Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

MAGISTRATES COURT (GENERAL) RULES 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Administrative matters

           Division 1 -- Court seals  

   4.      Form and number of court seals  
   5.      Custody of court seals  
   6.      Use of court seals  
   7.      Court seal applied electronically, effect of

           Division 2 -- Registry matters  

   8.      Registry at which applications commencing a case must be lodged  
   8A.     Registry at which documents must be lodged if a case has commenced  
   9.      Some documents may be rejected for lodgment  
   10.     Leave to lodge a refused document, application for (Act s. 17)

           Division 3 -- Lodging and serving documents electronically  

   11.     Lodging documents by fax  
   12.     Lodging documents through Court’s website  
   13.     Electronic addresses for service  
   14.     Service electronically

           Division 4 -- Recording proceedings  

   15.     Terms used  
   16.     Application of these rules  
   17.     Transcripts may be in electronic form  
   18.     Proceedings that are to be recorded and transcribed  
   19.     Recorders and transcribers, duties of  
   20.     Accuracy, requesting check of  
   21.     Certificate of accuracy  
   22.     Custody of recordings and transcripts

   PART 3 -- Delegated jurisdiction

           Division 1 -- General  

   23.     Oaths, who may administer

           Division 2 -- Registrar’s jurisdiction  

   24.     Registrars’ civil jurisdiction  
   25.     Registrars’ criminal jurisdiction

           Division 3 -- Appeals against decisions by a registrar  

   26.     Commencing an appeal (Act s. 29)  
   27.     Appeal does not stay the case  
   28.     Listing the appeal for hearing

   PART 3A -- General matters  

   28A.    Title and address  
   28B.    Dealing with civil cases in chambers

   PART 4 -- Contempt of court  

   29.     Terms used  
   30.     Summonses and warrants (Act s. 16)  
   31.     When contempt may be dealt with summarily  
   32.     Contempts not dealt with summarily may be referred to Attorney General  
   33.     Attorney General may prosecute alleged contempt  
   34.     Hearing a charge of contempt  
   35.     Procedure for contempts generally  
   36.     Outcome of contempt proceedings to be recorded

   PART 5 -- Court records  

   37.     Request to inspect or obtain a copy of a document (Act s. 33(3) or (7))  
   38.     Application for leave in respect of a court record  
   39.     Applications for access to information  
   40.     Requests for outcome in a criminal case  
   41A.    Requests for access to searchable information  
   41.     Conditions on access may be imposed

   PART 6 -- Criminal Procedure Act 2004 rules  

   42.     Interpretation  
   43.     Prescribed court officers  
   44.     Prosecutions, where they must be commenced  
   45.     Prosecution notice, manner of lodging (CPA s. 24)  
   46.     Summons etc., amendment of (CPA s. 34)  
   46A.    Applications relating to disclosure requirements (CPA s. 138)

   PART 7 -- Fines, Penalties and Infringement Notices Enforcement Act 1994 rules  

   47.      Term used: Act  
   48.     Application to cancel licence suspension order (s. 101)  
   49.     Application to cancel licence suspension order (s. 101A)

   PART 8 -- Road Traffic Act 1974 rules  

   50.      Terms used  
   50A.    Applications under RTA s. 71B, how to be made  
   51.     Applications under RTA s. 76, how to be made  
   51A.    Applications under RTA s. 80J, how to be made  
   51B.    Registries where applications may be lodged  
   52.     Registrar’s functions when application is made  
   53.     Hearing of application, appearance at  
   54.     Hearing of application, procedure on  
   55.     Result of hearing, Director General to be notified

   PART 9 -- Criminal Investigation Act 2006 rules  

   56.     Applications under Criminal Investigation Act 2006 s. 151, how to be made  
   57.     Registries where applications may be lodged  
   58.     Registrar’s functions when application is made  
   59.     Application must be served
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Suburbs and registries
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Forms  
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