21Forwarding documents to Judge or magistrate conducting inquiry

21 Forwarding documents to Judge or magistrate conducting inquiry

(1) This section applies if a Judge or magistrate (the first Judge or magistrate) refuses to proceed with the hearing of an application because the first Judge or magistrate is satisfied that the matter could more properly be dealt with by a Judge or magistrate (the second Judge or magistrate) sitting at a place nearer the place where the applicant ordinarily resides.

Note: See subsections 12(4) and 16(3) of the Act.

(2) The first Judge or magistrate must forward the following documents to the second Judge or magistrate: (a) the application; (b) any documents accompanying the application; (c) any affidavit given in relation to the application.