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Supreme Court (Chapter VI Powers of Judicial Registrars Amendment) Rules 2017

S.R. No. 34/2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

5Subpoenas

6Case conference

7Further authority of judicial registrars

8Statute law revision

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2017

S.R. No. 34/2017

Supreme Court Act 1986

Supreme Court (Chapter VI Powers of Judicial Registrars Amendment) Rules 2017

The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend Chapter VI of the Rules of the Supreme Court to further provide for the powers of judicial registrars in relation to matters of a criminal, quasi-criminal or related nature and make minor statute law revisions.

2Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 25 of the Supreme Court Act 1986 and all other enabling powers.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 29 May 2017.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the Supreme Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2008[1] are called the Principal Rules.

5Subpoenas

After Rule 1.12(1) of the Principal Rules insert—

"(1.1)For the purposes of Rule 42.09(3) of Chapter I, as applied by paragraph (1)—

(a)a judicial registrar may hear and determine an application for leave to inspect a document or thing produced, where there is no objection to the inspection;

(b)the judicial registrar constitutes the Trial Division of the Court; and

(c)all the powers of the Trial Division of the Court to hear and determine such an application are delegated to the judicial registrar.".

6Case conference

For Rule 4.08(2)(b) of the Principal Rules substitute—

"(b)at any time before the trial.".

7Further authority of judicial registrars

(1)After Rule 4.17(1)(a) of the Principal Rules insert—

"(ab)make an order for the remand or further remand of an accused where no application for bail is made;

(ac)vary any condition of bail by consent or where the application to vary is unopposed;".

(2)At the foot of Rule 4.17(1)(b) of the Principal Rules insert—

"Note

See also Rule 1.12(1.1).".

(3)For Rule 4.17(2)(c) and (d) of the Principal Rules substitute—

"(c)subject to paragraph (1)(ac), to vary any condition of bail; or

(d)subject to paragraph (1)(ab), to remand an accused.".

8Statute law revision

In the Principal Rules—

(a)in Form 6–6AC, for "serious criminal conduct" substitute "serious criminal activity";

(b)in Form 6–6P, in item 2 of the Particulars of Application—

(i)before "Director" insert "Commonwealth"; and

(ii)omit "within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act";

(c)in Form 6–6Q—

(i)for "under 20A" substitute "under section 20A";

(ii)in item 2 of the Particulars of Application—

(A)before "Director" insert "Commonwealth"; and

(B)omit "within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act";

(d)in Form 6–6R, for "at *at" substitute "*at".

Dated:    25 May 2017

M. L. WARREN, C.J.

CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P.

PAMELA TATE, J.A.

R. S. OSBORN, J.A.

J. G. SANTAMARIA, J.A.

DAVID F. R. BEACH, J.A.

S. G. E. McLEISH, J.A.

ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.

KEVIN H. BELL, J.

ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J.

JACK FORREST, J.

LEX LASRY, J.

JAMES JUDD, J.

PETER VICKERY, J.

TERRY FORREST, J.

CLYDE CROFT, J.

M. L. SIFRIS, J.

PETER ALMOND, J.

C. MACAULAY, J.

K. McMILLAN, J.

G. J. DIGBY, J.

T. J. GINNANE, J.

MELANIE SLOSS, J.

JOANNE CAMERON, J.

CHRISTOPHER W. BEALE, J.

MICHAEL McDONALD, J.

P. J. RIORDAN, J.

JANE A. DIXON, J.

A. J. KEOGH, J.

MAREE KENNEDY, J.

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Endnotes

[1]

Rule 4: S.R. No. 12/2008. Reprint No. 3 as at 12 December 2016.

Reprinted to S.R. No. 141/2016.