Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:24
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 24
Character Range: 97703–98285

24  Absence without leave
 (1) A defence member who is absent without leave commits an offence.
Maximum punishment: Imprisonment for 12 months.
 (2) An offence under subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
 (3) It is a defence if the member proves that he or she was absent due to circumstances not reasonably within the member's control.
Note: The defendant bears a legal burden in relation to the matter in subsection (3). See section 13.4 of the Criminal Code.

Division 3—Insubordination and violence