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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
126Inability to attend after plea
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126 Inability to attend after plea
(1) Where the President is unable to attend at any time after the accused person’s plea of not guilty or guilty has been recorded by a court martial, the next senior member shall become the President of the court martial and the first‑mentioned President shall take no further part in the proceedings.
(2) Where a member of a court martial is unable to attend at any time after the accused person’s plea of not guilty or guilty has been recorded by a court martial, that member shall take no further part in the proceedings.
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