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County Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 5) Rules 2015

S.R. No. 130/2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

5Definitions

6Notice of appeal against orders under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 imposed by Children's Court

7Warrant to arrest for failure to pay fine

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2015

S.R. No. 130/2015

County Court Act 1958

County Court (Chapter III Amendment No. 5) Rules 2015

A majority of the Judges of the County Court makes the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend Chapter III of the Rules of the County Court—

(a)as a consequence of the commencement of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014; and

(b)as a consequence of the commencement of the Mental Health Amendment Act 2015; and

(c)to require an additional piece of information to be specified in Form 5D.

2Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 78 of the County Court Act 1958 and all other enabling powers.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 23 November 2015.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the County Court Criminal Procedure Rules 2009[1] are called the Principal Rules.

5Definitions

In Rule 1.05 of the Principal Rules—

(a)in paragraph (b) of the definition of appellant, after "Department of" insert "Health and";

(b)the definition of barrister and the note at the foot of that definition are revoked.

6Notice of appeal against orders under the Crimes (Mental Impairment and Unfitness to be Tried) Act 1997 imposed by Children's Court

In Form 4BA of the Principal Rules—

(a)for "Human Services/*Secretary to the Department of Health wish" substitute "Health and Human Services wish";

(b)for "Human Services/*Secretary to the Department of Health]" substitute "Health and Human Services]".

7Warrant to arrest for failure to pay fine

In Form 5D of the Principal Rules, after "Name of person to be arrested:" insert—

"Date of birth of person to be arrested:".

Dated:    17 November 2015

P. KIDD	P. J. COISH
M. G. McINERNEY	J. A. CAMPTON
G. R. ANDERSON	W. A. WILMOTH
S. M. COHEN	G. T. CHETTLE
M. E. SEXTON	F. MILLANE
F. E. HOGAN	S. S. DAVIS
I. E. LAWSON	F. P. HAMPEL
E. M. GAYNOR	J. G. MORRISH
P. D. GRANT	G. P. MULLALY
D. A. PARSONS	J. L. PARRISH
S. E. PULLEN	M. H. TINNEY
L. A. HANNAN	G. T. CANNON
M. E. KENNEDY	M. E. DEAN
D. L. ALLEN	M. F. MACNAMARA
P. G. MISSO	B. STUART
J. M. J. PATRICK	D. G. BROOKES
P. M. E. WISCHUSEN	C. J. RYAN
P. G. LACAVA	P. J. COSGRAVE
P. M. TAFT	R. W. DYER
H. T. MASON	S. L. HINCHEY

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 183/2009. Reprint No. 1 as at 7 March 2014. Reprinted to S.R. No. 110/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 14/2014, 100/2014, 178/2014 and 210/2014.