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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand - Sittings of Summary Appeal Court

137: Sittings of Summary Appeal Court

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"When and where the Summary Appeal Court meets"

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The Summary Appeal Court usually sits in open court, but it can sit in private if section 138 or section 139 says it can. You can find the Summary Appeal Court in any place the Judge Advocate General chooses, in New Zealand or somewhere else. The court can also hold its meetings by teleconference or other means of communication that let people take part. The court can move its meetings from time to time and from one place to another. When the court holds meetings by teleconference or other means, it must follow the rules.

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Sittings of Summary Appeal Court

137Sittings of Summary Appeal Court

  1. The Summary Appeal Court—

  2. must sit in open court unless section 138 or 139 applies; and
    1. may sit in any place that the Judge Advocate General may direct, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere; and
      1. may conduct its proceedings by teleconference or by any means of communication that allows individuals a reasonable opportunity to participate in the proceedings.

        1. Subsection (1)(c) is subject to the rules of procedure.

        2. A sitting of the Summary Appeal Court may be adjourned from time to time and from place to place.

        Notes
        • Section 137: substituted, on , by section 38 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).