Foreign Judgments Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1996

No. 145 1

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Foreign Judgments Regulations 2(Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and being satisfied in respect of Switzerland and Taiwan, China of the matters specified in subsections 5 (1) and (3) of the Foreign Judgments Act 1991, in respect of Fiji of the matter specified in subsection 5 (1) of that Act, and in respect of the Province of Manitoba (Canada) of the matter specified in subsection 5 (3) of that Act, make the following Regulations under that Act.

Dated 28 June 1996.

 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 Foreign Judgments Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

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

2.   Regulation 5 (Specified inferior courts)

2.1   Subregulation 5 (3):

Add at the end:

• “;

  (c) the Provincial Court of Manitoba.”.

2.2   Regulation 5:

Add at the end:

 “(4) Part 2 of the Act extends in relation to the following inferior courts of Switzerland:

• (a)

  Bezirksgerichte;

• (b)

  Erstinstanzliche Gerichte;

• (c)

  Arbeitsgerichte;

• (d)

  Mietgerichte.

 “(5) Part 2 of the Act extends in relation to each District Court of Taiwan, China.”.

3.   Schedule (Superior Courts)

3.1   Item 8:

Omit the item, substitute:

“8 Fiji, Republic of Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court”.

3.2   After item 25A, insert:

“25AA	Switzerland	Bundesgericht Kantonale Obere Gerichte Handelsgerichte
“25AB	Taiwan, China	Supreme Court High Courts”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 5 July 1996.

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 321 as amended by 1993 No. 143; 1994 No. 283; 1995 No. 35.