Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act 1995 (ACT)

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction)
(Amendment) Act 1995

No. 27 of 1995

An Act to amend the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982

[Notified in ACT Gazette S212: 5 September 1995]

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Short title

1.  This Act may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act 1995.

Commencement

2.  This Act commences on the day on which it is notified in the Gazette.

Principal Act

3.  In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982.1

Address for service

4.  Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (2) and (3) “City Area” and substituting “Territory”.

Warrants

5.  Section 303 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a)by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:

“(2)  For the purposes of paragraph (1) (d), the bailiff may enter and search any premises where the bailiff suspects the person to be, using such force as is necessary and reasonable.”; and

(b)by omitting “(2)” from subsection (2) and substituting “(3)”.

NOTE

Principal Act

1. Reprinted as at 10 April 1995.

[Presentation speech made in Assembly on 4 May 1995]

©  Australian Capital Territory 1995