DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 152 Automatic review by reviewing authority
DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 152
Automatic review by reviewing authority(1) As soon as practicable after a service tribunal convicts a person of a service offence or gives a direction in relation to a person under subsection 145(2) or (5), the service tribunal shall transmit the record of the proceedings to a competent reviewing authority.
(2) A reviewing authority shall, as soon as practicable after receiving a record of proceedings under subsection (1), review the proceedings in accordance with this Part.
(3) After reviewing the proceedings, the reviewing authority must give the person who was convicted of the service offence, or who was the person in relation to whom a direction under subsection 145(2) or (5) was given, and the service tribunal, written notice of the results of the review.
(4) The reviewing authority must complete the review:
(a) within 30 days after receiving the record referred to in subsection (1); or
(b) if this is not possible due to the exigencies of service--as
soon as practicable after the end of that period.