Assessor Resource
DEFLAW006
Conduct summary authority proceedings
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
This unit describes the skills required to conduct service summary trials under the Defence Force Discipline Act (DFDA). These proceedings may include subordinate summary, summary, superior summary.
This unit applies to those working as Defence members who are summary authorities either as an automatic consequence of appointment (such as command) or by an instrument of appointment.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to.
Those undertaking this unit would work autonomously with legal support, while performing sophisticated tasks in a broad range of contexts.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
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