Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01220:clause:1_129b
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2004A01220
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 129B
Character Range: 13199–13817

129B  Judge Advocate General to nominate members of courts martial

 (1) A convening authority must not appoint a person as:
 (a) the President of a court martial; or
 (b) a member or reserve member of a court martial; or
 (c) a judge advocate of a court martial;
unless the Judge Advocate General has nominated the person for the position.

 (2) The Judge Advocate General must not nominate a person for one of the positions referred to in subsection (1) if the Judge Advocate General believes the person to be:
 (a) biased or likely to be biased; or
 (b) likely to be thought, on reasonable grounds, to be biased.