County Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 6) Rules 2018 (Vic)

County Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 6) Rules 2018

S.R. No. 134/2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

5New Rule 1.08.1 inserted

6Rule 2.02 substituted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2018

S.R. No. 134/2018

County Court Act 1958

County Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 6) Rules 2018

A majority of the Judges of the County Court makes the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend Chapter III of the Rules of the County Court—

(a)to provide that a document filed in a proceeding to which those Rules relate is not open for inspection unless the Court or the Registrar so directs; and

(b)to provide for indictments to be filed electronically.

2Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, section 78 of the County Court Act 1958 and all other enabling powers.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 21 September 2018.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the County Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2009¹ are called the Principal Rules.

5New Rule 1.08.1 inserted

After Rule 1.08 of the Principal Rules insert—

"1.08.1   Filed documents not open for inspection

Subject to Rule 6.04(b), a document filed in a proceeding to which these Rules relate is not open for inspection unless the Court or the Registrar so directs.

Note

Rule 6.04(b) makes special provision in relation to documents filed in relation to applications under the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004.".

6Rule 2.02 substituted

For Rule 2.02 of the Principal Rules substitute—

"2.02   Filing an indictment

For the purposes of section 159(1) of the Act, an indictment is filed—

(a)when it is provided to a Judge in open court; or

(b)if the indictment is sent to the Court electronically, when it is received by the Court's information system known as the eLodgement portal.".

Dated:    13 September 2018

P. B. KIDD, Chief Judge	W. A. WILMOTH
J. A. SMALLWOOD	F. MILLANE
S. M. COHEN	S. S. DAVIS
M. E. SEXTON	F. P. HAMPEL
F. E. HOGAN	S. E. PULLEN
I. E. LAWSON	L. A. HANNAN
P. J. COISH	P. G. MISSO
F. R. GUCCIARDO	R. W. DYER
P. M. TAFT	A. J. CHAMBERS
F. SACCARDO	A. J. TSALAMANDRIS
M. A. GAMBLE	E .W. WOODWARD
H. T. MASON	C. R. GWYNN
G. P. MULLALY	D. TRAPNELL
M. H. TINNEY	M. O'CONNELL
G. T. CANNON	A. RYAN
M. E. DEAN	P. HIGHAM
J. F. CARMODY	T. WRAIGHT
W. E. STUART	P. RIDDELL
D. G. BROOKES	M. CAHILL
C. J. RYAN	D. SEXTON

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Endnotes

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 183/2009. Reprint No. 2 as at 1 March 2018. Reprinted to S.R. No. 24/2018.