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Court Security Amendment Regulations 2016

S.R. No. 74/2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Prescribed courts and clerks

5Schedule 1

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2016

S.R. No. 74/2016

Court Security Act 1980

Court Security Amendment Regulations 2016

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 28 June 2016

Responsible Minister:

MARTIN PAKULA
Attorney-General

ANDREW ROBINSON

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Court Security Regulations 2015 in relation to prescribed courts and prescribed clerks as a consequence of the Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 6 of the Court Security Act 1980.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 1 July 2016.

4Prescribed courts and clerks

For regulation 5 of the Court Security Regulations 2015[1] substitute—

"5   Prescribed courts

For the purposes of paragraph (h) of the definition of court in section 2(1) of the Court Security Act 1980, each of the following tribunals, bodies or persons is prescribed—

(a)the Chief Examiner and Examiner under the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004;

(b)the Firearms Appeals Committee;

(c)the Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission;

(d)the Mental Health Tribunal;

(e)a Royal Commission established under the Inquiries Act 2014 or under the Royal prerogative of the Crown;

(f)the Victorian Inspectorate.

6Prescribed clerks

For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of clerk in section 2(1) of the Court Security Act 1980, each of the following persons is prescribed—

(a)in the case of the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, the principal registrar of the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal;

(b)in the case of VCAT, the principal registrar of VCAT;

(c)in the case of the Chief Examiner and Examiner under the Major Crime (Investigative Powers) Act 2004, the Officer in Charge, Office of Chief Examiner;

(d)in the case of the Firearms Appeals Committee, the Secretary of the Firearms Appeals Committee;

(e)in the case of the Independent Broad‑based Anti-corruption Commission, the Commissioner, Independent Broad-based Anti‑corruption Commission;

(f)in the case of the Mental Health Tribunal, the executive officer of the Mental Health Tribunal;

(g)in the case of a Royal Commission established under the Inquiries Act 2014 or under the Royal prerogative of the Crown, the Commissioner or, if there is more than one Commissioner, the Chairperson of the Royal
Commission;

(h)in the case of the Victorian Inspectorate, the Inspector, Victorian Inspectorate.".

5Schedule 1

Schedule 1 to the Court Security Regulations 2015 is revoked.

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ENDNOTES

[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 89/2015.