Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) (Infringements Court) Rules 2007 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) (Infringements Court) Rules 2007

S.R. No. 30/2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Amendment to object

5Venue of Infringements Court

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STATUTORY RULES 2007

S.R. No. 30/2007

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) (Infringements Court) Rules 2007

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

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend the Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2006 to—

(a)prescribe 444 Swanston Street Carlton as the venue of the Court at which any particular proceeding or class of proceeding or procedure set out in the Infringements Act 2006 is to be brought; and

(b)amend the object clause to make it consistent with Order 3 of those Rules, as amended by these Rules.

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 12 June 2007.

4Amendment to object

In Rule 1.01 of the Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2006[1], for paragraph (b), substitute—

"(b)prescribe a venue of the Court for the purposes of the Infringements Act 2006; and".

5Venue of Infringements Court

In Rule 3.01 of the Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2006, for "436 Lonsdale Street Melbourne." substitute "444 Swanston Street Carlton.".

Dated:    27 April 2007

IAN GRAY,
Chief Magistrate

DANIEL MULING,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

PETER LAURITSEN,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 55/2006 as amended by S.R. Nos 72/2006 and 179/2006.