MAGISTRATES COURT (GENERAL) RULES 2005

MAGISTRATES COURT (GENERAL) RULES 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Administrative matters

           Division 1 -- Court seals  

   4.      Form and number of court seals  
   5.      Custody of court seals  
   6.      Use of court seals  
   7.      Applying court seal electronically

           Division 2 -- Registry matters  

   8.      Registry at which applications commencing a case must be lodged  
   8A.     Registry at which documents must be lodged if a case has commenced  
   8B.     Application for cancellation of surety undertaking  
   9.      Some documents may be rejected for lodgment  
   10.     Leave to lodge a refused document, application for (Act s. 17)

           Division 3 -- Lodging and serving documents electronically  

   11A.    Certain rules do not apply to civil proceedings  
   11.     Lodging documents by fax  
   12.     Lodging documents through Court’s website  
   13A.    Lodging documents by means of ECMS  
   13B.    Making documents available to court by means of ECMS  
   13C.    Access to applications, notices and other documents through ECMS  
   13D.    Listing matters for hearing using ECMS  
   13.     Electronic address for service  
   14.     Service by fax or email  
   15A.    Documents issued by Court by means of ECMS

           Division 4 -- Recording proceedings  

   15.     Terms used  
   16.     Application of these rules  
   17.      Transcripts may be in electronic form  
   18.     Proceedings that are to be recorded and transcribed  
   19.     Recorders and transcribers, duties of  
   20.     Accuracy of transcript, requesting check of  
   21.     Certificate of accuracy, form of  
   22.     Recordings and transcripts, custody of

   PART 3 -- Delegated jurisdiction

           Division 1 -- General  

   23.     Oaths, who may administer

           Division 2 -- Registrar’s jurisdiction  

   24.     Civil jurisdiction of registrars  
   25.     Criminal jurisdiction of registrars

           Division 3 -- Appeals against decisions by a registrar  

   26.     Commencing an appeal (Act s. 29)  
           27A. Order for substituted service or dispensing with service  
   27.     Appeal does not stay the case  
   28.     Listing the appeal for hearing

   PART 3A -- General matters  

   28A.    Magistrates, addressing etc.  
   28B.    Civil cases, dealing with in chambers

   PART 4 -- Contempt of court  

   29.     Terms used  
   30.     Summonses and warrants (Act s. 16), form of  
   31.     When contempt may be dealt with summarily  
   32.     Contempts not dealt with summarily may be referred to Attorney General  
   33.     Attorney General may prosecute alleged contempt  
   34.     Charge of contempt, hearing of  
   35.     Procedure for contempts generally  
   36.     Outcome of contempt proceedings to be recorded

   PART 5 -- Court records

           Division 1 -- Requests under Act s. 33(3) or (7)  
           37. Request to inspect or obtain a copy of a document (Act s. 33(3) or (7))

           Division 2 -- Applications under Act s. 33(4) or (8)  
           38A. Term used: civil litigation information  

   38.     Application for leave (Act s. 33(4))  
           39. Application for access to information (Act s. 33(8))  
           39A. Application for access to civil litigation information (Act s. 33(8))

           Division 3 -- Transcripts and exhibits for media organisations under Act s. 33(9)(b)  
           40A. Terms used  

   40B.    Media organisation may apply for transcript or exhibit  
   40C.    Making applications  
   40D.    Who may deal with applications  
   40E.    Dealing with applications  
   40F.    Court’s power to publish unaffected

           Division 4 -- Information generally under Act s. 33(9)(b)  
           40. Criminal cases, information about available on request  

   41A.    Civil cases, certain people entitled on request to certain information about  
   41.     Conditions on access to records may be imposed

   PART 6 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 rules  

   42.      Interpretation  
   43.     Prescribed court officers  
   44.     Prosecutions, where they must be commenced  
   45.     Manner of lodging prosecution notice (CPA s. 24)  
           45A. Substituted prosecution notices  
   45B.    Form of remand warrant for accused  
   46.     Summons etc., amendment of (CPA s. 34)  
           46A. Disclosure requirements, applications relating to (CPA s. 138)  
           46B. Magistrates and registrars to verify orders

   PART 7 -- Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994 rules  

   47.      Terms used  
   48.     Application to cancel licence suspension order (Act s. 101)  
           49A. Application to cancel enforcement warrant (Act s. 101AA)  
           49. Application to cancel licence suspension order (Act s. 101A)

   PART 8 -- Road traffic legislation rules  

   50.      Terms used  
   50A.    Application under RTA s. 71B, how to be made  
   50B.    Application under RTA s. 71F, how to be made  
   51.     Application under RT (AD) Act s. 27 or 35, how to be made  
   51A.    Application under RTA s. 80J, how to be made  
   51AA.   Application for return of item in or on confiscated motor cycle (RTA s. 80V(3))  
           51B. Registries where applications may be lodged  
   52.     Registrar’s functions when application is made  
   53.     Appearance at hearing of application  
   54.     Hearing of application, procedure on  
   55.     CEO to be notified of decision

   PART 9 -- Criminal Investigation Act 2006 rules  

   56.      Application under Criminal Investigation Act 2006 s. 151, how to be made  
   57.     Registries where applications may be lodged  
   58.     Registrar’s functions when application is made  
   59.     Application must be served
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Suburbs and registries
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Forms