Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:9fb
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 9FB
Character Range: 71016–72560

9FB  Decisions that may be made by discipline officers or senior discipline officers in dealing with disciplinary infringements
 (1) A discipline officer or senior discipline officer, in dealing with a prescribed defence member under the infringement scheme in relation to a disciplinary infringement, may decide:
 (a) to impose a punishment on the member in accordance with subsection (2); or
 (b) if the officer considers that the infringement is trivial—not to impose a punishment on the member; or
 (c) if the officer considers that the member has a reasonable excuse for committing the infringement—to dismiss the infringement; or
 (d) if the officer considers that the infringement is too serious to be dealt with under this Part—to decline to deal with the infringement.
Note 1: If a decision under paragraph (a), (b) or (c) is made the member cannot be tried by a service tribunal for an offence arising out of the infringement, see subsections 9C(2) and (3).
Note 2: If a decision is made under paragraph (d) to decline to deal with the member, the member may be tried by a service tribunal for an offence arising out of the infringement.

Decision to impose a punishment
 (2) The following table sets out the punishments that may be imposed by the discipline officer or senior discipline officer in relation to the disciplinary infringement.

Disciplinary infringement punishments
Item                                   Column 1                   Column 2

                                       Kind of officer            Punishment