25Local Court Rule Committee

25 Local Court Rule Committee

25 Local Court Rule Committee

(cf LCA 1982, sections 30 and 31)

(1) There is to be a Local Court Rule Committee.

(2) The Rule Committee is to consist of the following members—

(a) the Chief Judge,

(b) at least one and not more than 6 Judges (in addition to the Chief Judge) appointed by the Chief Judge,

(c) a barrister appointed by the Bar Council,

(d) a solicitor appointed by the Law Society Council,

(e) an officer of the Court appointed by the Chief Judge,

(f) a person appointed by the Secretary of the Department of Justice,

(g) if the Minister thinks that it is appropriate to appoint a person as a member—a person appointed by the Minister,

(h) the additional member or members appointed in accordance with subsection (3) or (4), as the case requires.

(3) The Rule Committee, when exercising its functions in respect of matters relating to the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (a) and (b), is to have an additional member, being a person appointed by the Chief Judge to represent consumer groups.

(4) The Rule Committee, when exercising its functions in respect of matters relating to the jurisdiction referred to in section 9 (c), is to have 3 additional members as follows—

(a) a person appointed by the Chief Judge on the nomination of the Director of Public Prosecutions,

(b) a person appointed by the Chief Judge on the nomination of the Legal Aid Commission,

(c) a police prosecutor who is an Australian lawyer appointed by the Chief Judge on the nomination of the Commissioner of Police.

(5) Schedule 3 has effect in respect of the Rule Committee.

s 25: Am 2009 No 77, Sch 2.14 [1] [2]; 2013 No 38, Sch 1.7; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.29 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [3] [4]; 2025 No 61, Sch 1[3] [5].