Military Court of Australia

The Military Court of Australia was a proposed court of military justice for the Australian Defence Force. It would have replaced the previous Australian Military Court which was deemed unconstitutional by the High Court of Australia^[1]^[2] with legal grounding under Chapter 3 of the Australian Constitution. The structure of the court was drafted by the Australian Department of Defence and Attorney-General's Department and was introduced as a legislative bill to Parliament in 2012.^[3]^[4]

The bill lapsed with the prorogation of Parliament for the 2013 Australian federal election and has not been reintroduced.^[5] In the absence of a military court, the current military justice system involves the use of courts martial and "Defence Force Magistrate" trials.^[5]

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