Rules of Appeal Practices and Procedures of the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada

RULE 3 (1) These Rules are intended to render effective the substantive law and to ensure that it is carried out; they shall be liberally construed to secure the just, expeditious and economical resolution of each proceeding.

(2) The Court may, on motion or its own initiative, provide for any procedural matter that is not provided for in these Rules or in an Act of Parliament by analogy to these Rules or by reference to the practice of the superior court of the province to which the subject matter of the proceeding most closely relates.

(3) A form that is required by these Rules may incorporate any variations that are necessary in the circumstances.