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the Defence Force of at least the rank of Colonel (or an equivalent rank); or
             (c)    the Director of Military Prosecutions.

Part 4          Registrar

  21    Registrar may liaise with certain persons

       In order to fulfil a function or a duty under the Act, these Rules or the regulations, the Registrar may liaise or consult with any of the following:
(a)        a judge advocate;
              (b)       a prosecuting officer;
              (c)        a defending officer;
              (d)       the Director of Defence Counsel Services;
              (e)        service authorities;
              (f)         personnel who may be appointed as the President, member or reserve member of a court martial;
(g)        civilian agencies and authorities.

  22    Registrar may consult with services about conduct of proceedings

         (1)    The Registrar may consult with the services in relation to any matter concerning the administration of proceedings before a court martial or Defence Force magistrate.

         (2)    The matters in relation to which the Registrar may consult and liaise under subrule (1) include, but are not limited to, the following:

             (a)    the service details of the accused person;
             (b)    notification to the accused person;
             (c)    current posting location and chain of command for the accused person;
             (d)    the date, time and location of the proceedings;
             (e)    the appointment of an administrative officer, clerk, orderly or escort officer, as appropriate;
             (f)     service dress requirements for military and other personnel in attendance at the proceedings;
             (g)    customs of the services;
             (h)    information technology support requirements for the proceedings;
             (i)     financial arrangements in relation to the proceedings;
             (j)     the process for the appointment and administration of a court martial President, the members and the reserve members.

  23    Registrar may consult with services about administrative support for trial proceedings

         (1)   The Registrar may consult with the services concerning the nomination and appointment of staff from the services to perform the administrative duties and functions of a proceeding before a court martial or Defence Force magistrate.

         (2)   Without limiting subrule (1), the Registrar may consult in relation to staff to be appointed from the services to 1 or more of the following positions:

             (a)    administrative officer;
             (b)    clerk;
             (c)    orderly;
             (d)    escort officer;
             (e)    other administrative support personnel as necessary.

  24    Order referring charge or case to Defence Force magistrate

       When the Registrar refers a charge or a case to a Defence Force magistrate, the Registrar must, in the order referring the charge or the case:

             (a)    specify the Defence Force magistrate to whom the charge or case is referred; and
             (b)    fix, or provide for the fixing of, the time and place for the hearing of the charge or case or the date of any pre-trial hearing.

  25    Registrar to provide certain documents

         (1)    When the Registrar convenes a court martial