PART 2PROSECUTION OF OFFENCES

Notifying the accused’s commanding officer11

1

Where the prosecuting authority has preferred a charge against an accused to be tried by court-martial, the prosecuting authority shall notify the commanding officer of the accused of the charge by sending to the commanding officer the prosecution papers.

2

In these Rules, “the prosecution papers” means—

a

a copy of the charge sheet;

b

a list of any witnesses whom the prosecuting authority proposes to call;

c

copies of any statements of the prosecution witnesses, or other record of their evidence;

d

a list of any exhibits which the prosecuting authority proposes to put in evidence and copies of those exhibits or details of their whereabouts;

e

a list of any previous convictions of the accused; and

f

a list of all unused material.