Commonwealth Numbered Acts

Defence Legislation Amendment Act 1984 No. 164 of 1984 - SECT 38

38. Section 71 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by omitting from sub-section (1) "or another conviction"; and

   (b)  by adding at the end thereof the following sub-sections:



"(4) A service tribunal shall not impose a custodial punishment on a person
who is not a detainee.



"(5) A custodial punishment imposed on a detainee shall not extend beyond the
period during which the detainee is undergoing a punishment of detention in a
detention centre.".