15ACMagistrates Rule Committee

### 15AC Magistrates Rule Committee > [*\[Section 15AC Inserted by No. 6 of 2003, s. 26, Applied:01 Jul 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-07-01/act-2003-006#GS26@EN) > > > (1)  The former rules committee continues under the name "Magistrates Rule Committee". > > > (2)  The committee consists of – > > > > > > (a) the Chief Magistrate who is the presiding member; and > > > > > > > (b) the Deputy Chief Magistrate; and > > > > > > > (c) [*\[Section 15AC Subsection (2) amended by No. 54 of 2003, s. 13, Applied:25 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-25/act-2003-054#GS13@EN) the permanent full-time magistrates; and > > > > > > > (d) [*\[Section 15AC Subsection (2) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 89, Applied:27 Nov 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-11-27/sr-2013-089#GS4@EN) a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of The Tasmanian Bar; and > > > > > > > (e) a person appointed by the Minister on the nomination of the Law Society of Tasmania. > > > (3)  The Minister may require the body referred to in [subsection (2)(d)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpe@EN) to nominate a person within a specified period (being a period not less than 30 days). > > > (4)  If the body fails to nominate a person within that period, the Minister may make the nomination. > > > (5)  If the body referred to in [subsection (2)(d)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpe@EN) changes its name, the Governor may, by order, amend the relevant paragraph by substituting the body's new name. > > > (6)  If the body referred to in [paragraph (d)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpe@EN) of [subsection (2)](#GS15AC@Gs2@EN) ceases to exist, the Governor may, by order made on the recommendation of the committee, amend the relevant paragraph by substituting the name of a body which the Governor is satisfied substantially represents the interests represented by the body that has ceased to exist. > > > (7)  The Minister may, on the recommendation of the body referred to in [paragraph (d)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpe@EN) of [subsection (2)](#GS15AC@Gs2@EN) , appoint a deputy of the committee member referred to in the relevant paragraph. > > > (8)  If the committee member referred to in [subsection (2)(d)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpe@EN) is unable to attend a meeting of the committee for any reason, the member's deputy may attend and, when so doing, is taken to be a member of the committee with all the powers, rights and duties of a member. > > > (9)  All acts and proceedings of the committee while a deputy is acting in place of a member of the committee are valid and effectual for all purposes. > > > (10)  A committee member referred to in [subsection (2)(d)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpd@EN) or [(e)](#GS15AC@Gs2@Hpe@EN) and any deputy of that member holds office for the term set out in his or her instrument of appointment. > > > (11)  In this section, > > > > > ***former rules committee*** means the committee referred to in [section 20 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-027#GS20@EN) [Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1992-027) as in force immediately before the commencement of the [Justice (Delegated Legislation) Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2003-999) .