Magistrates' Court Act 1989
47Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2012
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47 Transitional provisions—Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2012
This Act as amended by section 7 of the Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2012 applies to any proceeding in the Assessment and Referral Court List, irrespective of whether the offence to which the proceeding relates was alleged to have been committed before, on or after the commencement of that section.
Sch. 8 cl. 48 inserted by No. 26/2012 s. 25.
48 Transitional provisions—Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012
This Act as amended by sections 22 and 23 of the Courts and Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2012 applies to a proceeding for an offence or a contravention of sentence (including any offence constituted by such a contravention) irrespective of whether the offence or contravention is alleged to have been committed, or the sentence was imposed, before or on or after the commencement of those sections.
Sch. 8 cl. 49 inserted by No. 48/2012 s. 40.
49 Transitional provision—Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012
Section 78(5) as amended by section 38 of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2012 applies to a search warrant issued on or after the commencement of section 38 of that Act.
Sch. 8 cl. 50 inserted by No. 5/2013 s. 40.
**50 Courts Legislation Amendment (Reserve Judicial Officers) Act 2013**
(1) On and from the commencement of section 34 of the Courts Legislation Amendment (Reserve Judicial Officers) Act 2013, a person who held the office of acting magistrate under section 9 as in force immediately before its repeal who is not eligible to be a reserve magistrate under section 9A, but is eligible to be a magistrate under section 7, is taken to hold the office of magistrate as if he or she had been appointed as a magistrate under section 7 on the commencement of section 34 of the Courts Legislation Amendment (Reserve Judicial Officers) Act 2013.
(2) On and from the commencement of section 34 of the Courts Legislation Amendment (Reserve Judicial Officers) Act 2013, a person other than a person referred to in subsection (1) who held the office of acting magistrate under section 9 as in force immediately before its repeal is taken to hold the office of reserve magistrate as if he or she had been appointed as a reserve magistrate under section 9A.
(3) If a person referred to in subclause (2) was required to undertake the duties of a magistrate under section 9(4) as in force immediately before its repeal on a full time or sessional basis, on and from the commencement of section 34 of the , that requirement continues until its expiry as if it were an engagement under section 9C.