Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 39

             (1)  A defence member is guilty of 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 is guilty of 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 is guilty of 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.