Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand - Right of appeal

126: Registrar and disciplinary officer must provide copies of documents

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"Getting copies of important papers when you appeal a decision"

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When you appeal a decision, the Registrar gets a notice of appeal. The Registrar sends a copy of this notice to the disciplinary officer and the Director of Military Prosecutions. The disciplinary officer then sends documents to the Registrar. The Registrar gets these documents and sends copies to the Director of Military Prosecutions and you, the appellant. This happens within a certain timeframe, which is 7 days. The disciplinary officer must send the documents to the Registrar within 14 days. You receive a copy of the documents as part of the appeal process, which is outlined in the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, as amended by the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007. The Registrar and disciplinary officer follow these steps to provide you with the necessary documents. This process is an important part of the appeal process.

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Part 5ASummary Appeal Court of New Zealand
Right of appeal

126Registrar and disciplinary officer must provide copies of documents

The Registrar must, as soon as practicable after receiving a notice of appeal, provide a copy of the notice of appeal to the disciplinary officer who made the finding of guilty and to the Director of Military Prosecutions.
The disciplinary officer must, within 14 days of receiving a copy of the notice of appeal under subsection (1), send to the Registrar the documents that are prescribed by the rules of procedure for the purposes of this section.
The Registrar must, within 7 days of receiving the documents under subsection (2), send a copy of those documents to the Director of Military Prosecutions and to the appellant.

Notes

Section 126: substituted, on 1 July 2009, by section 38 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).