(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Air Board
[Repealed]
Air Board: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Air Force Act
[Repealed]
Air Force Act: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Air Force Court Martial
[Repealed]
Air Force Court Martial: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Appellant includes a person who has been convicted by a court martial and desires to appeal under this Act to the Court
Appointed Judge means a Judge of the Court appointed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 3 of this Act
Army Act
[Repealed]
Army Act: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Army Board
[Repealed]
Army Board: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Army Court Martial
[Repealed]
Army Court Martial: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Court means the Courts Martial Appeal Court constituted by this Act
Court of Appeal means the Court of Appeal of New Zealand constituted under Part 2 of the Judicature Act 1908
Court martial means a court martial duly constituted under the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971
Court martial: The definition of this term was substituted for the original definition by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971. See SR 1983/232.
medical practitioner means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine.
medical practitioner: this definition was inserted, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48). See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
Minister means the Minister of Defence
Naval Board
[Repealed]
Naval Board: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Naval Court Martial
[Repealed]
Naval Court Martial: this definition was repealed by section 208(1) Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, which came into force on 1 December 1983. See SR 1983/232.
Prescribed means prescribed by rules of Court
Registrar means the Registrar of the Court
Rules of Court means rules of Court made under section 26 of this Act.
(3) For the purposes of this Act, any finding or sentence substituted, by virtue of powers conferred in that behalf by the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971, for a finding of, or sentence passed by, a court martial shall be deemed to be a finding of, or sentence passed by, that court martial, and any conviction obtained by virtue of a finding substituted as aforesaid shall be deemed to be a conviction by the court martial.