Bill
Defence Legislation Amendment Bill 2018
passed, as at 2019-03-01. Defence portfolio.
- Sponsor
- Not recorded
- Portfolio
- Defence
Recorded stages
- introduced — 2018-12-05
- second reading — 2018-12-05
- second reading — 2019-02-13
- second reading — 2019-02-13
- third reading — 2019-02-13
- introduced — 2019-02-14
- second reading — 2019-02-14
- second reading — 2019-02-14
- second reading — 2019-02-14
- third reading — 2019-02-14
- passed — 2019-02-14
- royal assent — 2019-03-01
Divisions
No divisions recorded. Most questions are decided on the voices; this does not establish that a bill was unopposed.
Plain-language summary
Written by a model from the explanatory memorandum; not the record, as at 2018-12-05.
The bill would change three areas of military law: the selection and independence of judge advocates, the handling of complaints about reservist protections, and minor updates to the defence discipline act.
It would let the Remuneration Tribunal set pay for judge advocates and require the Chief of the Defence Force to publish selection criteria for the Judge Advocates' Panel.
The complaints and mediation scheme for reserve members would move from regulations into the principal act, with a new compulsory conference option for disputes.
- Gives the Remuneration Tribunal power to set remuneration for certain judge advocate roles.
- Requires the Chief of the Defence Force to determine selection criteria and process for the Judge Advocates' Panel by notifiable instrument.
- Creates the position of Deputy Chief Judge Advocate.
- Transfers the complaints, investigation and mediation scheme from regulations into the Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act.
- Replaces references to 'prescribed person' and 'prescribed authority' with 'Chief of the Defence Force' throughout the act.
- Requires an annual report on the administration of the Defence Reserve Service (Protection) Act to be included in the Defence Annual Report.
Members of the Judge Advocates' Panel, the Chief Judge Advocate, the Deputy Chief Judge Advocate, Australian Defence Force Reserve members, their employers and education providers, the Chief of the Defence Force, the Registrar of Military Justice, and the Director of Military Prosecutions.
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