This bill is from the 41st Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2013.
Peter MacKay Conservative
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament has also written a full legislative summary of the bill.
This enactment amends provisions of the National Defence Act governing the military justice system. The amendments, among other things,
(a) provide for security of tenure for military judges until their retirement;
(b) permit the appointment of part-time military judges;
(c) specify the purposes, objectives and principles of the sentencing process;
(d) provide for additional sentencing options, including absolute discharges, intermittent sentences and restitution;
(e) modify the composition of a court martial panel according to the rank of the accused person; and
(f) modify the limitation period applicable to summary trials and allow an accused person to waive the limitation periods.
The enactment also sets out the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s duties and functions and clarifies his or her responsibilities. It also changes the name of the Canadian Forces Grievance Board to the Military Grievances External Review Committee.
Finally, it makes amendments to the delegation of the Chief of the Defence Staff’s powers as the final authority in the grievance process and makes consequential amendments to other Acts.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other C-15s:
Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada ActGovernment Orders
Conservative
Vic Toews Conservative Provencher, MB
moved that the bill be concurred in at report stage without further amendment.
Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada ActGovernment Orders
Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada ActGovernment Orders
Some hon. members
Agreed.
Strengthening Military Justice in the Defence of Canada ActGovernment Orders
