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First Group of PartsDiscipline

Part 7Trial by Court Martial

Chapter 2Court Martial Proceedings

160Decisions of Court Martial: finding and sentence

(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, the finding of the Court Martial on a charge, and any sentence passed by it, must be determined by a majority of the votes of the members of the court.

(2)The judge advocate is not entitled to vote on the finding.

(3)In the case of an equality of votes on the finding, the court must acquit the defendant.

(4)In the case of an equality of votes on the sentence, the judge advocate has a casting vote.