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 .