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Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
148Record of proceedings to be kept
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148 Record of proceedings to be kept
(1) A service tribunal shall keep a record of its proceedings and shall include in that record such particulars as are provided for by the rules of procedure.
(2) The President of a court martial or a Defence Force magistrate may order that the whole or a specified part of a record under subsection (1) that relates to proceedings before the court martial or Defence Force magistrate is not to be published if the court martial or Defence Force magistrate considers that such a publication would be inappropriate, taking account of the interests of the security or defence of Australia, the proper administration of justice, public morals or any other matter it considers relevant.
Subdivision B—Use of video links and audio links by courts martial and Defence Force Magistrates