Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate Amendment (Travel Expenses) Rules 2013
 
Select Legislative Instrument No. 235, 2013
I, Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey RFD, Judge Advocate General, make the following Rules under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.
Dated 14 October 2013
 
 
 
Richard Ross Sinclair Tracey RFD
Judge Advocate General
 
 
  
  
Contents
 
1............ Name of Rules.................................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1
4............ Schedule(s)......................................................................................... 1
Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                2
Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate Rules                                            2
 
1  Name of Rules
                   These Rules are the Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate Amendment (Travel Expenses) Rules 2013.
2  Commencement
                   These Rules commence on the day after they are registered.
3  Authority
                   These Rules are made under section 149A of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.
4  Schedule(s)
                   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
  
Court Martial and Defence Force Magistrate Rules
1  Subrule 6(4)
Repeal the subrule, substitute:
             (4)  If a person other than a defence member is required to appear under a summons, the summoner must, at a reasonable time before the person is required to appear:
                     (a)  pay the person’s travel expenses; or
                     (b)  arrange with the person to pay the person’s travel expenses; or
                     (c)  arrange the person’s travel, and advise the person of the arrangements.
Note:          See also rule 19 (Expenses for witnesses).
             (5)  In this rule:
summoner means the person at whose request the summons was issued.
travel expenses means a reasonable amount to enable the person to travel between:
                     (a)  the place where the person lives or works, whichever is appropriate in the circumstances; and
                     (b)  the place where the person is required to appear under the summons.