Commonwealth legislation

Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

62 of 2012

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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This amendment to the Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000 clarifies that the Court’s rules of court are treated like Acts and other instruments in an exemption under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003.

Practically, documents made under the Court’s procedural rules are excluded from being “legislative instruments” and are treated as internal administrative instruments — aligning the Court’s rule-making with other Australian courts and affecting Court administration, not judicial decisions or party rights.

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Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)

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Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 62

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

Dated 10 May 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Attorney-General

1 Name of regulation

This regulation is the Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] After regulation 15

insert

Part 4 Miscellaneous

16 Modification of Legislative Instruments Act 2003 in its application to the Federal Magistrates Court

For subsection 120 (4) of the Act, the application of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 to the Federal Magistrates Court is subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 2.

[2] After Schedule 1

insert

Schedule 2 Modification of Legislative Instruments Act 2003 in its application to the Federal Magistrates Court

(regulation 16)

[f1] Paragraph 14 (1) (a)

omit

Act, or of any disallowable legislative instrument,

insert

Act, any disallowable legislative instrument or any rules of court,

Note

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.comlaw.gov.au.

Source text

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1 Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)

Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2012 No. 62

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.

Dated 10 May 2012

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

NICOLA ROXON

Attorney-General

1 Name of regulation

This regulation is the Federal Magistrates Amendment Regulation 2012 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

This regulation commences on the day after it is registered.

3 Amendment of Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000

Schedule 1 amends the Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(section 3)

[1] After regulation 15

insert

Part 4 Miscellaneous

16 Modification of Legislative Instruments Act 2003 in its application to the Federal Magistrates Court

For subsection 120 (4) of the Act, the application of the Legislative Instruments Act 2003 to the Federal Magistrates Court is subject to the modifications set out in Schedule 2.

[2] After Schedule 1

insert

Schedule 2 Modification of Legislative Instruments Act 2003 in its application to the Federal Magistrates Court

(regulation 16)

[f1] Paragraph 14 (1) (a)

omit

Act, or of any disallowable legislative instrument,

insert

Act, any disallowable legislative instrument or any rules of court,

Note

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.comlaw.gov.au.