Crown Proceedings Regulation 1993 (ACT)

The Crown Proceedings Regulation 1993 was established under the Crown Proceedings Act 1992 and was repealed by the Court Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004. The regulation provided for the administration of legal proceedings involving the Crown in the ACT, including matters related to service of documents, time limits for commencing proceedings, and the jurisdiction of the ACT Supreme Court. The regulation was repealed as part of a broader reform of court procedures in the ACT, which included the creation of the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

The court was required to decide whether the repealed Crown Proceedings Regulation 1993 was still valid and enforceable, despite its repeal. The court also needed to determine whether the repealed regulation could be used as a basis for legal proceedings that were commenced before its repeal, but which were still ongoing at the time of the repeal. The court had to consider the effect of the repeal on the legal rights and obligations of the parties involved in the proceedings.

The court held that the repealed Crown Proceedings Regulation 1993 was no longer valid or enforceable, as it had been repealed by the Court Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004. The court also held that the repealed regulation could not be used as a basis for legal proceedings that were commenced before its repeal, but which were still ongoing at the time of the repeal. The court held that the legal rights and obligations of the parties involved in the proceedings were determined by the law in force at the time the proceedings were commenced, and not by the repealed regulation.

The court made an order that the repealed Crown Proceedings Regulation 1993 was no longer valid or enforceable, and that it could not be used as a basis for legal proceedings that were commenced before its repeal, but which were still ongoing at the time of the repeal. The court also made an order that the legal rights and obligations of the parties involved in the proceedings were determined by the law in force at the time the proceedings were commenced, and not by the repealed regulation.