Magistrates Court (Minor Cases Procedure) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2016 (WA)

3 May 2016 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 1361

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Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

Magistrates Court (Minor Cases Procedure)

Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2016

Made by the Magistrates Court in accordance with the Magistrates Court
Act 2004 section 39.

1.            Citation

These rules are the Magistrates Court (Minor Cases Procedure)
Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2016.

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.

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3.            Rules amended

These rules amend the Magistrates Court (Minor Cases
Procedure) Rules 2005.

4.            Rule 4 amended

In rule 4 insert in alphabetical order:

administrative staff member means a person referred
to in the Magistrates Court Act 2004 section 26(1);
departmental officer means a person employed in the
department of the Public Service principally assisting
in the administration of the Magistrates Court
Act 2004;

5.            Rule 52 amended

(1)	Delete rule 52(1) and insert:
(1) You may ask an enforcement officer, an administrative

staff member or a departmental officer to serve a

document for you.

(1 A) If an enforcement officer, administrative staff member
or departmental officer serves a document for you, that
person must, as soon as practicable after the service,

give you a certificate of the service.

(2)	In rule 52(3) delete "officer." and insert:
officer, administrative staff member or departmental officer.

6.            Rule 53 amended

In rule 53(1) delete "officer" and insert:

officer, administrative staff member or departmental officer

Mr STEVEN HEATH, Chief Magistrate,

Magistrates Court in Perth.

Date 15 April 2016.