Magistrates Court (General) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2011 (WA)

17 May 2011 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1823

JUSTICE

JU301*

Magistrates Court Act 2004

Magistrates Court (General) Amendment Rules

(No. 2) 2011

Made by the Magistrates Court.

1.             Citation

These rules are the Magistrates Court (General) Amendment
Rules (No. 2) 2011.

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 28B inserted

After rule 28A insert:

28B.	Dealing with civil cases in chambers
(1)	In this rule —
civil case means proceedings in the Court involving or in connection with the Court’s civil jurisdiction.
(2)	The Court, on the application of a party or on its own initiative, may deal with a civil case, or an aspect of a civil case, in chambers.

Dated: 18 April 2011

Magistrates’ signatures:

STEVEN HEATH, Chief Magistrate.
ELIZABETH WOODS, Deputy Chief Magistrate.
PAUL HEANEY, Magistrate.
DONNA WEBB, Magistrate.