Fed: Urgent legislation needed to fix military court ruling

AAP General News (Australia)
08-26-2009
Fed: Urgent legislation needed to fix military court ruling

The federal government will move urgent legislation to reinstate the old military court
martial system after the High Court declared the new Australian Military Court to be unconstitutional.

The decision's thrown into question the outcome of 171 cases finalised since the AMC
came into existence in October 2007.

Defence Minister JOHN FAULKNER says the government will try to introduce legislation
to parliament as soon as possible to validate the court's decisions and to bring the court
martial system back as an interim measure.

He says the government will then move to create a military court system which complies
with the Constitution.

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KEYWORD: MILITARY FAULKNER (CANBERRA)

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