Magistrates' Court (Judicial Registrars) Amendment Rules 2014 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court (Judicial Registrars) Amendment Rules 2014

S.R. No. 179/2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Proceedings that may be dealt with by a judicial registrar

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STATUTORY RULES 2014

S.R. No. 179/2014

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court (Judicial Registrars) Amendment Rules 2014

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 (Judicial Registrars) Rules 2005 to further provide for proceedings and powers of the Magistrates' Court that may be dealt with and exercised by judicial registrars.

2Authorising provisions

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

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 1 November 2014.

4Proceedings that may be dealt with by a judicial registrar

After Rule 4(1)(fb) of the Magistrates' Court (Judicial Registrars) Rules 2005[1] insert—

"(fc)a proceeding commenced by a Council for the recovery of a rate or charge under section 180 of the Local Government Act 1989; and

(fd)a proceeding under the Fences Act 1968 if the amount claimed, or the value of the relief sought, is less than $10 000; and".

Dated:    23 October 2014

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

J. POPOVIC,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

LANCE MARTIN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 166/2005 as amended by S.R. Nos 86/2007, 34/2009, 6/2010, 123/2011, 150/2011, 119/2012, 120/2013 and 28/2014.