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

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

S.R. No. 33/2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Revocation

5Amendment to object

6Venue of Infringements Court

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STATUTORY RULES 2007

S.R. No. 33/2007

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

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

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

1Object

The object of these Rules is to—

(a)revoke the Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) (Infringements Court) Rules 2007; and

(b)remake those Rules so that the amendments set out in them to the Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2006 will not come into operation until 2 July 2007.

2Authorising provisions

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

3Commencement

(1)These Rules (except Rules 5 and 6) come into operation on 11 June 2007.

(2)Rules 5 and 6 come into operation on 2 July 2007.

4Revocation

The Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) (Infringements Court) Rules 2007[1] are revoked.

5Amendment to object

In Rule 1.01 of the Magistrates' Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2006[2], for paragraph (b), substitute—

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

6Venue 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:    11 May 2007

IAN GRAY,
Chief Magistrate

JELENA POPOVIC,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

PETER LAURITSEN,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 30/2007.

[2] Rule 5: S.R. No. 55/2006 as amended by S.R. Nos 72/2006 and 179/2006.