Civil Defence Act 1986 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Trial and Punishment by Disciplinary Officers
76. Power of Disciplinary Board to deal with charges against lieutenant-colonel, etc.
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A charge against an officer of the rank of lieutenant‑colonel or above may be dealt with only by a Disciplinary Board consisting of 3 persons (none of whom may be the Commissioner) appointed for the purpose, either generally or specially, by the Minister.
The following provisions apply to an officer dealt with by a Disciplinary Board as if the officer were dealt with by a disciplinary officer:Sections 17, 18(1), 19(1) and (3), 20, 21, 43, 53, 74, 75(4), (5), (6) and (7), 83, 85, 89(1)(b), (c) and (d), 91, 97 and 115(2)(e).
disciplinary officer
“disciplinary officer” means a junior disciplinary officer or a senior disciplinary officer designated as such under Part 7;
A Disciplinary Board may —
dismiss the charge if it thinks that the charge ought not to be proceeded with; or
deal with the case and upon conviction of the accused impose —
a reprimand; or
if the accused is a lieutenant-colonel or a colonel, a fine not exceeding $6,000, or if the accused is an Assistant Commissioner, a fine not exceeding $10,000, and may additionally make a recommendation to the Minister that the accused be reduced in rank, and the Minister may, subject to section 76B, reduce the rank of the accused in addition to or in substitution for the punishment imposed by the Disciplinary Board.