Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:3:p4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 3 (pt 4/10)
Character Range: 30400–33009

the Judge Advocate General appointed under section 179.
judge advocates' panel means the panel referred to in subsection 196(1).
junior officer means a defence member who is an officer (other than an officer cadet) who holds:
 (a) in the Navy—a rank of or below the rank of lieutenant; or
 (b) in the Army—a rank of or below the rank of captain; or
 (c) in the Air Force—a rank of or below the rank of flight lieutenant.
legal officer means an officer who is a legal practitioner.
legal practitioner means a person who is enrolled as a barrister, a solicitor, a barrister and solicitor or a legal practitioner of a civil court.
medical practitioner means a person who is registered or licensed as a medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory that provides for the registration or licensing of medical practitioners.
member below non‑commissioned rank means a defence member who is not an officer, an officer cadet, a warrant officer or a non‑commissioned officer.
minor disciplinary infringement provision has the meaning given by subsection 9D(3).
mutiny means a combination between persons who are, or of whom at least 2 are, members of the Defence Force:
 (a) to overthrow lawful authority in the Defence Force or in an allied force; or
 (b) to resist such lawful authority in such a manner as to prejudice substantially the operational efficiency of the Defence Force or of, or of a part of, an allied force.
non‑commissioned officer means:
 (a) a sailor holding a rank not higher than the rank of chief petty officer and not lower than the rank of leading seaman;
 (b) a soldier holding a rank not higher than the rank of staff sergeant and not lower than the rank of lance‑corporal; or
 (c) an airman holding a rank not higher than the rank of flight sergeant and not lower than the rank of corporal.
officer means:
 (a) in relation to the Australian Navy—a person appointed as an officer of the Australian Navy, including a person who holds the rank in the Australian Navy of Acting Sub‑Lieutenant or of Midshipman; and
 (b) in relation to the Australian Army and the Australian Air Force—a person appointed as an officer of the Australian Army or the Australian Air Force.
officer cadet means a defence member who holds a rank of:
 (a) in the Navy—midshipman; or
 (b) in the Army—staff cadet or officer cadet; or
 (c) in the Air Force—officer cadet.
order includes:
 (a) a general order; and
 (b) a command given to a member of the Defence Force by a superior officer.
overseas court means a court of a place outside Australia that has jurisdiction to try charges of offences against the