This Act starts on a date chosen by the Governor-General. The Governor-General can choose different dates for different parts of the Act. You can find when it started on the Court Martial Act Commencement Order 2008 webpage.

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1: Title, or

"The name of this law is the Court Martial Act 2007."

3: Purpose of this Act, or

"This Act sets up a permanent Court Martial of New Zealand to deal with military law."

2Commencement

This Act comes into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor-General by Order in Council, and 1 or more orders may be made appointing different dates for different provisions.

Notes

Section 2: Court Martial Act 2007 brought into force, on 1 July 2009, by clause 2 of the Court Martial Act Commencement Order 2008 (SR 2008/233).