Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

DEFENCE ACT 1903 - SECT 90

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   an order under section   140 of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 applies to the person; and

  (b)   the person contravenes or fails to comply with the order.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units , or both.

  (2)   In paragraph   ( 1)(a), strict liability applies to the physical element of circumstance, that the order is under section   140 of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 .

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .