Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Amendment (Open Courts) Rules 2020 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Amendment (Open Courts) Rules 2020

S.R. No. 40/2020

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Form 54 amended

5Form 55 amended

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2020

S.R. No. 40/2020

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Amendment (Open Courts) Rules 2020

The Chief Magistrate together with 2 Deputy Chief Magistrates jointly make the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to make amendments to the Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019 as a consequence of amendments made to the Open Courts Act 2013 by the Open Courts and Other Acts Amendment Act 2019.

2Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 16 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and all other enabling powers.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 1 June 2020.

4Form 54 amended

In Form 54 of the Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019[1], for "APPLICATION FOR SUPPRESSION ORDER" substitute—

"APPLICATION FOR SUPPRESSION ORDER

(Section 10 of the Open Courts Act 2013)".

5Form 55 amended

(1)In Form 55 of the Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019, for "APPLICATION TO REVIEW A SUPPRESSION ORDER" substitute—

"APPLICATION TO REVIEW A SUPPRESSION ORDER

(Section 15 of the Open Courts Act 2013)".

(2)In Form 55 of the Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2019, for—

"o    A party to the proceeding"

substitute—

"o    A party to the proceeding

oA victim or an alleged victim of a *sexual offence/*family violence offence".

Dated:   25 May 2020

LISA HANNAN,
Chief Magistrate

FELICITY BROUGHTON,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

SUSAN WAKELING,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 143/2019.