148BAppearance of persons or submissions made by video link or audio link

148B  Appearance of persons or submissions made by video link or audio link  (1) The President of a court martial or a Defence Force magistrate may, for the purposes of proceedings before the court martial or Defence Force magistrate, direct or allow a person:  (a) to appear before the court martial or Defence Force magistrate; or  (b) to make a submission to the court martial or Defence Force magistrate; by way of video link or audio link.  (2) The power conferred by subsection (1) may be exercised:  (a) on the application of the accused person or the Director of Military Prosecutions; or  (b) on the initiative of the President or Defence Force magistrate.  (3) This section applies whether the person appearing is in or outside Australia, but does not apply if the person appearing is in New Zealand. Note: See Part 6 of the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010.