Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861:section:119
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00861
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 119
Character Range: 369510–370214

119  Convening order
 (1) The Registrar must, in an order convening a court martial:
 (a) appoint:
 (i) the President and the other members;
 (ii) an adequate number of reserve members; and
 (iii) the judge advocate; and
 (b) fix, or provide for the fixing of, the time and place for the assembling of the court martial.
Note: The Registrar must not appoint a person as the judge advocate of a court martial unless the person has been nominated by the Judge Advocate General: see section 129B.
 (2) At any time before a court martial assembles to try a charge, the Registrar may:
 (a) vary the order convening the court martial; or
 (b) make an order under subsection (1) convening a new court martial.