There's just one further point of important information for the members of the committee to be aware of.
The Charter of Rights actually makes an explicit recognition of the distinct nature of the military justice system. But particularly in the context of juries and panels, paragraph 11(f) of the charter provides as follows: “Any person charged with an offence has the right...(f) except in the case of an offence under military law tried before a military tribunal, to the benefit of trial by jury...”.
It has certainly been our view--and we think a quite correct view--that the charter actually makes recognition that there is a distinction between a jury and a panel and that there are valid reasons underlying that distinction, which Colonel Gleeson just alluded to.
Thank you.