Magistrates Court Rules Amendment (Legal Profession) Rules 2022 (WA)

24 June 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 3683

JUSTICE

JU301

Magistrates Court Act 2004

Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings) Act 2004

Magistrates Court Rules Amendment (Legal

Profession) Rules 2022

SL 2022/106

Made by the Magistrates Court in accordance with the Magistrates Court

Act 2004 section 39.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.   Citation

These rules are the Magistrates Court Rules Amendment (Legal

Profession) Rules 2022.

2.   Commencement

These rules come into operation as follows —

(a)	Part 1 — on the day on which these rules are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the rules — on the day on which the Legal

legal practitioner

Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2022 section 6

comes into operation.

Part 2 — Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings)

Rules 2005 amended

3. Rules amended

This Part amends the Magistrates Court (Civil Proceedings)

Rules 2005.

4.            Various references to "lawyer" amended

In the provisions listed in the Table:

(a) delete "lawyer" (each occurrence) and insert:

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(b) delete "lawyer's" and insert:

legal practitioner's

(c) delete "lawyer" and insert:

legal practitioner

(d) delete "lawyer" and insert:

legal practitioner

(e) delete "lawyer's" (each occurrence) and insert:

legal practitioner's

Table

r. 41D(2) and (3)	r. 56(2)
r. 95C(2)	r. 102(1A)(a), (2), (3A), (3), (4)
and (5)
r. 105(e)	r. 106(d)
r. 107(l)(b)	r. 108(b)
Sch. 1 Forms 2, 3, 6, 9 and 10

Part 3 Magistrates Court (General) Rules 2005

amended

5.            Rules amended

This Part amends the Magistrates Court (General) Rules 2005.

6.            Various references to "lawyer" amended

In the provisions listed in the Table:

(a) delete "lawyer" (each occurrence) and insert:

legal practitioner

(b) delete "lawyers" and insert:

legal practitioners

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(c) delete "lawyer" (each occurrence) and insert:

legal practitioner

(d) delete "lawyer" (each occurrence) and insert:

legal practitioner

Table

r. 13(4) and (6)	r. 33(3)
Sch. 2 Forms 113, 4A, 413, 9 and 10

Part 4 - Magistrates Court (Minor Cases Procedure)

Rules 2005 amended

7.            Rules amended

This Part amends the Magistrates Court (Minor Cases
Procedure) Rules 2005.

8.            Various references to "lawyer" amended

In the provisions listed in the Table:

(a) delete "lawyer" and insert:

legal practitioner

(b) delete "lawyer's" (each occurrence) and insert:

legal practitioner's

Table

r. 4 def. of agent	r. 36(2)
r. 56(1) and (2)	r. 59(d)
r. 60(l)(b)	r. 61(b)

Date: 20 June 2022.
Mr STEVEN HEATH, Chief Magistrate,
Magistrates Court in Perth.