Court Martial Act 2007

Consequential amendments

Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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"Rules to Help with Changes to Military Law"

You are looking at a part of the Court Martial Act 2007. This part is called Transitional, savings, and related provisions. It has rules that help with changes made by the Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018. You need to understand what some words mean in this part. The words are defined in other laws, such as the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. You will see some changes made by the amendment Act. These changes do not apply to all cases. For example, changes to victims' rights do not apply to some proceedings. Other changes also do not apply to certain proceedings. These proceedings are described in the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. You can find more information about these changes in the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. This act explains what the changes mean and when they apply. It also explains what words like 'proceeding' and 'victims' rights amendments' mean.

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87: Consequential amendments to other enactments, or

"Changes to other laws are listed in Schedule 2"

Schedule 1: Alternative offences under 1971 Act of which accused may be convicted by Court Martial, or

"Other crimes you can be found guilty of if charged with something similar"

1AATransitional, savings, and related provisions Empowered by s 6A

1Provisions relating to Part 2 of Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018

1Interpretation in this Part

In this Part,—
amendment Act means Part 2 of the Military Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018
proceeding has the meaning given in clause 1 of Schedule 1AA of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971
victims’ rights amendments has the meaning given in clause 1 of Schedule 1AA of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.

2Victims’ rights amendments

The amendments made by section 30 of the amendment Act do not apply in relation to a proceeding to which the victims’ rights amendments do not apply in accordance with clause 3 of Schedule 1AA of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.

3Other amendments

The amendments made by sections 27 to 29 of the amendment Act do not apply in relation to a proceeding described in clause 4 of Schedule 1AA of the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.