Second Reading Speeches

Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 2) 2009

Type
Government
Portfolio
Defence
Originating house
Senate
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Introduced with the Military Justice (Interim Measures) Bill (No. 1) 2009, the bill imposes disciplinary sanctions on persons which correspond to punishments imposed by the Australian Military Court and, to the extent necessary, summary authorities in the period between the Court’s establishment and the High Court’s decision in

Lane v Morrison
. Also provides persons with a right to seek review of their disciplinary liability under the Act.

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