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LOCAL COURT RULE 2000 - NOTES

- Made under the Justices Act 1902 - As at 23 January 2001 - Reg 13 of 2001

The Local Court Rule Committee made the following rule of court under the Justices Act 1902 on 4 December 2000, which was approved by the Attorney General in accordance with section 154A (2) of that Act.
Acting Secretary to the Rule Committee

Explanatory note

The objects of this Rule are:

(a) to make provision with respect to the practice and procedure to be followed in Local Courts exercising jurisdiction under the Justices Act 1902 or any other law (other than the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970) in relation to court dress, subpoenas and applications under the Road Transport (General) Act 1999 to quash a declaration that a person is a habitual traffic offender, and
(b) to repeal the Justices (General) Rule 1993, the Traffic (Habitual Traffic Offender) Rule 1999 and the Justices (Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Evidence) Rule 1999 and consolidate their provisions in this Rule, and
(c) to make the following provision with respect to proceedings for access orders under the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000:
(i) to provide for the form of application for orders, applications to vary or revoke orders and applications for compensation,
(ii) to require evidence of consent for the making of applications by persons applying on behalf of owners of land for access orders,
(iii) to provide for evidence in proceedings,
(iv) to apply procedures applicable to complaints under the Justices Act 1902 to proceedings for access orders.
This Rule is made under the Justices Act 1902, including section 154A (the general rule-making power).
Section 154A provides that the Local Court Rule Committee established under the Local Courts Act 1982 may make rules, not inconsistent with the Justices Act 1902 or any other Act, for or with respect to:
(a) any matter that is required or permitted to be prescribed by rules, or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed by rules, in relation to the practice or procedure to be followed to give effect to the Justices Act 1902 or any other Act or law conferring jurisdiction or functions on a Local Court, and
(b) any matter incidental to, or relating to, any such practice or procedure.

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am amended No number Schs Schedules
Cl clause p page Sec section
Cll clauses pp pages Secs sections
Div Division Reg Regulation Subdiv Subdivision
Divs Divisions Regs Regulations Subdivs Subdivisions
GG Government Gazette Rep repealed Subst substituted
Ins inserted Sch Schedule

Table of amending instruments

Local Court Rule 2000 published in Gazette No 20 of 19.1.2001, p 137.


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