accused person notice setting out particulars of:

    • (a)

      evidence that the prosecutor intends to present at the trial; and

    • (b)

      other evidence that is relevant to the accused person’s defence and has come to the notice of the prosecutor.

[6]Subrule 17 (2)

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  • (2)

    The service tribunal may direct a witness to withdraw from the court until the service tribunal makes a decision on an objection that relates to:

    • (a)

      the allowing of a question; or

    • (b)

      the evidence given, or about to be given, by the witness.

[7]Subrule 18 (1)

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  • (1)

    A witness appearing before a service tribunal:

    • (a)

      may be:

      • (i)

        examined by the person who called the witness; and

      • (ii)

        cross-examined by the opposite party to the proceedings or by a co-accused; and

    • (b)

      on conclusion of any cross-examination, may be re-examined, on matters arising out of the cross-examination, by the person who called the witness.

[8]After subrule 18 (3)

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  • (3A)

    During a trial by court martial, members of the court martial are entitled to question a witness, if:

    • (a)

      in the opinion of the judge advocate, the question is relevant and admissible; and

    • (b)

      the question is put to the witness by the judge advocate.

[9]Subrule 24 (2)

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  • (2)

    If an accused person makes a request under subrule (1), the person whose services are requested must be permitted to defend the accused person unless:

    • (a)

      the services of the person are not reasonably available; or

    • (b)

      the hearing is before a subordinate summary authority and the person requested is a legal officer.

  • (2A)

    If an accused person makes a request under subrule (1) for representation by a legal officer at a hearing before a commanding officer or superior summary authority, the legal officer whose services are requested must be permitted to defend the accused if:

    • (a)

      leave is given by that commanding officer or superior summary authority; and

    • (b)

      the services of the legal officer are reasonably available.

[10]Rule 46

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[11]Rule 48

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 case.

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 case (including Part IV of the Act).

[12]Subrule 50 (3)

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  • (3)

    Rule 18 applies to a witness (including the convicted person) who gives evidence under this rule as if a reference in that rule to the accused person was a reference to the convicted person.

[13]Subrule 54 (2)

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 by means of shorthand or sound recording apparatus,

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 verbatim,

[14]Subrule 54 (3)

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 by means of shorthand or sound recording apparatus,

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 verbatim,

[15]Subrule 54 (4)

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  • (4)

    If a conviction is recorded, the written record of the proceedings must be certified as true and correct, in writing, by the recorder and the judge advocate or the Defence Force magistrate as soon as practicable after the conclusion of the trial.

[16]Schedule, heading

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Schedule 1Statement of offence

(subrule 9 (4))

[17]Schedule, item relating to section 31

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 service policeman

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 police member

[18]Schedule, after item relating to section 36

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Section 36A

DFDA sec 36A (1)

DFDA sec 36A (2)

Unauthorised discharge of weapon

Negligent discharge of weapon

[19]Schedule, item relating to section 43

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 Endangering service property

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 Destruction of, or damage to, service property

[20]Schedule, after item relating to section 62

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Section 101QA

DFDA sec 101QA

Refusal to submit to a medical

examination

Regulation 25B

DFDR reg 25B

Tampering with, interfering with or

causing damage to a radar device

Notes

1. These rules amend Statutory Rules 1985 No. 128.

2. Made by the Judge Advocate General on 12 December 1998, and notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette

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