DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 32
Directions as to sittings of Court in its civil jurisdiction
DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 32
Directions as to sittings of Court in its civil jurisdiction
32 Directions as to sittings of Court in its civil jurisdiction
(1) The Chief Judge may, by order in writing, direct that the Court is, during
a specified calendar year, to sit in its civil 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) If the Chief Judge considers that it is
not expedient or practicable for the Court to sit at a particular place--
(b) while a direction
under this subsection remains in force, the proceedings to which it relates
are, if continued, to be dealt with accordingly.
(5) A direction under this
section 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.
(6) If a direction having effect
during a particular calendar year is given under subsection (1) in relation to
a particular place, a previous direction under subsection (4) having effect,
during that year, in respect of proceedings the proper place in relation to
which is that place, ceases to have effect.