Australian Military Court Rules 2007
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14 Charges
(1) A charge must state 1 offence only.
(2) A charge must consist of:
(a) a statement of the offence which the accused person is alleged to have committed; and
(b) particulars of the act or omission constituting the offence.
(3) A statement of an offence must contain:
(a) a sufficient statement of the offence; and
(b) in the case of an offence other than an offence against the common law — a reference to the provision of the law creating the offence.
(4) Without prejudice to any other sufficient manner of setting out the statement of an offence, the statement of an offence is sufficient if it is in accordance with Schedule 1.
(5) Particulars of an offence must contain a sufficient statement of the circumstances of the offence to enable the accused person to know what it is intended to prove against him or her as constituting the offence.
(6) At a trial by the Australian Military Court, 2 or more accused persons may be charged jointly in 1 charge of an offence alleged to have been committed by them jointly.