Regulations for the Navy Part IICentral Regulations · 1957
(1) The Service documents of the accused shall not be scrutinsed by the Commanding officer or investigating officer until the accused has made his statement or stated that he does not intend to make a statement.
(2) The Commanding Officer or the investigating officer, having decided whether or not the case against the accused has been made out, may examine the accused’s service record in order to decide whether to deal with the case himself or refer it to higher authority; and such examination shall not be deemed to form a conviction of the accused.
SECTION III – REGULATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL PUNISHMENTS, IMPRISONMENT AND DETENTION (Nos. 1 AND 2)