Court Martial Act 2007

Preliminary provisions relating to Court Martial - Duties of members of Court Martial - Other provisions relating to role of military members

33: Seniority of military members

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"How seniority works for military members"

You need to know how seniority works for military members in the Court Martial. The most senior officer is the senior military member. Other military members have seniority based on their rank and seniority within that rank.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions relating to Court Martial
Duties of members of Court Martial: Other provisions relating to role of military members

33Seniority of military members

The most senior officer assigned by the Registrar as a military member is to be the senior military member of the Court Martial.
The other persons assigned by the Registrar as military members have seniority among themselves according to their rank and according to their seniority within that rank.