Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Director of Military Prosecutions

101F: Functions and duties of Director of Military Prosecutions

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"The Director of Military Prosecutions' jobs and responsibilities"

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The Director of Military Prosecutions has several jobs. You need to know what they do. They decide if someone should go to the Court Martial, what they should be charged with, and get the charge sheet ready. They give a copy of the charge sheet to the person accused and take it to the Court Martial. They also decide if people should be tried together or separately, choose a lawyer for the case, and do other jobs as required by law.

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101FFunctions and duties of Director of Military Prosecutions

  1. The functions and duties of the Director of Military Prosecutions are—

  2. to determine whether an accused is to be committed for trial in the Court Martial:
    1. to decide on what charge an accused should be tried:
      1. to prepare and certify the charge sheet or charge sheets against an accused:
        1. to give a copy of the certified charge sheet to the accused (including any amended charge sheet so certified):
          1. to lay the charge sheet or charge sheets before the Registrar of the Court Martial:
            1. if 2 or more persons are accused, to direct whether they are to be tried jointly or separately:
              1. to appoint counsel for the prosecution:
                1. to perform any other functions or duties imposed by this Act or any other enactment.
                  Notes
                  • Section 101F: inserted, on , by section 36 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).