Article 159

Expenses incurred on the initiative of a staff member concerned in the course of disciplinary proceedings, and in particular fees paid to a person chosen to assist the member of staff or for his defence, shall be borne by the staff member where the disciplinary proceedings result in the imposition of one of the penalties provided for in Article 147.

However, the AACC may decide otherwise in exceptional cases where the burden on the member of staff concerned would be unfair.