Practice Direction – Submissions regarding potential surrender

1. In any matter where the Court’s disposition may result in the appellant or respondent being required to surrender to serve a period of detention or imprisonment, both parties should provide the Court, for possible inclusion in its judgment or order, their proposed circumstances for the surrender, including:

1. identifying any existing undertaking to surrender provided pursuant to sections 248.5 and 248.6 of the National Defence Act;
2. the proposed date, time, and place of the surrender; and
3. the proposed authority or institution (including the address) to which the offender would surrender.

2. The parties’ proposals on these issues may be included in their written materials or presented during oral submissions.

“Mary J.L. Gleason”
Chief Justice
Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada