Justices Amendment Rules 2008 (TAS)

Justices Amendment Rules 2008

The Magistrates Rule Committee, in the exercise of its powers under section 15AE of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 , makes the following rules of court for courts of summary jurisdiction exercising jurisdiction under the Justices Act 1959 .

1Short titleThese rules of court may be cited as the Justices Amendment Rules 2008 . 2CommencementThese rules of court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RulesIn these rules of court, the Justices Rules 2003 are referred to as the Principal Rules. 4Rule 68AA insertedAfter rule 68 of the Principal Rules , the following rule is inserted in Part 11: 68AAWritten statements or reports as evidence (1) This rule does not apply to preliminary proceedings under section 61 of the Justices Act 1959 . (2)  In any proceedings, the justices may, upon such terms and conditions as they think necessary, allow a written statement or report by a person to be tendered or treated as evidence in chief of that person.

These rules of court were made by the Magistrates Rule Committee at a meeting held on 24 September 2008.

ARNOLD SHOTT

Chief Magistrate

MICHAEL HILL

Deputy Chief Magistrate

CHRIS WEBSTER

Member

SAM MOLLARD

Member

HELEN WOOD

Member

PETER DIXON

Member

GLENN HAY

Member

MARK RAPLEY

Member

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 8 October 2008

These rules are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the rule) These rules of court amend the