Military Court of Australia Bill 2012 [Provisions]

Military Court of Australia (Transitional Provisions and Consequential Amendments) Bill 2012 [Provisions]

9 October 2012

© Commonwealth of Australia 2012
ISBN 978-1-74229-704-0

View the report as a single document - (PDF 297KB)

---

View the report as separate downloadable parts:

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 27KB)
RECOMMENDATIONS	(PDF 4KB)
CHAPTER 1 - Introduction	(PDF 34KB)
Referral of inquiry Background Conduct of the current inquiry Scope of this report Acknowledgement Notes on references
CHAPTER 2 - Purpose and key provisions of the bills	(PDF 61KB)
Purpose of the Military Court Bill Purpose of the Consequential Amendments Bill
CHAPTER 3 - Key issues	(PDF 93KB)
Support for the Military Court Opposition to the Military Court Potential for constitutional challenges Appointments to the Military Court Interaction between military and civilian justice systems Residual use of courts martial and defence force magistrates Appeals from the Military Court of Australia
CHAPTER 4 - Trial by jury	(PDF 60KB)
Constitutional issues Serious offences Civilian juries Consistency with service tribunal system Reasons for judgement Committee view
DISSENTING REPORT BY LIBERAL SENATORS	(PDF 24KB)
Trial by jury Appointments to the Military Court
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS BY THE AUSTRALIAN GREENS	(PDF 10KB)
APPENDIX 1 - SUBMISSIONS RECEIVED	(PDF 5KB)
APPENDIX 2 - WITNESSES WHO APPEARED BEFORE THE COMMITTEE	(PDF 6KB)

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone:	+61 2 6277 3560
Fax:	+61 2 6277 5794
Email:	legcon.sen@aph.gov.au