Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Director of Military Prosecutions may, by legislative instrument, give directions, or provide guidelines, in relation to the prosecution of service offences to:
(a) a person who is an investigating officer within the meaning of Part VI; or
(b) any other person who institutes or carries on prosecutions for service offences.
(2) Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), directions or guidelines under that subsection may relate to particular cases and may specify:
(a) a service offence, being an offence a matter relating to which is to be referred to the Director of Military Prosecutions for the institution or carrying on of a prosecution for that offence; or
(b) a class of service offences, being offences matters relating to which are to be referred to the Director of Military Prosecutions for the institution or carrying on of prosecutions for those offences.
(3) The Director of Military Prosecutions must give to the Minister a copy of each direction given or guideline provided under subsection (1).
Note: The annual report prepared by the Director of Military Prosecutions for a year under section 196B must include a copy of each direction given or guideline provided under this section in the year, and a copy of each direction given or guideline provided under this section as in force at the end of that year.