Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Act 2003 (Cth)

Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Act 2003

No. 46, 2003

An Act to amend the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, and for related purposes

Contents

Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Act 2003

No. 46, 2003

An Act to amend the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, and for related purposes

[Assented to 26 June 2003]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Act 2003.

2Commencement

This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 7 July 2003.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Acts Interpretation Act 1901

1

After section 27

Insert:

27ADocuments commencing proceedings

A reference in a provision of an Act to any one or more of the following in connection with court proceedings:

1. (a)

   a summons;

2. (b)

   an information;

3. (c)

   a claim;

4. (d)

   a complaint;

5. (e)

   a declaration;

is taken to include a reference to any document through which proceedings may be instituted in a court.

Note: An example of such a document is a court attendance notice under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 of New South Wales.

2

Application

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to proceedings instituted on or after 7 July 2003.

(90/03)

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 5 June 2003

Senate on 18 June 2003]