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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Miscellaneous provisions - Courts of inquiry

200A: Courts of inquiry may be assembled

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"A court of inquiry can be set up to investigate and report on certain matters."

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You can have a court of inquiry assembled by an assembling authority. They can assemble one or more courts of inquiry. A court of inquiry can collect and record evidence on matters given to them. You can have a court of inquiry to look at certain matters and they must report on them if asked. They do this to help the assembling authority make decisions. A court of inquiry can also do the job of a competent tribunal under Article 5 of Schedule 3 of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958. This means they can perform certain functions and duties, and exercise certain powers. They can do this to help with their inquiry.

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Part 11Miscellaneous provisions
Courts of inquiry

200ACourts of inquiry may be assembled

  1. An assembling authority may assemble 1 or more courts of inquiry.

  2. A court of inquiry—

  3. may be assembled for the purpose of collecting and recording evidence on any matters that the assembling authority has referred to the court; and
    1. must report and comment on those matters, if required to do so by the assembling authority.

      1. A court of inquiry may be assembled to perform the functions and duties, and exercise the powers, of a competent tribunal under Article 5 of Schedule 3 of the Geneva Conventions Act 1958.

      Notes
      • Section 200A: inserted, on , by section 68 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).