Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TERRITORIES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 1992 No. 211 of 1992 - SCHEDULE 2

                                 SCHEDULE 2               Section 4

FURTHER AMENDMENTS OF ACTS
Christmas Island Act 1958 Subsection 4(1):
Insert the following definitions:

" 'court officer of Western Australia' means a person holding, or performing
the functions or duties of, any of the following offices:

   (a)  any of the following offices in a court of Western Australia:

        (i)    Judge;

        (ii)   Magistrate (however described);

        (iii)  Master;

        (iv)   Registrar (however described);

        (v)    Clerk (however described);

        (vi)   Sheriff (however described);

        (vii)  Bailiff (however described); or

   (b)  any of the following offices in the Family Court of Western Australia:

        (i)    Marshal;

        (ii)   Director of Court Counselling;

        (iii)  Collector of Maintenance; or

   (c)  the office of Chairman, Deputy Chairman or nominee member of the
        Worker's Compensation Board of Western Australia; or

   (d)  any other office in respect of a court of Western Australia, being an
        office specified in the regulations; 'court of Western Australia'
        means any of the following courts or tribunals:

   (a)  the Supreme Court of Western Australia;

   (b)  the District Court of Western Australia;

   (c)  the Family Court of Western Australia;

   (d)  a Court of Petty Sessions of Western Australia;

   (e)  a Local Court of Western Australia;

   (f)  a coroners' court of Western Australia;

   (g)  the Children's Court of Western Australia;

   (h)  the Workers' Compensation Board of Western Australia;

   (i)  any other court or tribunal specified in the regulations;". Subsection
        8G(1):

   (a)  Omit "the holder of a Western Australian appointment of a kind
        mentioned in a paragraph of subsection 14C(1)", substitute "a court
        officer of Western Australia".

   (b)  Omit "established by a Western Australian law", substitute "of Western
        Australia". Section 14:
Repeal the section. Section 14A (definition of "judicial officer of Western
Australia"):
Omit the definition. Subsection 14B(1):

   (a)  After "jurisdiction" insert "(including appellate jurisdiction)".

   (b)  Omit "judicial officers", substitute "court officers". Subsections
        14B(2) and (3):
Omit "judicial officer" (wherever occurring), substitute "court officer".
Section 14J:
Add at the end:

"(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a reference in the Federal  Court of
Australia Act 1976 .".
Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 Subsection 4(1):
Insert the following definitions:

" 'court officer of Western Australia' means a person holding, or performing
the functions or duties of, any of the following offices:

   (a)  any of the following offices in a court of Western Australia:

        (i)    Judge;

        (ii)   Magistrate (however described);

        (iii)  Master;

        (iv)   Registrar (however described);

        (v)    Clerk (however described);

        (vi)   Sheriff (however described);

        (vii)  Bailiff (however described); or

   (b)  any of the following offices in the Family Court of Western Australia:

        (i)    Marshal;

        (ii)   Director of Court Counselling;

        (iii)  Collector of Maintenance; or

   (c)  the office of Chairman, Deputy Chairman or nominee member of the
        Workers' Compensation Board of Western Australia; or

   (d)  any other office in respect of a court of Western Australia, being an
        office specified in the regulations;
'court of Western Australia' means any of the following courts or tribunals:

   (a)  the Supreme Court of Western Australia;

   (b)  the District Court of Western Australia;

   (c)  the Family Court of Western Australia;

   (d)  a Court of Petty Sessions of Western Australia;

   (e)  a Local Court of Western Australia;

   (f)  a coroners' court of Western Australia;

   (g)  the Children's Court of Western Australia;

   (h)  the Workers' Compensation Board of Western Australia;

   (i)  any other court or tribunal specified in the regulations;". Subsection
        8G(1):

   (a)  Omit "the holder of a Western Australian appointment of a kind
        mentioned in a paragraph of subsection 15AAC(1)", substitute "a court
        officer of Western Australia".

   (b)  Omit "established by a Western Australian law", substitute "of Western
        Australia". Section 15AAA (definition of "judicial officer of Western
        Australia"):
Omit the definition. Subsection 15AAB(1):

   (a)  After "jurisdiction" insert "(including appellate jurisdiction)".

   (b)  Omit "judicial officers", substitute "court officers". Subsections
        15AAB(2) and (3):
Omit "judicial officer" (wherever occurring), substitute "court officer".
Section 15AAI:
Add at the end:

"(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a reference in the Federal  Court of
Australia Act 1976 .".
NOTES ABOUT SECTION HEADINGS 1. On the commencement of section 3 of this Act,
the headings to section 14C of the Christmas Island Act 1958 and section 15AAC
of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 are altered by omitting "judicial" and
substituting "court". 2. On the commencement of section 4 of this Act, the
headings to section 14B of the Christmas Island Act 1958 and section 15AAB of
the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 are altered by omitting "judicial" and
substituting "court".