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Magistrates' Court General Amendment Regulations 2009

S.R. No. 101/2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Commencement

4Principal Regulations

5Schedule 5 amended

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STATUTORY RULES 2009

S.R. No. 101/2009

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Amendment Regulations 2009

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 1 September 2009

Responsible Minister:

ROB HULLS
Attorney-General

TOBY HALLIGAN

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the form of search warrant in the Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000 as a consequence of changes to the authority conferred by a search warrant under section 78 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 140 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

3Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 3 September 2009.

4Principal Regulations

In these Regulations, the Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

5Schedule 5 amended

(1)In Form 15 of Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations, for the following words and expressions—

"Place where search will be conducted for article, thing or material

Number and name of street
  Suburb

"

substitute—

"*Place/*Vehicle located in a public place where search will be conducted for article, thing or material

*Number and name of street and suburb

*Identifying details of vehicle

".

(2)In Form 15 of Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations, for the following words and expressions—

"to break, enter and search any place named or described in this warrant for any article, thing or material of any kind named or described in this warrant;"

substitute—

"to break, enter and search any *place/*specified vehicle located in a public place named or described in this warrant for any article, thing or material of any kind named or described in this warrant;".

(3)In Form 15 of Schedule 5 to the Principal Regulations, for the following words and expressions—

"Issued at                   am/pm on                by Magistrate"

substitute—

"Issued at                   am/pm on                by Magistrate

*Strike out whichever is not applicable".

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[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 69/2000.  Reprint No. 3 as at 1 July 2006.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 76/2006.