103Disposal of charges by commanding officers

1. Every commanding officer must investigate and dispose of a charge before him or her in the prescribed manner.

2. However, a commanding officer may stay proceedings on a charge before him or her, or before a detachment commander or a subordinate commander, for any time that he or she considers necessary if satisfied that proceedings for the matters to which the charge relates could be, and in the interests of the better administration of justice should be, taken against the accused otherwise than under this Act.