Magistrates Act (NT)

Note

In order to give effect to the Cross-border Justice Act, this law must be applied with the modifications mentioned in section 13 of the Cross-border Justice Act as if this law had been altered in that way.

For modifications of this law prescribed by regulation, see Part 3, Division 9 of the Cross-border Justice Regulations.

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

MAGISTRATES ACT

As in force at 2 April 2013

Table of provisionsTable of provisions         [if supportFields]><span style='mso-element:field-begin'></span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>&#160;</span>TOC \o &#34;1-9&#34; <span style='mso-element: field-separator'></span><![endif] — Preliminary 1 — Short title 2 — Commencement 3 — Definitions Part II — Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate and Stipendiary Magistrate 4 — Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate and Stipendiary Magistrate 5 — Eligibility for appointment 6 — Remuneration 7 — Tenure of office 8 — Resignation 9 — Acting Magistrates 9A — Relieving Magistrate 10 — Removal from office 11 — Magistrates not to undertake other work 12 — Rights of public servants 13 — Appointment of courts, &c. 13A — Directions by Chief Magistrate Part III — Special Magistrates 14 — Appointment of Special Magistrate 16 — Resignation 17 — Terms and conditions of appointment Part IV — Jurisdiction and protection of Magistrates 18 — Powers of Magistrates 19 — Acts done beyond the Territory 19A — Protection of Magistrates Part V — Miscellaneous 20 — Oath of office 20A — Matters pending when term of office expires, &c. 21 — Transitional and savings provisions 24 — References to Magistrates appointed under Schedule ENDNOTES   northern territory of australia

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As in force at 2 April 2013.

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MAGISTRATES ACT

An Act relating to the provision of Magistrates

Part IPreliminary 1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Magistrates Act.

2Commencement

This Act shall come into operation on a date to be fixed by the Administrator by notice in the Gazette.

3Definitions

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Coroner has the same meaning as in the Coroners Act.

eligible person means a person eligible under section 5 for appointment as a Magistrate.

Magistrate means the Chief Magistrate, a Deputy Chief Magistrate, a Stipendiary Magistrate, a Special Magistrate or a Relieving Magistrate.

Relieving Magistrate means a person appointed as a Relieving Magistrate under section 9A.

Part IIChief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate and Stipendiary Magistrate 4Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate and Stipendiary Magistrate

• (1)

  For the purposes of this Act, there shall be:

  • (a)

    an office of Chief Magistrate; and

  • (b)

    so many other offices of Deputy Chief Magistrate and Stipendiary Magistrate as the Attorney-General thinks fit.

• (2)

  The Chief Magistrate and each Deputy Chief Magistrate is a Stipendiary Magistrate.

• (3)

  The Administrator may appoint an eligible person to hold an office referred to in subsection (1).

• (4)

  Where a person holding an office of Stipendiary Magistrate is appointed to hold the office of Chief Magistrate or Deputy Chief Magistrate, the person ceases to hold the former office of Stipendiary Magistrate.

5Eligibility for appointment

A person is eligible for appointment as a Magistrate if the person:

• (a)

  is a lawyer and has been for at least 5 years; or

• (b)

  is admitted to the legal profession, and has been for at least 5 years, in one of the following jurisdictions:

  • (i)

    New Zealand;

  • (ii)

    Papua New Guinea;

  • (iii)

    England;

  • (iv)

    Scotland;

  • (v)

    Northern Ireland; or

• (c)

  has held a position of magistrate, or, in the opinion of the Minister, its equivalent, in a jurisdiction mentioned in paragraph (b) and has the approved academic qualifications for admission as a local lawyer under section 10 of the Legal Profession Act.

6Remuneration

• (1)

  Subject to subsection (2), a Magistrate appointed under section 4(3) is entitled to receive salary, allowances and other benefits as determined by the Remuneration Tribunal under section 7 of the Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act.

• (2)

  The salary, allowances and other benefits to which a Magistrate is entitled under subsection (1) must not be altered to the Magistrate’s detriment during his or her term of office.

• (3)

  Salaries, allowances and other benefits payable under subsection (1) are to be paid from the public moneys of the Territory and the appropriation for that purpose is established or increased to the extent necessary.

7Tenure of office

• (1)

  Subject to this Act, a Magistrate appointed under section 4(3) holds office until he attains the age of 70 years.

• (2)

  A person who has attained the age of 70 years shall not be appointed under section 4(3).

8Resignation

A Magistrate appointed under section 4(3) may resign his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Attorney-General.

