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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

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198: Powers of reviewing authority if person found unfit to stand trial

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"What happens if an Armed Forces member is too unwell for a trial?"

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You are looking at a law about what happens if someone in the Armed Forces is found unfit to stand trial. This law used to be in the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, but it was repealed. It was repealed on 1 July 2009 by the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007, which you can find on the https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM1034318 legislation website.

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM404077.

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198Powers of reviewing authority if person found unfit to stand trial (Repealed)

    Notes
    • Section 198: repealed, on , by section 67 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).