Defence Force Discipline Regulations 2018 (Cth)

Defence Force Discipline Regulations 2018

I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret'd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated 15 March 2018

Peter Cosgrove Governor‑General

By His Excellency's Command

Darren Chester Minister for Defence Personnel

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Schedule 1 5 Schedule 2 6 Schedule 3 7 Definitions Part 2—Detainees and detention centres Division 1—Application 8 Application of Part Division 2—General administration and classification of detention centres 9 Periods of detention 10 Duties of officer in charge of detention centre 11 Accommodation of detainees 12 Cleanliness 13 Meals 14 Purchases 15 Exercise 16 Newspapers etc. 17 Visiting officers 18 Duties of visiting officers 19 Visits 20 Religion 21 Performing work Division 3—Letters and parcels 22 Staff members approved to open letters and parcels 23 Receiving and sending letters and parcels 24 Letters and parcels to be opened in certain cases 25 Impounded articles Part 3—Remission and release 26 Application of Part 27 Remission 28 Release Part 4—Rules of evidence Division 1—Evidence of speed of conveyances 29 Application of Division 30 Evidence of speed of conveyances—use of speed measuring devices 31 Approved tester 32 Certificates 33 Offence in relation to speed measuring devices Division 2—Other rules of evidence 34 Admissibility of evidence adduced before summary authority 35 Evidence of general orders 36 Modification of the Evidence Act 1995 in its application to proceedings before a court martial or Defence Force magistrate Part 5—Miscellaneous 37 Calculation of daily rate of pay of convicted person 38 Chaplains—notional ranks 39 Members receiving instruction or training 40 Form of oath or affirmation 41 Service of summonses and notices 42 Power of arrest 43 Form of caution 44 Prescribed places for purposes of subsection 101F(1) of the Act 45 Form of acknowledgement of record of interview 46 Form of certificate for purposes of sub‑subparagraph 101K(4)(d)(ii)(B) of the Act 47 Form of explanation for purposes of paragraph 101K(4)(e) of the Act 48 Prescribed class of persons for purposes of paragraph 101K(14)(a) of the Act 49 Form of acknowledgement for purposes of subsection 101N(2) of the Act 50 Form of acknowledgement for purposes of subsection 101ZA(2) of the Act 51 Prescribed service offences for purposes of paragraph 104(b) of the Act 52 Prescribed class of officers for the purposes of paragraph 108(4)(a) of the Act 53 Record of previous convictions Part 6—Transitional provision 54 Things done under the Defence Force Discipline Regulations 1985 Schedule 1—Forms Form 1—Appointment of approved tester Form 2—Certificate of testing of speed measuring device (valid for 12 months) Form 3—Certificate of having operated a speed measuring device Form 4—Form of oath and affirmation Form 5—Caution to person charged or summoned Form 6—Certificate of appropriate witness Form 7—Explanation to accused Form 8—Acknowledgement of suspect in relation to the holding of an identification parade Form 9—Acknowledgement of consent to search Schedule 2—Prescribed places for purposes of subsection 101F(1) of the Act Schedule 3—Repeals Defence Force Discipline Regulations 1985