Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:131a
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 131A
Character Range: 392050–392702

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.

Division 2—Trial by court martial or Defence Force magistrate