Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FEDERAL MAGISTRATES ACT 1999 - SECT 49

             (1)  All writs, commissions and process issued from the Federal Magistrates Court must be:

                     (a)  under the seal of the Federal Magistrates Court; and

                     (b)  signed by a Federal Magistrate, a Registrar or an officer acting with the authority of the Chief Executive Officer.

             (2)  Subsection (1) does not apply to writs, commissions and process signed and issued in accordance with an arrangement under section 90.

Note:          See paragraph 90(1)(b).

             (3)  To avoid doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to an order of the Federal Magistrates Court.

Note:          For orders, see section 74.