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

This case involved the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Amendment) Act 1995, which amended the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982. The amendment involved the amendment of section 28 of the Principal Act, which pertains to the address for service, and section 303 of the Principal Act, which deals with warrants. The court was required to interpret and apply the provisions of the amended Act to the proceedings before it.

The legal issues before the court were whether the amendments to section 28 and section 303 of the Principal Act were valid and whether they had been properly applied to the proceedings before the court. The court had to consider whether the amendments to section 28 of the Principal Act, which changed the address for service from "City Area" to "Territory", were valid and whether the new provision was consistent with the rest of the Act. The court also had to consider whether the amendments to section 303 of the Principal Act, which allowed the bailiff to enter and search any premises where the bailiff suspects the person to be, using such force as is necessary and reasonable, were valid and whether they were consistent with the rest of the Act.

The court held that the amendments to section 28 and section 303 of the Principal Act were valid and had been properly applied to the proceedings before it. The court found that the amendments to section 28 were consistent with the rest of the Act and did not change the meaning or effect of the provision. The court also found that the amendments to section 303 were consistent with the rest of the Act and did not create any ambiguity or inconsistency.

The final orders of the court were not explicitly stated in the text, but it is likely that the court granted the relief sought by the parties before it, subject to the proper application of the amended Act.