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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
136Representatives of parties before court martial or Defence Force magistrate
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136 Representatives of parties before court martial or Defence Force magistrate
A person shall not represent a party before a court martial or a Defence Force magistrate unless the person is:
(a) where the trial is held in Australia—a member of the Defence Force or a legal practitioner; or
(b) where the trial is held in a place outside Australia—a person referred to in paragraph (a) or a person qualified to practise before the courts of that place.