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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand - Contempt of courts-martial

144: Duties of Registrar with respect to appeals

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"The Registrar's job is to help with appeals"

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You need to know what the Registrar does with appeals. The Registrar must take steps to sort out an appeal under this Part. They must get all the necessary documents and things for the appeal. You can ask the Registrar for the forms and instructions to appeal. They will give you these if you want to appeal. People in charge of detention places must make these forms available to you. The Registrar gets these forms from the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007. They use them to help you with your appeal. The Registrar is important for helping you with your appeal.

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Contempt of courts-martial

144Duties of Registrar with respect to appeals

  1. The Registrar must—

  2. take all necessary steps for obtaining the determination of an appeal under this Part; and
    1. obtain and lay before the Summary Appeal Court in proper form all documents, exhibits, and other things relating to the relevant summary trial that appear necessary for the proper determination of the appeal; and
      1. provide the necessary forms and instructions relating to notices of appeal under this Part to any person who asks for them, to persons in charge of places where persons punished by a disciplinary officer may lawfully be detained, and to any other persons that the Registrar thinks fit.

        1. Every person in charge of a place referred to in subsection (1)(c) must cause the forms and instructions to be placed at the disposal of persons detained in that place who desire to lodge a notice of appeal under this Part.

        Notes
        • Section 144: substituted, on , by section 38 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).