Court of Petty Sessions Act (No 2) 1951 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.

No. 12 of 1951.

AN ORDINANCE

To amend the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance

1930-1949, as amended by the Court of Petty

Sessions Ordinance 1951.

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E it ordained by the Administrator of the Government of the

«B	Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Commonwealth of Australia, with the advice of the Federal
Seat of Government Acceptance Act 1909-1938 and the Seat of
Government (Administration) Act 1910-1947, as follows:—

1.—(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Court of Pettu short title

Sessions Ordinance (No. 2) 1951.*

(2.) Section one of the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance

1951 is amended by omitting sub-section (3.).

(3.) The Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930-1949, as amended by the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1951, is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(4.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance, may be cited as the Court of Petty Sessions Ordinance 1930-1951.

2. Section five of the Principal Ordinance is amended— Definitions.

(a) by omitting the definition of " Clerk " and inserting in

its stead the following definition:—

" ' Clerk' means the Clerk of the Court, and includes a Deputy Clerk of the Court; " ; and

(b) by adding at the end thereof the following definition:—
" ' the Territory' includes the Territory accepted

5781.—PRICE 3D.

by the Commonwealth in pursuance of the

Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act

1915.".

3. Section six of the Principal Ordinance is repealed and the

following section inserted in its stead:—

" 6.— (1.) This Ordinance extends to the Territory accepted by Application to

i	Acceptance Act 1915.
the Commonwealth in pursuance of the Jervis Bay Territory Territory.^
" (2.) The jurisdiction conferred by section eleven of the Seat of Government (Administration) Act 1910-1947 on the several inferior Courts of the State of New South Wales is by force of this Ordinance determined.".

* Notified in the Commonwealth Oaxette on 14th December, 1951.

Appointment 4 . Section seven of the Pr inc ipa l Ordinance is amended by

of magistrates, . . . i / i \ r » i • /-i \ <»

c-.ierks, &c.	inserting m pa rag raph (o) ot sub-section (1.) , after the word " such ", the words " Deputy Clerks of the Court,".
proceedings	5 . Section ninety -two of the Pr incipal Ordinance is amended by
wh6rc evidence

sufficient to put inserting after sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (i) of sub-section

Wai. ° (1.) the following sub-paragraph:—

" (aa) the offence is one which may be dealt with summarily

without the consent of the accused person; or ".

Dated this eleventh day of December, 1951.

J. NORTHCOTT

Administrator.

By His Excellency's Command,

J. A. SPICBR

For and on behalf of the Minister of State

for the Interior.

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By Authority: L. F. JOHNSTON, Commonwealth (ioveninimt 1'iinlii, Canberra.