Court of Petty Sessions (Civil Procedures Rules) Regulations 2013 (NI)

NORFOLK ISLAND

Court of Petty Sessions (Civil Procedure Rules) Regulations 2013

Regulations No. 5 of 2013 ________

I, Neil Albert Pope, Administrator of Norfolk Island, acting in accordance with the advice of the Executive Council of Norfolk Island, make the following regulations under section 248 of the Court of Petty Sessions Act 1960.

Dated 27 August 2013. N.A. Pope Administrator By His Honour's Command R.E. Adams

Minister for Cultural Heritage and Community Services

Acting at the request and for and on behalf of Chief Minister and Minister for Tourism

1. Title

These Regulations are the Court of Petty Sessions (Civil Procedure Rules) Regulations 2013.

2. Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 248 of the Court of Petty Sessions Act 1960.

3. Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to re-make and repeal some existing rules and to prescribe new rules for civil procedure in the Court of Petty Sessions.

4. Effective date

Upon their commencement these Regulations are effective from 1 September 2013.

5. Repeal

The Court of Petty Sessions Regulations 1999 and the Court of Petty Sessions (Civil Procedure Rules) Regulations 2007 are repealed.

6. Licence suspension notice - prescribed form For the purposes of paragraph 184(2)(a) of the Court of Petty Sessions Act 1960, the prescribed form is the form specified in Schedule 1.

7. Seizure of property for sale - prescribed amount For the purposes of paragraph 220F(1)(e) of the Court of Petty Sessions Act 1960, the prescribed amount is $1000.

8. Civil Procedure Rules

The Rules of Civil Procedure for the Court of Petty Sessions are, so far as they may be applicable and mutatis mutandis, the court procedure rules in force from time to time for the Magistrates Courts of the Australian Capital Territory