Article 9 Notifying the accused’s commanding officer
(1)
Where the prosecutor has preferred a charge against an accused to be tried by court-martial, the prosecutor shall notify the commanding officer of the accused of the charge by sending to the commanding officer the prosecution papers.
(2)
In these Rules,“the prosecution papers” means—
(a)
a copy of the charge sheet;
(b)
a list of any witnesses whom the prosecutor proposes to call;
(c)
copies of any statements of the prosecution witnesses, or other record of their evidence;
(d)
a list of any exhibits which the prosecutor proposes to put in evidence and copies of those exhibits or details of their whereabouts;
(e)
a copy of any conduct sheets of the accused; and
(f)
a list of all unused material.