Defence (Amendment) Act 2024

Amendment of section 177 of Principal Act

14. Section 177 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “subject to subsection (1A),” after “the person’s commanding officer or,”, and

(b) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (1):

“(1A) The Chief of Staff may, where the circumstances so require—

(a) appoint an officer to investigate a charge for the purpose of subsection (1), or

(b) direct the Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) to appoint an officer for the said purpose.”.