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DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 51M

Simplified outline of this Division

A member of the Defence Force who is being utilised under a call out order may use reasonable and necessary force, whether the member is exercising a power under this Part or not. Additional limitations apply in relation to the use of force against persons.

Powers (such as the power to make a thing safe and prevent it from being used), and obligations, apply under this Division if a member detains a person or seizes a thing under any of Divisions   3 to 5.

A person may commit an offence if a person fails to comply with a direction given to the person under Division   3, 4 or 5.

This Division also deals with the consequences of the exercise of powers by members of the Defence Force if obligations imposed in relation to the exercise of those powers have not been met or if call out orders and other instruments have not been validly made.



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