DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 173 Directions as to sittings of Court in its criminal jurisdiction

DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 173

173 Directions as to sittings of Court in its criminal jurisdiction

(1) The Chief Judge is, by order in writing, to direct that the Court is, during a specified calendar year, to sit in its criminal jurisdiction at such proclaimed places or other places within the State and at such times as may be specified in the order.

(1A) The Chief Judge is to consult with the Attorney General before making a direction under subsection (1) that substantially alters the frequency of sittings at a particular place compared with the previous calendar year.

(2) If a place specified in a direction under subsection (1) is not a proclaimed place, the specified place is, for the purposes of this Act or any other law and while the direction remains in force, taken to form part of the nearest proclaimed place to the specified place.

(3) Subsection (2) ceases to have effect if and when the specified place becomes a proclaimed place.

(4) A direction under subsection (1) may be given in respect of a particular calendar year before the commencement of that year or, in respect of the remaining portion of that year, after the commencement of that year.