Defence Forces (Evidence) Act 2022
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Evidence of certain authorisations under this Act | ||
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75. (1) In any court-martial proceedings, a certificate to which an authorisation given under Part 2 (other than section 9 ) or Part 6 , or a copy of such an authorisation, is annexed— | ||
(a) purporting to be signed by a member of the Military Police, and | ||
(b) stating— | ||
(i) that he or she gave the authorisation concerned, and | ||
(ii) where appropriate, the grounds on which that authorisation was given, | ||
shall be admissible as evidence of the matters stated in the certificate. | ||
(2) In any court-martial proceedings, the court-martial may— | ||
(a) if it considers that the interests of justice so require, direct that oral evidence be given of the matters stated in a certificate under this section, and | ||
(b) adjourn the proceedings to a later date for the purpose of receiving the oral evidence. |