{"id":"F2011L00478","name":"Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)","slug":"federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"38 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":85900,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2011L00478-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-02","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nFederal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1)1\n\nSelect Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 38\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.\n\nDated 23 March 2011\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE\n\nGovernor-General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney-General\n\n1 Name of Regulations\n\nThese Regulations are the Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulations 2011 (No. 1).\n\n2 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.\n\n3 Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000\n\nSchedule 1 amends the Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000.\n\nSchedule 1 Amendments\n\n(regulation 3)\n\n\\[1\\] Paragraph 10 (1) (b)\n\nomit\n\nSchedule 1.\n\ninsert\n\nSchedule 1;\n\n\\[2\\] After paragraph 10 (1) (b)\n\ninsert\n\n(c) the reduced fee.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1914},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain their narrow administrative scope governing court fee structures. The amendment simply introduces a reduced fee category without expanding beyond the original purpose of regulating Federal Magistrates Court fees."},"complexity_factors":["Single amendment adding only one item to an existing list","No defined terms or interpretation clauses","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references within the instrument","Document length is less than one page"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations make a minor amendment to the **Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000**, which govern the fees charged by the Federal Magistrates Court (now part of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia).\n\n**What it does:**\n- Adds a **\"reduced fee\"** category to the list of fees that can be charged for court services.\n- This allows the court to set lower fees for people who qualify based on financial hardship or other criteria (such as holding a concession card).\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- It helps ensure that cost is not a barrier to accessing justice for people who cannot afford standard court fees.\n- This is a technical update that enables the court to offer financial concessions to eligible litigants."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1","history":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/history","analysis":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/federal-magistrates-amendment-regulations-2011-no-1/documents"}}