Bill C-71 · 41th Parliament · Stephen Harper
Victims Rights in the Military Justice System Act
An Act to amend the National Defence Act and the Criminal Code
Government bill. Died when Parliament ended.
- IntroducedJune 15, 2015
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- Stephen HarperPrime Minister
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What it set out to do
On 15 June 2015, the Minister of National Defence introduced Bill C-71, An Act to amend the National Defence Act and the Criminal Code (Victims Rights in the Military Justice System Act), in the House of Commons and it was given first reading. Bill C-71 amends provisions of the National Defence Act governing the military justice system. It adds a new Division entitled “Declaration of Victims Rights”, to the Code of Service Discipline, that specifies that victims of service offences have rights to information, protection, participation and restitution in respect of service offences. It adds or amends several definitions, including “victim” and “military justice system participant”, and specifies who may act on a victim’s behalf for the purposes of that Division. It amends Part III of that Act to, among other things, • specify the purpose of the Code of Service Discipline and the fundamental purpose of imposing sanctions at summary trials; • protect the privacy and security of victims and witnesses in proceedings involving certain sexual offences; • specify factors that a military judge is to take into consideration when determining whether to make an exclusion order; • make testimon…
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