9Acting Magistrates

• (1)

  Where:

  • (a)

    there is a vacancy in the office of Chief Magistrate; or

  • (b)

    the Chief Magistrate is absent from duty or from the Territory or, for any other reason, is unable to carry out the duties of his or her office,

  the Administrator or the Attorney-General may appoint a Deputy Chief Magistrate or a Stipendiary Magistrate to act as Chief Magistrate during that vacancy, absence or inability, as the case may be.

• (1A)

  Where:

  • (a)

    there is a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chief Magistrate; or

  • (b)

    a Deputy Chief Magistrate is absent from duty or from the Territory or, for any other reason, is unable to carry out the duties of his or her office,

  the Administrator or the Attorney-General may appoint a Stipendiary Magistrate to act as a Deputy Chief Magistrate during that vacancy, absence or inability, as the case may be.

• (2)

  Where:

  • (a)

    there is a vacancy in an office of Stipendiary Magistrate; or

  • (b)

    a Stipendiary Magistrate is absent from duty or from the Territory or, for any other reason, is unable to carry out the duties of his or her office,

  the Administrator or the Attorney-General may appoint an eligible person to act as a Stipendiary Magistrate during that vacancy, absence or inability, as the case may be.

• (2A)

  However, a person who has attained the age of 70 years must not be appointed to act as a Stipendiary Magistrate.

• (3)

  Subject to this section, a person appointed under subsection (1), (1A) or (2) must not continue to act as Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate or Stipendiary Magistrate, as the case may be, for more than:

  • (a)

    if he or she was so appointed by the Administrator – 12 months; or

  • (b)

    if he or she was so appointed by the Attorney-General – 3 months.

• (3A)

  In addition, a person who has attained the age of 70 years must not continue to act as a Stipendiary Magistrate.

• (4)

  Where a person is acting as Chief Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1), as Deputy Chief Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1A) or as Stipendiary Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (2):

  • (a)

    a reference in a law of the Territory to the Chief Magistrate, a Deputy Chief Magistrate or a Stipendiary Magistrate, as the case may be, includes a reference to that person; and

  • (b)

    that person has all the powers, functions and duties conferred or imposed upon the Chief Magistrate, a Deputy Chief Magistrate or a Stipendiary Magistrate, as the case may be, by any law of the Territory.

• (5)

  The Administrator may:

  • (a)

    determine the terms and conditions of appointment of a person under this section; and

  • (b)

    at any time terminate such an appointment.

• (6)

  Where:

  • (a)

    a person is acting as Chief Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1)(b) and the office of Chief Magistrate becomes vacant while the person is so acting;

  • (b)

    a person is acting as a Deputy Chief Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1A)(b) and the office of Deputy Chief Magistrate becomes vacant while the person is so acting; or

  • (c)

    a person is acting as a Stipendiary Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (2)(b) and the office of Stipendiary Magistrate becomes vacant while the person is so acting,

  the person may continue to act until the Administrator otherwise directs, the vacancy is filled or a period of 12 months from the date on which the vacancy occurred expires, whichever first happens.

• (7)

  A person may resign an appointment under subsection (1), (1A) or (2) by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Attorney-General.

• (8)

  The validity of anything done by a person acting as Chief Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1), as a Deputy Chief Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (1A) or as a Stipendiary Magistrate in pursuance of an appointment under subsection (2) shall not be called in question by reason of any defect or irregularity in or in connection with his or her appointment or on the ground that the occasion for his or her acting had not arisen or had ceased.

9ARelieving Magistrate

• (1)

  Where the Attorney-General is of the opinion that the efficient administration of justice requires it, the Attorney-General may appoint an eligible person to be a Relieving Magistrate for such period, not exceeding 6 months, as is specified in the instrument of appointment.

• (1A)

  However, a person who has attained the age of 70 years must not be appointed to be a Relieving Magistrate.

• (2)

  A reference in a law of the Territory to a Stipendiary Magistrate includes a reference to a Relieving Magistrate.

• (3)

  A Relieving Magistrate has all the powers, functions and duties conferred or imposed upon a Stipendiary Magistrate by a law of the Territory.

• (4)

  A Relieving Magistrate holds office upon such terms and conditions, whether as to remuneration or otherwise, as the Attorney-General determines.

• (4A)

  Despite subsection (4), a Relieving Magistrate ceases to hold office on attaining the age of 70 years.

• (5)

  A Relieving Magistrate may resign his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Attorney-General.

• (6)

  The validity of anything done by a person appointed, or purported to be appointed, as a Relieving Magistrate under subsection (1) shall not be called in question by reason of any defect or irregularity in or in connection with the appointment or on the ground that the occasion for the appointment had not arisen or had ceased.

