{"id":"F2018L00232","name":"Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Courts) Regulations 2018","slug":"cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":439516,"registerId":"F2018L00232-fast-fetch-1775955514489","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Cocos (Keeling) Islands (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\nCocos (Keeling) Islands (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\nCocos (Keeling) Islands (Courts) Regulations 1993\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (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of this instrument 1 May 2018. 1 May 2018\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made.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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.\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 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955.\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\nCocos (Keeling) Islands (Courts) Regulations 1993\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow purpose: specifying which Western Australian courts and tribunals have jurisdiction in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands. The 2018 version updates the list of courts from the 1993 version to reflect current WA legislation, but does not expand beyond this administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument (7 sections plus Schedule)","Single defined term ('Act')","Straightforward list-based structure (sections 6 and 7 are simple enumerations)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Minimal cross-referencing (only references to the parent Act and WA legislation titles)","Clear repeal mechanism in Schedule 1"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation updates which Western Australian courts, tribunals and court officers may exercise authority in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and repeals the 1993 rules. It affects island residents, legal practitioners and officials who rely on WA-based courts for disputes (including industrial, licensing, mining and compensation matters). The change ensures the territory’s access to recognised WA legal bodies, keeping its justice system current and operable for the local community."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"This instrument repeals the earlier Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Courts) Regulations 1993 (Schedule 1) and re‑specifies which WA courts and court officers count for the purposes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 (regs 6–7). It therefore replaces the prior instrument’s text and updates the list of specified bodies; it does not itself create additional substantive powers beyond those conferred by the Act (see s 3)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical subject‑matter: primarily lists of courts and court offices (regs 6–7).","Extensive cross‑references to multiple Western Australian Acts and offices (each entry in regs 6–7 names a WA Act or office).","Reliance on external statutory definitions and appointments (instrument made under Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955, s 3; defined term Act, s 5).","Full repeal of prior instrument (Schedule 1) requires comparison with earlier regulations to assess practical changes.","Low procedural detail: no new procedural rules or powers, so operational complexity rests on applying WA law to the Territory.","Ongoing dependence risk: changes in the named WA statutes/offices may affect operation of these regulations over time."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation identifies which Western Australian courts and court officers are to be treated as the courts and officers of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands for the purposes of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955 (secs 6–7). It repeals the 1993 Regulations and came into force 1 May 2018 (s 2; Schedule 1). The specified list directs where Cocos Islands matters are heard and which officers can exercise functions under the Act."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018","history":"/api/acts/cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/cocos-keeling-islands-courts-regulations-2018/documents"}}