PART III
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF PROTECTED PERSONS

7. Appeals by protected prisoners of war and internees

7. (1) Where a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee has been sentenced by a court to death or to imprisonment for two years or more, the time allowed for an appeal or leave to appeal against the conviction or sentence runs from the day on which the protecting power was notified of the conviction and sentence by—

(a) an officer of the Defence Force, in the case of a protected prisoner of war; or

(b) the Minister with responsibility for foreign affairs, in the case of a protected internee.

(2) Notwithstanding this Act or any other written law, where a protected prisoner of war or a protected internee has been sentenced to death by a court, the sentence shall not be executed before the expiration of six months from the date on which the protecting power is given notice in writing by the appropriate person referred to in subsection (1).

(3) The notice referred to in subsection (2) shall contain—

(a) a precise wording of the finding and sentence;

(b) a summary of the preliminary enquiry; and

(c) a copy of any order denying pardon or reprieve to the protected prisoner of war or protected internee.