Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 301 1

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Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 11 December 1996.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

WARWICK SMITH

Minister for Sport, Territories and Local Government

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[Note: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 4 (Courts and tribunals of Western Australia)

2.1   Paragraph 4 (f):

Omit “Local Government Act 1960”, substitute “Local Government Act 1995”. 

2.2   Add at the end:

• “; (l)

  a warden’s court established under the Mining Act 1978 of Western Australia.”.

3.   Regulation 5 (Offices of courts or tribunals of Western Australia)

3.1   Add at the end:

• “; (i)

  the office of member of the Children’s Court of Western Australia established under the Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988 of Western Australia;

• (j)

  a Justice of the Peace appointed under the Justices Act 1902 of Western Australia;

• (k)

  a warden of mines appointed under the Mining Act 1978 of Western Australia;

• (l)

  the State Coroner appointed under the Coroners Act 1996 of Western Australia.”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 18 December 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1993 No. 166 as amended by 1993 No. 236.