Service courts, summary hearings and jurisdiction

5The Summary Appeal Court: power to rectify mistakes

1

Section 151 of AFA 2006 (SAC rules) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3), after paragraph (g) insert—

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in relation to cases where the court has awarded or confirmed a punishment at a rehearing and it appears to the court that it had no power to do so, enabling the court to substitute for the (purported) award or confirmation of the punishment a decision that the court would have had power to make at the rehearing;

3

After subsection (5) insert—

5A

Rules made by virtue of subsection (3)(ga) may make provision about the commencement of punishments varied by the court.