10Removal from office

A Magistrate appointed under section 4(3) shall not be removed from office unless:

• (a)

  he or she has failed to comply with a direction given by the Chief Magistrate under section 13A(1)(b); or

• (b)

  the Administrator is satisfied that the Magistrate is:

  • (i)

    incapable of carrying out his or her duties;

  • (ii)

    incompetent to carry out his or her duties; or

  • (iii)

    for any other reason unsuited to the performance of his or her duties.

  11Magistrates not to undertake other work

• (1)

  A Magistrate appointed under this Part shall not engage in practice as a legal practitioner during the term of the appointment.

• (2)

  A Magistrate appointed under this Part shall not, without the consent of the Attorney-General, engage in paid employment outside the duties of his or her office under this Act or any office or appointment held by him or her in the Defence Force.

• (3)

  The acceptance by a Magistrate of appointment to a judicial office in another Territory does not affect his or her office under this Act.

12Rights of public servants

Where a Magistrate appointed under this Part was, immediately before his or her appointment an officer of the Australian Public Service or a person to whom the Officers’ Rights Declaration Act 1928 of the Commonwealth applied, he or she retains his or her existing and accruing rights.

13Appointment of courts, &c.

The Attorney-General may, after consultation with the Chief Magistrate, appoint the places in the Territory where Magistrates and Justices shall hold courts or sit in the exercise of jurisdiction conferred on them under this Act or any other law in force in the Territory.

13ADirections by Chief Magistrate

• (1)

  The Chief Magistrate:

  • (a)

    must assign and apportion duties to Magistrates and Justices; and

  • (b)

    subject to subsection (2), may give any directions in respect of the performance of those duties as are necessary, including a direction as to the places in the Territory where a Magistrate or Justice is to perform his or her duties.

• (2)

  The Chief Magistrate may not give a direction for the purpose of affecting the exercise by a Magistrate or Justice of his or her judicial discretion.

• (3)

  A Magistrate or Justice must comply with a direction given by the Chief Magistrate.

Part IIISpecial Magistrates 14Appointment of Special Magistrate

• (1)

  For the purposes of this Act, the Administrator may appoint such Special Magistrates as are required.

• (2)

  A person is not eligible for appointment under subsection (1) unless he or she is a Justice of the Peace.

16Resignation

A Special Magistrate may resign his or her office by writing signed by him or her and delivered to the Attorney-General.

17Terms and conditions of appointment

A Special Magistrate holds office upon such terms and conditions, whether as to remuneration or otherwise, as the Administrator, from time to time determines.

Part IVJurisdiction and protection of Magistrates 18Powers of Magistrates

• (1)

  Subject to subsection (2), each Magistrate has jurisdiction, power and authority to do alone whatsoever any one, 2 or more Justices may lawfully do under the Justices Act, or under or by virtue of any Act conferring jurisdiction, power or authority upon Justices.

• (2)

  Subsection (1) does not authorize a Magistrate to exercise any jurisdiction or to do any act which he or she is, by the express provisions of any Act, authorized to exercise or do only in conjunction with other Justices.

• (3)

  Every Stipendiary Magistrate has the jurisdiction and all the powers and functions of a Special Magistrate whether given by or under the Justices Act or by or under any other law in force in the Territory.

19Acts done beyond the Territory

• (1)

  An act done by a Magistrate, by virtue of his or her office, outside the Territory for the purpose of authenticating the signature of a person to an instrument intended to take effect in the Territory shall, unless the act is required by law to be done in the Territory, be effective for the purposes of any law of the Territory.

• (2)

  An oath administered by a Magistrate, by virtue of his or her office, outside the Territory in any case in which an oath may be administered by a Magistrate shall, unless the oath is required by law to be administered in the Territory, be effective for the purposes of any law of the Territory.

19AProtection of Magistrates

A Magistrate has, in the performance of his or her duties as a Magistrate, the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Supreme Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a Judge.

Part VMiscellaneous 20Oath of office

• (1)

  Subject to subsection (3), a person appointed under section 4(3), 9, 9A or 14(1) shall not exercise or perform any of the powers, functions or duties conferred or imposed upon him or her by any law of the Territory unless he or she has taken an oath in accordance with the form in the Schedule.

• (2)

  The oath must be administered by:

  • (a)

    a Judge; or

  • (b)

    if taken outside the Territory – a person authorised by the Administrator.

• (3)

  Where a person has taken the oath required by subsection (1) on his or her appointment under section 4(3), 9, 9A or 14(1) and:

  • (a)

    afterwards ceases to hold that appointment; or

  • (b)

    not being the Chief Magistrate, is appointed to be the Chief Magistrate,

  it is not necessary for him or her to take an oath for the purpose of subsection (1) on his or her again being appointed under section 4(3), 9, 9A or 14(1).

