Drug Court Amendment (Court Expansion) Regulation 2012 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Drug Court Amendment (Court

Expansion) Regulation 2012

under the

Drug Court Act 1998

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Drug Court Act 1998.

GREG SMITH, MP

Attorney General

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to expand the operation of the Drug Court to the City of

Sydney. Accordingly, this Regulation amends the Drug Court Regulation 2010:

(a)	to allow persons who ordinarily reside in the local government area of the City of Sydney to be referred to the Drug Court, and
(b)	to allow the District Court sitting at Sydney, and the Local Court sitting at Central, Downing Centre, Newtown and Waverley, to refer proceedings to the Drug Court, and
(c)	to provide that persons acting on behalf of the South East Sydney Local Health District in connection with the administration of, or provision of services in connection with, a drug offender’s program are to provide certain information to the Drug Court.

This Regulation is made under the Drug Court Act 1998, including sections 5, 6 (1), 7 (1) (b),

31 (1) and 32 (the general regulation-making power).

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Clause 1	Drug Court Amendment (Court Expansion) Regulation 2012

Drug Court Amendment (Court Expansion) Regulation

2012

under the

Drug Court Act 1998

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Drug Court Amendment (Court Expansion)
Regulation 2012.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on 7 January 2013 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

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Drug Court Amendment (Court Expansion) Regulation 2012

Amendment of Drug Court Regulation 2010	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendment of Drug Court Regulation 2010

[1]      Clause 4 Eligible persons

Insert “City of Sydney,” after “Port Stephens,” in clause 4 (a).

[2]      Clause 6 Referring courts—referral during proceedings

Omit “Parramatta or Penrith” from clause 6 (a). Insert instead “Parramatta, Penrith or Sydney”.

[3]      Clause 6 (b)

Insert “Central,” after “Campbelltown,”.

[4]      Clause 6 (b)

Insert “Downing Centre,” after “Cessnock,”.

[5]      Clause 6 (b)

Insert “Newtown,” after “Newcastle,”.

[6]      Clause 6 (b)

Insert “Waverley,” after “Toronto,”.

[7]      Clause 10 Provision of information to Drug Court

Insert “South East Sydney,” after “Blue Mountains,” in clause 10 (1) (a).