Generally speaking, the term “summary hearing” would denote the fact that it is a non-penal, non-criminal vehicle to enforce discipline.
Also, in essence—and I'll let Colonel Lortie interject here with details—when we talk about a service tribunal throughout the current National Defence Act, in many instances it may mean a summary trial or it may mean a court martial. There are many technical amendments that are put forth in this bill to ensure the delineation between a court martial, which would obviously be penal and criminal in nature, and the summary hearing.