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Government introduces interim military justice measures

Wed Sep 09 2009

The minister for defence, Senator John Faulkner, has introduced the Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2009 and the Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2009 to put in place an interim military justice system after the Australian Military Court (AMC) was invalidated by the High Court last month in Lane v Morrison. Senator Faulkner said: "As an interim measure, the government is reintroducing the former system of trials by court martial and Defence Force magistrates.� This system has a number of safeguards within it to ensure that ADF members are treated fairly."

The interim legislation will also give effect to punishments (other than imprisonment) and orders that were imposed by the former Australian Military Court. Learn more>

9 September 2009

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