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Judge Advocate General appointed
Attorney-General
9 July 2015
Judge Advocate General appointed
Kevin Riordan ONZM has been
appointed Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces,
Attorney-General Christopher Finlayson QC announced today.
Mr Riordan has been Deputy Judge Advocate General and Deputy Chief Judge of the Court Martial since October 2013. He takes over from Christopher Hodson QC who is retiring.
The Judge Advocate General is responsible for ensuring the proper administration of armed forces law. Those responsibilities include investigating complaints by the members of the armed forces, appointing judge advocates to sit in courts-martial and considering and reporting on the proceedings of courts-martial.
With the appointment comes appointment as Chief Judge of the Court Martial.
Mr Riordan will take up his appointments on 4 August 2015.
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