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DEFENCE FORCE DISCIPLINE ACT 1982 - SECT 131A

Reference of charge to Director of Military Prosecutions

    Where on a trial of a charge a summary authority is of the opinion:

  (a)   that the evidence adduced by the prosecution is sufficient to support the charge; and

  (b)   that, in the event of his or her convicting the accused person, he or she would be precluded by a provision of this Act from taking such action under Part   IV in relation to the accused person as he or she considers to be warranted by that evidence;

the summary authority must terminate the trial and refer the charge to the Director of Military Prosecutions.



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