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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1. Objective 1
2. Authorising provision 1
3. New regulation 1201 substituted 2
1201. Enforcement agencies 2
4. New Schedule 9 inserted 2
SCHEDULE 9—Enforcement Agencies 2
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STATUTORY RULES 2002
S.R. No. 41/2002
Magistrates' Court Act 1989
Magistrates' Court General (Enforcement
Agencies) Regulations 2002
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 12 June 2002
Responsible Minister:
ROB HULLS
Attorney-General
HELEN DOYE
Clerk of the Executive Council
1. Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000—
(a) by prescribing persons, bodies, classes of
person or body, administrative units and
groups of people to be enforcement agencies;
and
(b) by removing the prescription of offices for
the purposes of the definition of "appropriate
officer" in Schedule 7 to the Magistrates'
Court Act 1989.
2. Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 140 of
the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.
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3. New regulation 1201 substituted
For regulation 1201 of the Magistrates' Court
General Regulations 20001 substitute—
'1201. Enforcement agencies
For the purposes of paragraphs (c), (d) and
(e) of the definition of "enforcement agency"
in clause 2 of Schedule 7 to the Act, a
person, body, class of person or body,
administrative unit or group of people
described or specified in Schedule 9 is
prescribed as an enforcement agency in
relation to an infringement notice or penalty
notice under a relevant provision prescribed
by regulation 1203 or 1204 or an
infringement penalty in such a notice.'.
4. New Schedule 9 inserted
After Schedule 8 to the Magistrates' Court General
Regulations 2000 insert—
"SCHEDULE 9
Regulation 1201
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES
1. The police force of Victoria.
2. Each of the following administrative units or groups within
the police force of Victoria—
(a) Firearms Licensing Service;
(b) Toll Enforcement Office;
(c) Traffic Camera Office.
3. A Council within the meaning of the Local Government
Act 1989.
4. An Agency within the meaning of the Public Sector
Management and Employment Act 1998.
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5. Each of the following administrative units or groups within
the Department of Infrastructure—
(a) Marine Safety Victoria;
(b) Tow Truck Directorate of Victoria;
(c) Victorian Taxi Directorate.
6. Each of the following administrative units or groups within
the Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional
Development—
(a) Liquor Licensing Victoria;
(b) Trade Measurement Victoria.
7. The administrative unit or group within the Department of
Justice known as Consumer and Business Affairs Victoria.
8. An institution specified in Schedule 1 to the Tertiary
Education Act 1993.
9. The college affiliated to the University of Melbourne known
as Queen's College.
10. A body that is a TAFE college within the meaning of the
Vocational Education and Training Act 1990 or an
administrative unit that is the TAFE division of a university
with a TAFE division within the meaning of that Act.
11. A Board within the meaning of the Alpine Resorts
(Management) Act 1997.
12. The Alpine Resorts Co-ordinating Council established under
Part 3 of the Alpine Resorts (Management) Act 1997.
13. A port corporation within the meaning of the Port Services
Act 1995.
14. The local authority within the meaning of the Marine Act
1988 known as Gippsland Ports.
15. Docklands Authority.
16. Melbourne Market Authority.
17. Office of the Chief Electrical Inspector.
18. Parks Victoria.
19. Roads Corporation.
20. The House Committee within the meaning of the
Parliamentary Committees Act 1968.
21. Victorian Arts Centre Trust.
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22. Victorian College of the Arts.
23. Victorian WorkCover Authority.
24. A hospital listed in Schedule 1, 2 or 3 to the Health
Services Act 1988.".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 69/2000 as amended by S.R. Nos 7/2001, 106/2001,
4/2002 and 22/2002.
Endnotes
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