Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Solicitors' Costs) Regulations (Amendment) (ACT)

Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Solicitors’ Costs) Regulations1 (Amendment)

Subordinate Law No. 2 of 19982

The Australian Capital Territory Executive makes the following Regulations under the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982.

Dated 15 January 1998.

gary humphries

Minister

bill stefaniak

Minister

Commencement

1.  These Regulations commence on the day on which they are notified in the Gazette.

Principal Regulations

2.  In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Solicitors’ Costs) Regulations.

Costs of ordinary claims—application of Supreme Court Rules

3.  Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting from paragraph (1) (a) “the amount  referred to in Order 4, paragraph 6 (3) (a)” and substituting “the prescribed costs are the amount referred to in Order 3, paragraph 2 (a)”.

Costs of special claims—application of Supreme Court Rules

4.  Regulation 8 of the Principal Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting from paragraph (a) “Order 4, paragraph 6 (3) (a)” and substituting “Order 3, paragraph 2 (a)”; and

(b)by omitting from paragraph (b) “Order 4, subrule 6 (4)” and substituting “Order 3, subrule 3 (2)”.

NOTES

Principal Regulations

1. Reprinted as at 31 May 1997.

Notification

1. Notified in the ACT Gazette on 16 January 1998.

©  Australian Capital Territory 1998