Foreign Judgments Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1995

No. 35 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 the Province of Alberta (Canada) of the matters specified in subsections 5 (1) and (3) of the Foreign Judgments Act 1991, in respect of Hong Kong, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Tonga, of the matter specified in subsection 5 (1) of that Act, and in respect of the Province of British Columbia (Canada),of the matter specified in subsection 5 (3) of that Act, make the following Regulations under that Act.

Dated 7 March 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. LAVARCH

Attorney-General

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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   Add at the end:

“(3)

Part 2 of the Act extends in relation to the following inferior courts of Canada:

• (a)

  the Provincial Court of Alberta;

• (b)

  the Provincial Court of British Columbia.”.

3.   Schedule (Superior Courts)

3.1   After item 1, insert:

“1A Province of Alberta,    Canada Supreme Court of Canada Court of Appeal of    Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench    of Alberta”.

3.2   Item 13 :

Omit the item, substitute:

“13 Hong Kong “Privy Council Supreme Court of Hong    Kong (consisting of the:   Court of Appeal;  High Court)”.

3.3   After item 16, insert:

“16A Malawi High Court Supreme Court”.

3.4   After item 25, insert:

“25A	Sri Lanka	Supreme Court Court of Appeal High Court District Court
“25B	Tonga	Court of Appeal Supreme Court”.

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 March 1995.

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