Supreme Court (Chapter VI Powers of Judicial Registrars Amendment) Rules2017
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1 Object 1
2 Authorising provisions 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Principal Rules 1
5 Subpoenas 2
6 Case conference 2
7 Further authority of judicial registrars 2
8 Statute law revision 3
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The Judges of the Supreme Court make the following Rules:
1 Object
The object of these Rules is to amend Chapter VI of the Rules of the Supreme Court to further provide for the powers of judicial registrars in relation to matters of a criminal, quasi-criminal orrelated nature and make minor statute law revisions.
2 Authorising provisions
These Rules are made under section 25 of the Supreme Court Act 1986 and all other enabling powers.
3 Commencement
These Rules come into operation on 29 May 2017.
4 Principal Rules
In these Rules, the Supreme Court (Criminal Procedure) Rules 2008[1] are called the Principal Rules.
5 Subpoenas
After Rule 1.12(1) of the Principal Rules insert—
"(1.1) For the purposes of Rule 42.09(3) of ChapterI, as applied by paragraph (1)—
(a) a judicial registrar may hear and determine an application for leave to inspect a document or thing produced, where there is no objection to the inspection;
(b) the judicial registrar constitutes the Trial Division of the Court; and
(c) all the powers of the Trial Division of the Court to hear and determine such an application are delegated to the judicial registrar.".
6 Case conference
For Rule 4.08(2)(b) of the Principal Rules substitute—
"(b) at any time before the trial.".
7 Further authority of judicial registrars
(1) After Rule 4.17(1)(a) of the Principal Rules insert—
"(ab) make an order for the remand or furtherremand of an accused where noapplication for bail is made;
(ac) vary any condition of bail by consent orwhere the application to vary is unopposed;".
(2) At the foot of Rule 4.17(1)(b) of the Principal Rules insert—
"Note
See also Rule 1.12(1.1).".
(3) For Rule 4.17(2)(c) and (d) of the Principal Rules substitute—
"(c) subject to paragraph (1)(ac), to vary any condition of bail; or
(d) subject to paragraph (1)(ab), to remand an accused.".
8 Statute law revision
In the Principal Rules—
(a) in Form 6–6AC, for "serious criminal conduct" substitute "serious criminal activity";
(b) in Form 6–6P, in item 2 of the Particulars ofApplication—
(i) before "Director" insert "Commonwealth"; and
(ii) omit "within the meaning of the Commonwealth Act";
(c) in Form 6–6Q—
(i) for "under 20A" substitute "undersection 20A";
(ii) in item 2 of the Particulars of Application—
(A) before "Director" insert "Commonwealth"; and
(B) omit "within the meaning of theCommonwealth Act";
(d) in Form 6–6R, for "at *at" substitute "*at".
Dated: 25 May 2017
M. L. WARREN, C.J.
CHRISTOPHER MAXWELL, P.
PAMELA TATE, J.A.
R. S. OSBORN, J.A.
J. G. SANTAMARIA, J.A.
DAVID F. R. BEACH, J.A.
S. G. E. McLEISH, J.A.
ELIZABETH HOLLINGWORTH, J.
KEVIN H. BELL, J.
ANTHONY CAVANOUGH, J.
JACK FORREST, J.
LEX LASRY, J.
JAMES JUDD, J.
PETER VICKERY, J.
TERRY FORREST, J.
CLYDE CROFT, J.
M. L. SIFRIS, J.
PETER ALMOND, J.
C. MACAULAY, J.
K. McMILLAN, J.
G. J. DIGBY, J.
T. J. GINNANE, J.
MELANIE SLOSS, J.
JOANNE CAMERON, J.
CHRISTOPHER W. BEALE, J.
MICHAEL McDONALD, J.
P. J. RIORDAN, J.
JANE A. DIXON, J.
A. J. KEOGH, J.
MAREE KENNEDY, J.
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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 12/2008. Reprint No. 3 as at 12 December 2016.
Reprinted to S.R. No. 141/2016.