Letter · Military & Defence Law
Petition to a reviewing authority for review of a service tribunal conviction or punishment (DFDA s 153)
A petition by a convicted ADF member to a competent reviewing authority under s 153 of the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982 (Cth), lodged within 30 days after notice of the automatic review result, setting out the grounds and the relief sought.
- Kind
- Letter. A letter or email you adapt and send.
- Where it applies
- Australia, Commonwealth
- AI use
- Yellow AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at
- 18 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 18 October 2026 against the 2 authorities it cites, for Australia and Commonwealth.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Written for this library
When to use it
Use when a service tribunal has convicted a member (or given a direction under s 145(2) or (5)) and the member wants a further review after the automatic review. Diarise the 30-day limit from the date of notice of the automatic review result; ask for an extension early if needed.
Used for these tasks
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may build the chronology from the tribunal record and list possible grounds for the lawyer to assess; the lawyer writes the grounds and decides what to argue.
AI may
- Build a chronology and record index from the service tribunal record
- Calculate the 30-day period from the notice date
- List points in the record for the lawyer to assess as grounds
AI must not
- Must not write the grounds of review for lodgement
- Must not draft or outline any statement by the member
The lawyer checks
- Petition lodged with a competent reviewing authority within time, or an extension sought
- Grounds and relief settled by the lawyer with the member
- Interaction with any appeal to the Appeal Tribunal considered
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
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