Variation of
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(2) The undertaking under which a person
is released may be varied
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Hearing may
be adjourned
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159.5 The military judge may adjourn the
hearing on the military judge's own motion or
on application, but the adjournment may not
be for more than three clear days except with
the consent of the person in custody.
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Alternate
means of
hearing
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159.6 (1) The military judge may direct that
the hearing be conducted wholly or in part by
the means of a telecommunications device,
including by telephone, if the military judge is
satisfied that the benefit of a hearing by that
device outweighs the potential prejudice to
the person in custody of conducting a hearing
by that device.
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(2) In deciding whether to make the
direction, the military judge shall take into
account
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Reasons
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159.7 The military judge shall include in
the minutes of any proceedings under this
Division the reasons for any direction.
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Duty of Director of Military Prosecutions
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Review after
90 days
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159.8 If the trial of a person who has been
retained in custody has not commenced within
ninety days after the day that person was last
taken before a military judge, the Director of
Military Prosecutions shall cause the person to
be brought before a military judge to
determine whether the continued retention of
the person in custody is justified under section
159.2.
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Review by Court Martial Appeal Court
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Review of
direction
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159.9 (1) At any time before the
commencement of a person's trial, a judge of
the Court Martial Appeal Court may, on
application, review any direction of a military
judge under this Division to release the person
from custody with or without an undertaking
or to retain the person in custody.
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Application of
provisions
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(2) The provisions of this Division apply,
with any modifications that the circumstances
require, to any review under this section.
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DIVISION 4 |
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COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS |
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Interpretation
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Definition of
``comman- ding officer''
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160. In this Division, ``commanding
officer'', in respect of an accused person,
means the commanding officer of the accused
person and includes an officer who is
empowered by regulations made by the
Governor in Council to act as the commanding
officer of the accused person.
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Laying of Charge
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Laying of
charge
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161. Proceedings against a person who is
alleged to have committed a service offence
are commenced by the laying of a charge in
accordance with regulations made by the
Governor in Council.
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Referral to
commanding
officer
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161.1 After a charge is laid, it shall be
referred to an officer who is a commanding
officer in respect of the accused person.
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Duty to Act Expeditiously
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Duty to act
expeditiously
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162. Charges under the Code of Service
Discipline shall be dealt with as expeditiously
as the circumstances permit.
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Right to Trial by Court Martial
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Election
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162.1 Except in the circumstances
prescribed in regulations made by the
Governor in Council, an accused person who
is triable by summary trial has the right to elect
to be tried by court martial.
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Referral of
charge
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162.2 When an accused person elects to be
tried by court martial, the charge in respect of
the accused person shall be referred to the
Director of Military Prosecutions in
accordance with regulations made by the
Governor in Council.
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DIVISION 5 |
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SUMMARY TRIALS |
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Interpretation
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Definitions
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162.3 The definitions in this section apply
in this Division.
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``comman- ding officer'' « comman- dant »
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``commanding officer'', in respect of an
accused person, means an officer who is a
commanding officer within the meaning of
section 160.
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``superior
commander'' « commandan t supérieur »
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``superior commander'' means an officer of or
above the rank of brigadier-general, or any
other officer appointed by the Chief of the
Defence Staff as a superior commander.
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Summary Trials by Commanding Officers
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Jurisdiction
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163. (1) A commanding officer may try an
accused person by summary trial if all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
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Prohibition on
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(2) Unless it is not practical, having regard
to all the circumstances, for any other
commanding officer to conduct the summary
trial, a commanding officer may not preside at
the summary trial of a person charged with an
offence if
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Sentences
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(3) Subject to the conditions set out in
Division 2 relating to punishments, a
commanding officer at a summary trial may
pass a sentence in which any one or more of
the following punishments may be included:
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Delegation
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(4) A commanding officer may, subject to
regulations made by the Governor in Council
and to the extent that the commanding officer
deems fit, delegate powers to try an accused
person by summary trial to any officer under
the commanding officer's command, but an
officer to whom powers are delegated may not
be authorized to impose punishments other
than the following:
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When no
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163.1 (1) A commanding officer who
determines that a charge is to proceed but who
does not try the accused person by summary
trial shall refer the charge, in accordance with
regulations made by the Governor in Council,
to
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Subsequent
proceedings
not precluded
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(2) A decision of a commanding officer that
a charge should not proceed does not preclude
proceeding with the charge at any subsequent
time.
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Charge may
be referred
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(3) If a commanding officer decides that a
charge should not be proceeded with, the
person who laid the charge may, in
circumstances prescribed by the Governor in
Council in regulations, refer it to an officer
referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
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Summary Trial by Superior Commanders
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Jurisdiction
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164. (1) A superior commander may try an
accused person by summary trial if all of the
following conditions are satisfied:
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Prohibition on
presiding
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(2) Unless it is not practical, having regard
to all the circumstances, for any other superior
commander to conduct the summary trial, a
superior commander may not preside at the
summary trial of a person charged with an
offence if
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Exception
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(3) A superior commander may try an
accused person who is of the rank of
lieutenant-colonel by summary trial in any
circumstances that are prescribed by the
Governor in Council in regulations.
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Sentences
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(4) Subject to the conditions set out in
Division 2 relating to punishments, a superior
commander at a summary trial may pass a
sentence in which any one or more of the
following punishments may be included:
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When no
summary trial
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164.1 (1) A superior commander who
determines that a charge should proceed but
who does not try an accused person by
summary trial shall refer the charge, in
accordance with regulations made by the
Governor in Council, to
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Subsequent
proceedings
not precluded
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(2) A decision by a superior commander
that a charge should not proceed does not
preclude proceeding with the charge at any
subsequent time.
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Charge may
be referred
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(3) If a superior commander decides that a
charge should not be proceeded with, the
person who laid the charge may, in
circumstances prescribed by the Governor in
Council in regulations, refer it to an officer
referred to in paragraph (1)(b).
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Referral to Director of Military Prosecutions
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Duty to refer
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164.2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an
officer to whom a charge is referred under
paragraph 163.1(1)(b), subsection 163.1(3),
paragraph 164.1(1)(b) or subsection 164.1(3)
shall forward it to the Director of Military
Prosecutions, with any recommendations
regarding its disposal that the officer
considers appropriate.
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Exception
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(2) Where the charge was referred by a
commanding officer or superior commander,
the officer to whom the charge was referred
may direct the commanding officer or
superior commander to try the accused by
summary trial if
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