46.This section inserts a new section into each of the SDAs.
Subsection (1) inserts a new section into both the Army and Air Force Acts 1955.
The new section 83ZA  creates a summary appeal court to hear appeals against findings and sentences awarded summarily by COs.  The section specifies the composition of the court and refers to the qualifications needed to sit on the court. These qualifications are explained in the following sections. The section also specifies where the court may sit and that it may sit in two or more divisions at once.  Provision is made for the appointment of a court administration officer whose functions will include that of determining when and where the court is to sit.
Subsection (2) inserts a new section 52FF into the Naval Discipline Act 1957.  This section is identical in effect to that described in subsection (1).
Commentary on Sections Section 14: Summary Appeal Courts