Magistrates Court (General) Amendment Rules 2018 (WA)

4 December 2018 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4629

JUSTICE

J I: 30 1

Magistrates Court Act 2004

Magistrates Court (General) Amendment

Rules 2018

Made by the Magistrates Court.

1.   Citation

These rules are the Magistrates Court (General) Amendment

Rules 2018.

2.   Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

(a)	rules 1 and 2— on the day on which these rules are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the rules — on the day after that day.

3. Rules amended

These rules amend the Magistrates Court (General) Rules 2005.

4. Rule 40 amended

relation to the charge.

(1) Delete rule 40(1) and insert:

(1)	Except as provided in any order under the Criminal
Procedure Act 2004 section 171, in respect of criminal
proceedings in the Court, any person is entitled, on request, to the following information relating to a particular case —

(a)	the name of the accused;
(b)	in relation to each charge in that case against the accused —

(i)      the charge; and

(ii)    any conviction or order made in respect of the charge; and

(iii)    any penalty imposed on the accused in

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(2)	After rule 40(2) insert:
(3) Nothing in subrule (I) entitles a person to obtain information about the accused's criminal history other than information in respect of a charge in the case to which the request relates.

Mr STEVEN HEATH, Chief Magistrate,

Magistrates Court in Perth.

Date: 9 November 2018.