36Pleading to charges and arraignment

36 Pleading to charges and arraignment

(1) Where there is more than 1 charge against an accused person before a court martial or Defence Force magistrate, the person shall be required to plead separately to each charge. (2) Where: (a) there is more than 1 charge against an accused person before a court martial or Defence Force magistrate; and (b) the charges are contained in more than 1 charge sheet; the court martial or Defence Force magistrate shall arraign and try the person on the charge or charges in a charge sheet (other than taking action under paragraph 132(1)(g) or 135(1)(g) of the Act) before the tribunal arraigns and tries the person on a charge in another charge sheet. (3) Where an accused person is convicted by a court martial or Defence Force magistrate of a charge that is 1 of 2 or more charges stated in the charge sheet in the alternative, the person shall not be convicted by the court martial or Defence Force magistrate of any charge that is alternative to the charge of which the person has been convicted and that is placed after it on the charge sheet.