Court Martial Act 2007

Preliminary provisions relating to Court Martial - Establishment of Court Martial - Court Martial established

9: Court Martial must sit in divisions

You could also call this:

"The Court Martial works in small groups with one Judge in each group."

When you are part of the Court Martial, you sit in groups called divisions. Each division has one Judge. You do this for any Court Martial proceedings. The Court Martial divisions can make decisions on their own. Each division has the same powers as the whole court. This means each division can act independently. If one division is making a decision, it does not stop another division from making a decision at the same time. You can have multiple divisions working on different things simultaneously. This allows the Court Martial to work efficiently.

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8: Court Martial of New Zealand established, or

"New Zealand has a special court called the Court Martial."

10: Judges of Court Martial, or

"Who are the Judges in the Court Martial?"

Part 1Preliminary provisions relating to Court Martial
Establishment of Court Martial: Court Martial established

9Court Martial must sit in divisions

For the purposes of any proceedings in the Court Martial, the court must sit in divisions each comprising 1 Judge.
Each division of the Court Martial may exercise all the powers of the court.
A division of the Court Martial may exercise any powers of the court even though 1 or more divisions of the court are exercising any powers of the court at the same time.