Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1997

No. 135 1

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Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia:

• (a)

  acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council; and

• (b)

  having received written requests from:

  • (i)

    the Administrator of Queensland, performing and exercising all the powers and functions of the Governor of Queensland; and

  • (ii)

    the Governor of Tasmania; and

  • (iii)

    the Administrator of Norfolk Island;

 that certain courts be specified for the purposes of subsection 22 (1) and paragraph 36 (2) (b) of the Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Act 1994;

make the following Regulations under that Act.

Dated 16 June 1997.

 WILLIAM DEANE

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

daryl williams

Attorney-General and Minister for Justice

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Evidence and Procedure (New Zealand) Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Schedule 1

2.1   Schedule 1, Part 1, item 3:

Omit the item, substitute:

“3	New South Wales	Supreme Court Industrial Court District Court Dust Diseases Tribunal Compensation Court Local Courts
[NOTE: The Dust Diseases Tribunal is a court of record: see section 4 of the Dust Diseases Act 1989 of New South Wales.]”.

2.2   Schedule 1, Part 1:

Add at the end:

“6	Tasmania	Supreme Court Courts of Requests
“7	Norfolk Island	Supreme Court Court of Petty Sessions”.

2.3   Schedule 1, Part 2:

Add at the end:

“4	Queensland	Supreme Court
“5	Tasmania	Supreme Court (only registry locations at:  (a) Launceston;  (b) Burnie)
“6	Norfolk Island	Supreme Court”.

2.4   Schedule 1, Part 3, item 3:

After “District Court”, insert “Dust Diseases Tribunal”.

2.5   Schedule 1, Part 3:

Add at the end:

“6 Norfolk Island Supreme Court”.

2.6   Schedule 1, Part 4:

Add at the end:

“4	Queensland	Supreme Court
“5	Norfolk Island	Supreme Court”.

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 23 June 1997.

2. Statutory Rules 1995 No. 22 as amended by 1995 No. 405.