Western Australia
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000
Western Australia
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000
CONTENTS
Part 1 — Preliminary
| 1. | Short title | 2 |
| 2. | Commencement | 2 |
| Part 2 — Amendments to the District |
Court of Western Australia
Act 1969
| 3. | The Act amended | 3 |
| 4. | Section 24 amended | 3 |
| 5. | Section 27A inserted | 3 |
| 27A. | Employment of personal staff for Judges | 3 |
| 6. | Section 88 amended | 4 |
| 7. | Section 89A inserted | 4 |
| 89A. | Fees and poundage | 4 |
Part 3 — Amendments to the Liquor
Licensing Act 1988
| 8. | The Act amended | 6 |
| 9. | Section 3 amended | 6 |
| 10. | Section 8 amended | 6 |
| 11. | Section 9 replaced | 7 |
9. Appointment of the Judge of the Liquor
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| 12. | Sections 10 and 11 repealed | 8 |
| 13. | Section 16 amended | 8 |
| 14. | Transitional | 8 |
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000
Contents
Part 4 — Amendment to the Local
Courts Act 1904
| 15. | The Act amended | 9 |
| 16. | Section 91 amended | 9 |
| Part 5 — Amendments to the Supreme Court Act 1935 | ||
| 17. | The Act amended | 10 |
| 18. | Part VI inserted | 10 |
| Part VI — Mediation |
| 69. | Interpretation | 10 |
| 70. | Protection of mediator | 10 |
| 71. | Privilege | 11 |
| 72. | Confidentiality | 12 |
| 19. | Section 155 amended | 13 |
| 20. | Section 155A inserted | 13 |
| 155A. | Employment of personal staff for Judges | |
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| 21. | Section 163 amended | 14 |
| 22. | Section 167 amended | 14 |
| 23. | Section 169 repealed | 15 |
| 24. | Section 170 amended | 15 |
| 25. | Section 171 inserted | 15 |
| 171. | Fees and poundage | 15 |
Part 6 — Validation
| 26. | Validation | 17 |
Western Australia
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000
No. 27 of 2000
An Act to amend —
the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969;
the Liquor Licensing Act 1988;
the Local Courts Act 1904; and
the Supreme Court Act 1935.
[Assented to 6 July 2000]
The Parliament of Western Australia enacts as follows:
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000
| Part 1 | Preliminary |
| s. 1 |
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Short title
| This Act may be cited as the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000. |
2. Commencement
| (1) | This Act, other than the provisions set out in subsection (2), comes into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent. |
| (2) | Sections 6, 7, and 21 to 25 come into operation on a day fixed by proclamation. |
| (3) | Different days may be fixed under subsection (2) for different provisions. |
Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2000
| Amendments to the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 | Part 2 |
s. 3
Part 2 — Amendments to the District Court of Western
Australia Act 1969
3. The Act amended
| The amendments in this Part are to the District Court of Western Australia Act 1969*. |
[* Reprinted as at 1 January 1999.]
4. Section 24 amended
| Section 24(1) is amended by deleting “any practitioner as defined by the Legal Practitioners Act 1893, of not less than 8 years’ standing and practice,” and inserting instead — “ |
a person qualified to be appointed a…