Magistrates' Court General (Infringements) Regulations 2001 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court General (Infringements)

Regulations 2001

S.R. No. 7/2001

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

1.	Objectives	1
2.	Authorising provision	1
3.	Principal Regulations	2
4.	Provisions under which infringement notices may be served	2
5.	Amendment to prescribed information in courtesy letter	3
6.	Amendment to Form 1 of Schedule 6	3

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ENDNOTES 4

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STATUTORY RULES 2001

S.R. No. 7/2001

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General (Infringements)

Regulations 2001

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 13 February 2001

Responsible Minister:

ROB HULLS

Attorney-General

HELEN DOYE

Clerk of the Executive Council

1. Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)	to prescribe certain provisions of the Electricity Safety Act 1998 and certain regulations under that Act under which infringement notices may be issued in order that the enforcement procedure under Schedule 7 to the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 may be used; and
(b)	to make miscellaneous amendments to the Principal Regulations.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 140(1) of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

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3. Principal Regulations

In these Regulations the Magistrates' Court
General Regulations 20001 are called the Principal
Regulations.

4.  Provisions under which infringement notices may be served

In regulation 1203 of the Principal Regulations,
for paragraph (e) substitute—
"(e) sections 30, 32, 35(1), 35(3), 36(1), 37, 38,

43(2)(a), 43(2)(b), 43(4), 44(2), 44(3), 45(1), 45(2), 45(3), 45(4), 45A(1), 45A(3), 45B(4), 45B(9)(a), 45B(9)(b), 54, 57(2), 60(2), 68,

76(1), 77(1), 77(2), 77(3), 78, 104(3),
105(4), 114A(4), 115(1), 117(1) and 142(2)

of the Electricity Safety Act 1998;

(ea) regulation 9(2) and 9(5) of the Electricity

Safety (Electric Line Clearance) Regulations

19992;

(eb) regulation 19(2) of the Electricity Safety

(Equipment) Regulations 19993;

(ec) regulations 15, 17(1), 17(2), 20 and 21(3) of

the Electricity Safety (Equipment Efficiency)
Regulations 19994;

(ed) regulations 208(2)(a), 208(2)(b), 208(3),
312, 313(2), 313(3), 314, 404(1), 409(2),
412(1), 413(1), 414(1), 414(2) and 414(3) of
the Electricity Safety (Installations)
Regulations 19995;

(ee) regulations 6(4), 8(1), 8(2)(a), 8(2)(b), 9(1),

9(2), 9(3), 9(4), 36(a), 36(b), 36(c)(i),
36(c)(ii), 36(d)(i), 36(d)(ii), 36(e), 38, 40(1),
41, 42(1), 42(2)(a), 42(2)(b), 44, 46(1),
46(2)(a), 46(2)(b) and 46(2)(c) of the
Electricity Safety (Network Assets)
Regulations 19996;

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(ef) regulations 18(1), 18(2), 21 and 30(b) of the Electricity Safety (Stray Current Corrosion) Regulations 19997;".

5.  Amendment to prescribed information in courtesy letter

In regulation 1205 of the Principal Regulations for "14 days after service of this letter, you give to the informant a sworn statement in writing"

substitute "28 days after service of this letter, you give to the informant a sworn statement in writing or a statutory declaration".

6. Amendment to Form 1 of Schedule 6

In Form 1 of Schedule 6 to the Principal
Regulations, in the column for Nature for Field

26, for "Alpha numeric" substitute "Numeric".

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ENDNOTES

1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 69/2000.

2 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 139/1999.

3 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 47/1999.

4 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 48/1999.

5 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 49/1999.

6 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 141/1999.

7 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 50/1999.