{"id":"F2018L00229","name":"Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations 2018","slug":"christmas-island-courts-regulations-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439518,"registerId":"F2018L00229-fast-fetch-1775955514493","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations 2018","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nChristmas Island (Courts) Regulations 2018\n\nI, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 02 March 2018\n\nPeter Cosgrove\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nDr John McVeigh\n\nMinister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Courts and tribunals of Western Australia\n\n7 Offices of courts and tribunals of Western Australia\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nChristmas Island (Courts) Regulations 1993\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations 2018.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 May 2018. 1 May 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the Christmas Island Act 1958.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the Christmas Island Act 1958.\n\n6  Courts and tribunals of Western Australia\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (i) of the definition of court of Western Australia in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following courts and tribunals are specified:\n\n (a) the Magistrates Court of Western Australia established by the Magistrates Court Act 2004 (WA);\n\n (b) the State Administrative Tribunal established by the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 (WA);\n\n (c) the Building Commissioner designated under the Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011 (WA);\n\n (d) the Chief Assessor of Criminal Injuries Compensation, or an Assessor of Criminal Injuries Compensation, appointed under Schedule 1 to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003 (WA);\n\n (e) the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission continued in existence under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA);\n\n (f) the Western Australian Industrial Appeal Court continued in existence under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA);\n\n (g) an industrial magistrate’s court established under the Industrial Relations Act 1979 (WA);\n\n (h) the Director of Liquor Licensing referred to in the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA);\n\n (i) the Liquor Commission established under the Liquor Control Act 1988 (WA);\n\n (j) a Court of Disputed Returns constituted under the Local Government Act 1995 (WA);\n\n (k) a warden’s court established under the Mining Act 1978 (WA);\n\n (l) a dispute resolution authority within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation and Injury Management Act 1981 (WA).\n\n7  Offices of courts and tribunals of Western Australia\n\n  For the purposes of paragraph (d) of the definition of court officer of Western Australia in subsection 4(1) of the Act, the following offices are specified:\n\n (a) the offices of President, Deputy President, non‑judicial member (ordinary member and senior member) and executive officer of the State Administrative Tribunal;\n\n (b) the offices of President, Chief Commissioner, Senior Commissioner and commissioner of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission;\n\n (c) the offices of chairperson and member of the Liquor Commission;\n\n (d) the offices of State Coroner, Deputy State Coroner, coroner and coroner’s investigator under the Coroners Act 1996 (WA);\n\n (e) the office of Justice of the Peace under the Justices of the Peace Act 2004 (WA);\n\n (f) the office of warden of mines under the Mining Act 1978 (WA).\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nChristmas Island (Courts) Regulations 1993\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument repeals the Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations 1993 (Schedule 1) and re‑specifies the WA courts, tribunals and court offices that apply to Christmas Island (regs 6–7). As a result, the practical scope was updated by replacing the earlier regulatory list with the current specified bodies and offices."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-references to multiple Western Australian statutes and bodies (regs 6–7) requiring readers to consult external Acts to see full effect.","Reliance on definitions in the Christmas Island Act 1958 (see reg 3 and reg 6’s reference to subsection 4(1)), which creates indirection.","Granular listing of specific courts, tribunals and offices increases drafting detail but not legal novelty (reg 6; reg 7).","Repeal of prior instrument (Schedule 1) means comparison with the 1993 regulations is necessary to see substantive change.","Simple commencement mechanism (reg 2) reduces procedural complexity but requires administrative implementation on a fixed date."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation names which Western Australian courts, tribunals and judicial offices apply to Christmas Island under the Christmas Island Act 1958, and repeals the earlier 1993 Christmas Island (Courts) Regulations. It took effect on 1 May 2018. \n\nThe change means residents, litigants and officials on Christmas Island must use the specified WA bodies and offices (see regs 6–7); that creates an administrative compliance requirement and concentrates decision‑making authority in the named WA institutions (see reg 6, reg 7, Schedule 1)."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose. It simply updates the list of Western Australian courts and tribunals that have jurisdiction on Christmas Island, replacing the 1993 regulations. The scope remains limited to court jurisdiction specification, with no expansion into new policy areas."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument (only 7 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule)","Minimal defined terms (only one: 'Act')","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Straightforward list-based structure (sections 6 and 7 are simple enumerations)","No cross-references beyond basic references to the parent Act and WA legislation","Single purpose: specifying courts and officers by name"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations specify which Western Australian courts and tribunals may exercise jurisdiction on Christmas Island and which WA judicial and tribunal officers can sit there. By updating and repealing the 1993 rules, they clarify legal authority so residents, visitors, businesses, and workers on the island can access justice locally and WA officials can be lawfully appointed to hear matters without needing travel to the mainland."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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