Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Amendment Rules 2025 (WA)

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Magistrates Court Act 2004

Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Amendment Rules 2025

Western Australia

Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Amendment Rules 2025 Contents Magistrates Court Act 2004

Magistrates Court Act 2004

Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Amendment Rules 2025

Made by the Magistrates Court in accordance with the Magistrates Court Act 2004 section 39.

1.Citation

These rules are the Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Amendment Rules 2025.

2.Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

  • (a)

    rules 1 and 2 — on the day on which these rules are published on the WA legislation website;

  • (b)

    the rest of the rules — on the day on which the Restraining Orders Amendment Regulations 2025 regulation 4 comes into operation.

3.Rules amended

These rules amend the Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Rules 2005.

4.Schedule 1 amended
  • (1)

    In Schedule 1 Form 2 in Part E delete:

     

Person serving order

Name of person serving order:

  • Iam

    r    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer         Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer         Prison: ___________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar      Date of authorisation: _________

and insert:

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer           Detention centre: ___________________________

  • r

    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

  • r

    a prison officer                Prison: __________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: _________

  • (2)

    In Schedule 1 Form 3 in Part D delete:

     

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer     Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer     Prison: __________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: _________

and insert:

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer           Detention centre: ___________________________

  • r

    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

  • r

    a prison officer                Prison: __________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: _________

  • (3)

    In Schedule 1 Form 6 in Part E delete:

     

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer                Prison: ___________________________________

  • r

    a person authorised by the registrar Date of authorisation: _________

and insert:

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer           Detention centre:____________________________

r    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer                Prison: ___________________________________

  • r

    a person authorised by the registrar Date of authorisation: _________

  • (4)

    In Schedule 1 Form 9 in Part D delete:

     

Person serving order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer                Prison: ___________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar          Date of authorisation: _________

and insert:

Person serving order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer           Detention centre: ___________________________

r    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer                Prison: ___________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar          Date of authorisation: _________

  • (5)

    In Schedule 1 Form 10 in Part F delete:

     

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer                Prison: ___________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar          Date of authorisation: _________

and insert:

Person

serving

order

Name of person serving order:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer           Detention centre: ___________________________

r    a police officer                Rank, number and station: ___________________

r    a prison officer                Prison: ___________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar          Date of authorisation: _________

  • (6)

    In Schedule 1 Form 13 in Part B:

    • (a)

      delete:

       

Person serving summons

Name of person serving summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r   a police officer            Rank, number and station: ______________________

r   a prison officer            Prison: _____________________________________

r   a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: ____________

and insert:

 

Person serving summons

Name of person serving summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r   a custodial officer       Detention centre: _______________________________

r   a police officer            Rank, number and station: ______________________

r   a prison officer            Prison: _____________________________________

r   a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: ____________

  • (b)

    delete:

     

Summons not served

Name of person attempting to serve summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer         Rank, number and station: _______________________

r    a prison officer         Prison: ______________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: ____________

Attempted method of service:       r personal     r by post       r substituted service

Steps taken to attempt service:

I was unable to serve this summons because:

  • r

    the person to be summonsed does not appear to live or work at the addresses given and cannot be found elsewhere

  • r

    the person to be summonsed appears to be deliberately avoiding being served with this summons

  • r

    other [give details]

Signature:

Date:

and insert:

 

Summons not served

Name of person attempting to serve summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer    Detention centre: ________________________________

r    a police officer         Rank, number and station: _______________________

r    a prison officer         Prison: ______________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar       Date of authorisation: ____________

Attempted method of service:       r personal     r by post       r substituted service

Steps taken to attempt service:

I was unable to serve this summons because:

  • r

    the person to be summonsed does not appear to live or work at the addresses given and cannot be found elsewhere

  • r

    the person to be summonsed appears to be deliberately avoiding being served with this summons

  • r

    other [give details]

Signature:

Date:

  • (7)

    In Schedule 1 Form 16 in Part B:

    • (a)

      delete:

       

Person

serving

summons

Name of person serving summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a police officer          Rank, number and station: ___________________________

r    a prison officer          Prison: __________________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar      Date of authorisation:   _________________

and insert:

 

Person

serving

summons

Name of person serving summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r    a custodial officer      Detention centre: ______________________________________

r    a police officer          Rank, number and station: ___________________________

r    a prison officer          Prison: __________________________________________

r    a person authorised by the registrar      Date of authorisation:   _________________

  • (b)

    delete:

     

Summons not served

Name of person attempting to serve summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r     a police officer      Rank, number and station: ____________________________

r     a prison officer     Prison: ___________________________________________

r     a person authorised by the registrar        Date of authorisation: _______________

Attempted method of service:     r personal             r by post           r substituted service

Steps taken to attempt service:

I was unable to serve this summons because:

  • r

    the person to be summonsed does not appear to live or work at the addresses given and cannot be found elsewhere

  • r

    the person to be summonsed appears to be deliberately avoiding being served with this summons

  • r

    other [give details]

Signature:

Date:

and insert:

 

Summons not served

Name of person attempting to serve summons:

I am:

  • r

    the registrar of the court

r     a custodial officer Detention centre: _______________________________________

r     a police officer      Rank, number and station: ____________________________

r     a prison officer     Prison: ___________________________________________

r     a person authorised by the registrar        Date of authorisation: _______________

Attempted method of service:     r personal             r by post           r substituted service

Steps taken to attempt service:

I was unable to serve this summons because:

  • r

    the person to be summonsed does not appear to live or work at the addresses given and cannot be found elsewhere

  • r

    the person to be summonsed appears to be deliberately avoiding being served with this summons

  • r

    other [give details]

Signature:

Date:

Date: 28 January 2025

Mr STEVEN HEATH, Chief Magistrate Magistrates Court in Perth

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