Section 105Voting of members

s. 105

105. Voting of members (1) Every decision of a court martial shall be passed by an absolute majority of votes; and where there is an equality of votes, as to either finding or sentence, the decision shall be in favour of the accused: Provided that no sentence of death shall be passed without the concurrence, in the case of a general court martial of at least two-thirds of the members and, in the case of a field general court martial of all the members, of the court. (2) In matters other than a challenge or the finding or sentence, the president shall have a second or casting vote.