20AMatters pending when term of office expires, &c.

A Magistrate is authorized to complete the hearing and determination of a proceeding that is pending before the Magistrate at the time of his or her resignation or expiration of office so that, notwithstanding that there may not be a vacancy in an office as required by section 9(1), where relevant, he or she holds an appointment as an acting Stipendiary Magistrate during any period while completing such hearing and determination.

21Transitional and savings provisions

• (1)

  Where:

  • (a)

    the appointment of a person under section 4(3) has effect from and including the date of commencement of this Act;

  • (b)

    immediately before the commencement of this Act, that person held office as a Chief Magistrate or as a Stipendiary Magistrate by virtue of an appointment under section 10(3) of the Justices Act; and

  • (c)

    at the date of commencement of this Act, a Court or Tribunal constituted by that person had commenced the hearing of proceedings but:

    • (i)

      the hearing had not been completed; or

    • (ii)

      the proceedings had not been determined,

  the Court or Tribunal constituted by that person may continue the hearing of the proceedings and may determine the proceedings as if:

  • (d)

    this Act had come into operation before the hearing of the proceedings commenced; and

  • (e)

    that person had been appointed under section 4(3) immediately before the hearing of the proceedings commenced.

• (2)

  A person who, immediately before the commencement of this Act, held office as a Special Magistrate by virtue of an appointment under section 10(3) of the Justices Act continues after the commencement to hold office as if:

  • (a)

    this Act had been in operation when the appointment was made; and

  • (b)

    the appointment had been made under section 14(1),

  but such an appointment may be revoked.

• (3)

  For the purposes of any law of the Territory that:

  • (a)

    confers or imposes any power, function or duty upon a Magistrate or upon a Coroner; or

  • (b)

    confers any jurisdiction upon a Court or Tribunal,

  an act done before the commencement of this Act by a person holding office as the Chief Magistrate, as a Stipendiary Magistrate or as a Special Magistrate by virtue of an appointment under section 10(3) of the Justices Act has the same force and effect after the commencement as it would have had if:

  • (c)

    this Act had been in operation when the act was done; and

  • (d)

    the person had, at that time, held office under section 4(3) or 14(1).

  24References to Magistrates appointed under

  A reference in any law in force in the Northern Territory to a Magistrate however appointed, shall be read as a reference to a Magistrate appointed under this Act.

Schedule

section 20

OATH

I, ___________ [promise/ swear etc. as required by Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act] that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth the Second, Her heirs and successors, according to law, that I will well and truly serve in the office of

and that I will do right to all manner of people according to law, without fear or favour, affection or ill-will. [So help me God! or as appropriate]

ENDNOTES

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  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

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  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Magistrates Ordinance 1977 (Act No. 4, 1977)
Assent date	10 February 1977
Commenced	4 April 1977 (Gaz No. 13A, 4 April 1977, p 492)
Magistrates Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 14, 1978)
Assent date	29 May 1978
Commenced	29 May 1978
Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 54, 1978)
Assent date	1 July 1978
Commenced	1 July 1978 (s 8)
Magistrates Act 1979 (Act No. 152, 1979)
Assent date	12 December 1979
Commenced	12 December 1979
MagistratesAmendment Act 1980 (Act No. 12, 1981)
Assent date	9 January 1981
Commenced	6 February 1981 (Gaz G5, 6 February 1981, p 1)
Statute LawRevision Act (No. 2) 1981 (Act No. 63, 1981)
Assent date	20 July 1981
Commenced	20 July 1981
Statute LawRevision Act 1985 (Act No. 49, 1985)
Assent date	1 October 1985
Commenced	1 October 1985
Statute Law Revision Act (No. 2) 1987 (Act No. 59, 1987)
Assent date	31 December 1987
Commenced	31 December 1987
Magistrates Amendment Act 1988 (Act No. 35, 1988)
Assent date	14 September 1988
Commenced	14 September 1988
Local Court (ConsequentialAmendments) Act1989 (Act No. 14, 1989)
Assent date	5 June 1989
Commenced	s 6: 5 June 1989; rem: 1 January 1991 (s 2, s 2 Small Claims Amendment Act 1988 (Act No. 43, 1988), Gaz G17, 3 May 1989, p 2, s 2 Local Court Act 1989 (Act No. 31, 1989) and Gaz G49, 12 December 1990, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 1989 (Act No. 60, 1989)
Assent date	2 October 1989
Commenced	2 October 1989
Magistrates Amendment Act 1998 (Act No. 5, 1998)
Assent date	25 March 1998
Commenced	22 April 1998 (Gaz G15, 22 April 1998, p 4)
Magistrates Amendment Act (No. 2) 1998 (Act No. 45, 1998)
Assent date	27 May 1998
Commenced	27 May 1998
Magistrates Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 49, 2004)
Assent date	13 September 2004
Commenced	20 October 2004 (s 2, s 2 Remuneration Tribunal Amendment Act 2004 (Act No. 51, 2004) and Gaz G42, 20 October 2004, p 3)
Magistrates Amendment Act 2005 (Act No. 36, 2005)
Assent date	22 November 2005
Commenced	21 December 2005 (Gaz G51, 21 December 2005, p 2)
Assembly Members and Statutory Officers (Remuneration and Other Entitlements) Act 2006 (Act No. 7, 2006)
Assent date	26 April 2006
Commenced	26 April 2006
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date	17 May 2007
Commenced	s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3); rem: 17 May 2007
Cross-border Justice Act 2009 (Act No. 1, 2009)
Assent date	12 March 2009
Commenced	ss 67(b), 68(2)(e), 106, 108, 114, 116 and Part 15 Div 6: 1 December 2009; rem: 1 November 2009 (Gaz S59, 29 October 2009)
Financial Management Amendment Act 2009 (Act No. 15, 2009)
Assent date	18 June 2009
Commenced	18 June 2009
Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40, 2010)
Assent date	18 November 2010
Commenced	1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations Act 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011, p 4)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Age of Retirement) Act 2013 (Act No. 5, 2013)
Assent date	14 March 2013
Commenced	2 April 2013 (Gaz S14, 2 April 2013)

