Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009

i Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 S.R. No. 157/2009 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provision 1 3 Commencement 1 4 Principal Regulations 2 5 Exemption from these Regulations 2 6 Fees, costs and charges 2 7 Statute law revision 3 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 4 -- 1 of 5 -- 1 STATUTORY RULES 2009 S.R. No. 157/2009 Magistrates' Court Act 1989 Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 8 December 2009 Responsible Minister: ROB HULLS Attorney-General TOBY HALLIGAN Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Regulations 2001 to achieve consistency with the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, to refer to the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 and Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008 and to provide that the persons acting for the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals are exempted from those Regulations. 2 Authorising provision These Regulations are made under section 140 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989. 3 Commencement These Regulations come into operation on 1 January 2010. -- 2 of 5 -- S.R. No. 157/2009 Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 2 4 Principal Regulations In these Regulations, the Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Regulations 2001 1 are called the Principal Regulations. 5 Exemption from these Regulations (1) After regulation 6(d) of the Principal Regulations insert— "(da) a POCTA inspector within the meaning of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 acting in the course of his or her duty; (db) a person authorised under section 24ZW of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 to file a charge for an offence referred to in that section;". (2) For regulation 6(f) of the Principal Regulations substitute— "(f) proceedings under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008; (fa) proceedings under the Stalking Intervention Orders Act 2008;". 6 Fees, costs and charges In item 1 in the Table to Regulation 7 of the Principal Regulations— (a) in paragraph (a), for "summons on" substitute "summons to answer to"; (b) in paragraph (b), for "summons with" substitute "summons to answer to". r. 4 -- 3 of 5 -- S.R. No. 157/2009 Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 3 7 Statute law revision In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, for the definition of the Rules substitute— "the Rules means the Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure Rules 2009.". ═══════════════ r. 7 -- 4 of 5 -- S.R. No. 157/2009 Magistrates' Court (Fees, Costs and Charges) Amendment Regulations 2009 4 ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 68/2001. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 July 2006. Reprinted to S.R. No. 76/2006 and subsequently amended by S.R. No. 5/2008. Endnotes -- 5 of 5 --