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Magistrates Act 1991
sec.64Continuing operation of practice direction for judicial registrars
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### sec.64 Continuing operation of practice direction for judicial registrars
This section applies to—
an application that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was in the course of being heard and decided by a judicial registrar under a practice direction given under section 53J(1)(d); or
a matter for which, immediately before the commencement of this section, a judicial registrar constituted a Magistrates Court under a practice direction given under section 53J(2)(c).
The judicial registrar may continue—
to hear and decide the application; or
to constitute, and exercise all the jurisdiction and powers of, a Magistrates Court for the matter.
s 64 ins 2010 No. 26 s 96
(sec.64-ssec.1) This section applies to— an application that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was in the course of being heard and decided by a judicial registrar under a practice direction given under section 53J(1)(d); or a matter for which, immediately before the commencement of this section, a judicial registrar constituted a Magistrates Court under a practice direction given under section 53J(2)(c).
(sec.64-ssec.2) The judicial registrar may continue— to hear and decide the application; or to constitute, and exercise all the jurisdiction and powers of, a Magistrates Court for the matter.
- (a) an application that, immediately before the commencement of this section, was in the course of being heard and decided by a judicial registrar under a practice direction given under section 53J(1)(d); or
- (b) a matter for which, immediately before the commencement of this section, a judicial registrar constituted a Magistrates Court under a practice direction given under section 53J(2)(c).
- (a) to hear and decide the application; or
- (b) to constitute, and exercise all the jurisdiction and powers of, a Magistrates Court for the matter.