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  SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

s 4 Magistrates Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 14, 1978)

s 8 Transfer of Powers (Self-Government) Ordinance 1978 (Act No. 54, 1978)

s 7 Magistrates Amendment Act 1980 (Act No. 12, 1980)

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  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

lt                       amd No. 12, 1981, s 8

ss 1 – 2              amd No. 12, 1981, s 8

s 3                     amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 49, 1985, s 4; No. 35, 1988, s 3; No. 5, 1998, s 4; No. 36, 2005, s 4

pt II hdg             amd No. 5, 1998, s 5

s 4                     amd No. 14, 1978, s 3; No. 54, 1978, ss 3 and 4; No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 59, 1987, s 5; No. 5, 1998, s 6; No. 45, 1998, s 5; No. 36, 2005, s 5

s 5                     sub No. 35, 1988, s 4

amd No. 45, 1998, s 5; No. 36, 2005, s 6

sub No. 7, 2007, s 8

s 6                     amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 45, 1998, s 5

sub No. 49, 2004, s 3

amd No. 7, 2006, s 30; No. 15, 2009, s 16

s 7                     amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 45, 1998, s 5; No. 5, 2013, s 8

s 8                     amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 9                     amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 152, 1979, s 2; No. 35, 1988, s 5; No. 5, 1998, s 7; No. 45, 1998, s 5; No. 36, 2005, s 7

s 9A                   ins No. 35, 1988, s 6

amd No. 45, 1998, s 5; No. 36, 2005, s 8

s 10                   amd No. 54, 1978, s 4

sub No. 12, 1981, s 4

amd No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 11                   amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 35, 1988, s 7; No. 60, 1989, s 6; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 12                   amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 13                   sub No. 12, 1981, s 5

amd No. 45, 1998, s 3

s 13A                 ins No. 45, 1998, s 4

s 14                   amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 15                   amd No. 54, 1978, s 4

rep No. 12, 1981, s 6

s 16                   amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 17                   amd No. 54, 1978, s 4; No. 35, 1988, s 8

pt IV hdg            sub No. 14, 1989, s 5

s 18                   amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 35, 1988, s 9; No. 60, 1989, s 6; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 19                   amd No. 60, 1989, s 6; No. 45, 1998, s 5

s 19A                 ins No. 14, 1989, s 5

s 20                   amd No. 63, 1981, s 2; No. 35, 1988, s 10; No. 60, 1989, s 6; No. 45, 1998, s 5; No. 1, 2009, s 153; No. 40, 2010, s 118

s 20A                 ins No. 35, 1988, s 11

s 21                   amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 63, 1981, s 2

s 22                   amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 63, 1981, s 2

rep No. 35, 1988, s 12

s 23                   rep No. 12, 1981, s 8

s 24                   amd No. 12, 1981, s 8; No. 60, 1989, s 6

sch                    amd No. 40, 2010, s 118