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Justices Regulation 2014
sec.17Magistrates Courts districts, divisions of Brisbane district, and places for holding courts— Act , s 22B
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### sec.17 Magistrates Courts districts, divisions of Brisbane district, and places for holding courts— Act , s 22B
Schedule 1 sets out the following matters—
the names of the districts, other than the metropolitan district, appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts;
the areas of the districts for which the appointment is made;
for the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District—the names and areas of the divisions of the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts;
the places appointed for holding Magistrates Courts in the districts and divisions.
For schedule 1 —
the whole area within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire, even if it is not part of the city or shire; and
an island in Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the island; and
each point forming part of Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the point.
Also, for schedule 1 , a reference to a city, shire or town by name is a reference to the city, shire or town of that name declared as a local government area under the repealed Local Government Act 1993 as in force immediately before the changeover day.
The chief executive must keep a copy of each map or area map mentioned in schedule 1 at the department’s head office.
A copy of each map or area map mentioned in schedule 1 can be—
accessed by members of the public, free of charge, on the department’s website; or
purchased from any office of the department in which the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 is administered.
In this section—
changeover day means 15 March 2008.
15 March 2008 is the changeover day declared under the repealed Local Government Act 1993 , section 159YE (2) for all new, adjusted and continuing local government areas listed in schedule 1A of that Act. See the notice published in the gazette on 23 November 2007 at page 1,680.
(sec.17-ssec.1) Schedule 1 sets out the following matters— the names of the districts, other than the metropolitan district, appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts; the areas of the districts for which the appointment is made; for the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District—the names and areas of the divisions of the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts; the places appointed for holding Magistrates Courts in the districts and divisions.
(sec.17-ssec.2) For schedule 1 — the whole area within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire, even if it is not part of the city or shire; and an island in Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the island; and each point forming part of Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the point.
(sec.17-ssec.3) Also, for schedule 1 , a reference to a city, shire or town by name is a reference to the city, shire or town of that name declared as a local government area under the repealed Local Government Act 1993 as in force immediately before the changeover day.
(sec.17-ssec.4) The chief executive must keep a copy of each map or area map mentioned in schedule 1 at the department’s head office.
(sec.17-ssec.5) A copy of each map or area map mentioned in schedule 1 can be— accessed by members of the public, free of charge, on the department’s website; or purchased from any office of the department in which the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 is administered.
(sec.17-ssec.6) In this section— changeover day means 15 March 2008. 15 March 2008 is the changeover day declared under the repealed Local Government Act 1993 , section 159YE (2) for all new, adjusted and continuing local government areas listed in schedule 1A of that Act. See the notice published in the gazette on 23 November 2007 at page 1,680.
- (a) the names of the districts, other than the metropolitan district, appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts;
- (b) the areas of the districts for which the appointment is made;
- (c) for the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District—the names and areas of the divisions of the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts;
- (d) the places appointed for holding Magistrates Courts in the districts and divisions.
- (a) the whole area within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire, even if it is not part of the city or shire; and
- (b) an island in Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the island; and
- (c) each point forming part of Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the point.
- (a) accessed by members of the public, free of charge, on the department’s website; or
- (b) purchased from any office of the department in which the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 is administered.