Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:171
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 171
Character Range: 462847–463689

171  Commencement of punishments and orders
 (1) Subject to this Act, a punishment imposed, or an order made, by a service tribunal, a reviewing authority or the Defence Force Discipline Appeal Tribunal takes effect forthwith and a punishment for a specific period commences on the day on which it is imposed.
 (1A) A summary authority who imposes a punishment for a specific period may impose the punishment for a period beginning on a specified day no later than 14 days after the day on which the punishment is imposed.
 (1C) A person on whom a punishment of dismissal from the Defence Force is imposed may be kept in custody until the dismissal takes effect.
 (2) Subject to section 72, where 2 or more punishments are to be cumulative, they shall take effect one after the other in accordance with the order in which they are recorded.