Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000

Version No. 033

Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000

S.R. No. 69/2000

Version incorporating amendments as at 1 January 2010

table of provisions

RegulationPage

Part 1—Preliminary

101Objectives

102Authorising provision

103Commencement

104Revocation

105Definition

Part 2—Appointments

201Oath of office

202Bail justices

Part 3—The Court Record

301Authentication of orders

302Issue and authentication of process

303Authentication of warrants

304Particulars of warrants to be entered in the register

305Issue of some warrants to seize property

306Revoked

Part 4—VENUES OF THE COURT

401Revoked

402Venues of the Court—section 82(2)

Part 5—Revoked8

501Revoked8

Part 6—Service

601–602 Revoked

603Service of civil process by a member of the police force

PartS 6A–8A—Revoked10

650–857 Revoked10

Part 9—Warrants to Seize Property

901Application

902Revoked

903Execution of warrant

904Revoked12

PartS 10–12—Revoked12

1001–1216 Revoked12

Part 13—Forms

1301Prescribed forms—warrants

1302–1303 Revoked

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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1—Revoked14

SCHEDULE 2—Oaths of Office

SCHEDULE 3—Prescribed Venues of the Court for the Purposes of Section 82(2) of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989

SCHEDULE 4—Areas in which a Member of the Police Force is not Required to Serve Process in a Civil Proceeding

SCHEDULES5–11—Revoked19

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ENDnotes

1. General Information

2. Table of Amendments

3. Explanatory Details

Version No. 033

Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000

S.R. No. 69/2000

Version incorporating amendments as at 1 January 2010

Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000

S.R. No. 69/2000

Part 1—Preliminary

101Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are to prescribe—

(a)oaths of office; and

(b)offences for which certain procedures set out in the Act may be used; and

(c)the procedure applicable to warrants to seize property in criminal proceedings; and

(d)matters relating to the procedure for enforcement of infringement penalties; and

(e)forms for use in criminal proceedings in the Magistrates' Court; and

(f)other matters required or necessary to be prescribed by the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

102Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 140 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

103Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 15 July 2000.

104Revocation

The Regulations in Schedule 1 are revoked.

105Definition

r. 105

In these Regulations the Act means the Magistrates' Court Act 1989.

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Part 2—Appointments

201Oath of office

r. 201

(1)For the purposes of sections 7(5), 9(7), 120(3) and121(3) of the Act, the oath of office for a magistrate, an acting magistrate and a bail justice is set out in Part 1 of Schedule 2.

(2)For the purposes of section 115(4) of the Act, the oath of office for a justice of the peace is set out in Part 2 of Schedule 2.

(3)An oath of office for a bail justice and a justice of the peace must be administered by a magistrate who must forward to the Attorney-General a certificate of administration.

202Bail justices

A prescribed classification for the purposes of section 121 of the Act is a classification of—

Reg. 202(a) amendedby S.R. No. 132/2003 reg.3(a).

(a)Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade5 or Grade 6 in the public service in which the employee is required to perform the duties of any one or more of the following—

(i)Prothonotary or deputy Prothonotary of the Supreme Court;

(ii)registrar or deputy registrar of the County Court;

(iii)principal registrar of the Court;

(iv)registrar or deputy registrar of the Court;

(v)registrar or deputy registrar of the Children's Court at Melbourne;

Reg. 202(b) amendedby S.R. No. 132/2003 reg.3(b).

(b)Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5 or Grade6 in the public service in which the employee is required to perform the duties of associate to a judge of the Supreme Court or the County Court.

r. 202

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Part 3—The Court Record

301Authentication of orders

r. 301

For the purposes of section 18(2) of the Act, an order may be authenticated—

(a)if the order is entered in writing in the register, by signing the entry; or

(b)if the order is entered into a computerised data storage and retrieval system, by entering confirmation of the order into the system.

302Issue and authentication of process

Process may be issued or authenticated by—

(a)the signature of; or

(b)stamping with the facsimile signature stamp by—

the person issuing or authenticating the process.

303Authentication of warrants

For the purposes of section 57(9) of the Act the execution copy of a warrant produced by a computer data storage and retrieval system may be authenticated by the person who issued the warrant including on that copy his or her name and the date of issue of the warrant.

304Particulars of warrants to be entered in the register

For the purposes of section 57(2) of the Act, the following particulars are prescribed—

(a)type of warrant issued;

(b)date of issue of warrant;

(c)in the case of a warrant to seize property or a warrant to imprison issued for non-payment of a fine, the sum in respect of which the warrant is issued and the person to whom the warrant is directed for execution.

305Issue of some warrants to seize property

r. 305

For the purposes of section 73(3A)(a) of the Act the prescribed particulars are—

(a)the direction of the warrant to the sheriff; and

(b)the sum in respect of which the warrant is issued, including the prescribed fee payable on the issue of the warrant.

Reg. 306 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.5.

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Pt 4 (Heading) substitutedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.6.

Part 4—VENUES OF THE COURT

Reg. 401 substituted by S.R. No. 8/2003 reg. 4, revoked by S.R. No. 76/2006 reg.4(1).

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Reg. 402 (Heading) insertedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.7.

402Venues of the Court—section 82(2)

r. 402

For the purposes of section 82(2) of the Act, the venues of the Court referred to in Schedule 3 are prescribed.

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Pt 5 (Heading and reg.501) revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.8.

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r. 501

Part 6—Service

Reg. 601 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.9.

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r. 603

Reg. 602 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.10.

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603Service of civil process by a member of the police force

A member of the police force is not required to serve process in a civil proceeding in an area referred to in Schedule 4.

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Pt 6A (Heading and reg.650) insertedby S.R.No. 96/2002 reg.4, revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.11.

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r. 650

Pt 7 (Heading and reg.701) revoked by S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.12.

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Pt 8 (Heading and regs 801, 802) amendedby S.R. No. 96/2002 reg.5, revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.13.

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Pt 8A (Heading and regs 850–857) inserted by S.R. No. 22/2002 reg. 5, amendedby S.R. No. 9/2003 reg.5, revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.14.

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Part 9—Warrants to Seize Property

901Application

r. 901

This Part applies to every warrant to seize property issued for the enforcement of an order made by the Court in a criminal proceeding.

Reg.902 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.15.

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903Execution of warrant

(1)Money or bank notes belonging to a person named or described in a warrant may be seized under a warrant to seize property but need not be sold.

(2)Cheques, bills of exchange, promissory notes, bonds, specialties or securities for money belonging to the person named or described in the warrant may be seized under a warrant to seize property and held as security for money due under an order or the unsatisfied part of an order. When the time for payment arrives the person to whom the warrant is directed may demand and receive payment of them and may sue in any proper court in the name of the defendant or in the name of any person in whose name the person named or described in the warrant might have sued for the recovery of the money secured or made payable by them.

(3)Subject to this Part, the rules, practice and procedure of the Supreme Court which apply to or are adopted by the sheriff in the execution of warrants of execution apply, with any necessary modification, to the execution of warrants to seize property.

Reg.904 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.16.

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r. 904

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Pt 10 (Heading and regs 1001–1003) revokedby S.R.No. 76/2006 reg.4(2).

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Pt 11 (Heading and regs 1101, 1102) revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.17.

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Pt 12 (Heading and regs 1201–1216) amendedby S.R. Nos7/2001 regs
4–5, 106/2001 reg.4, 4/2002 regs 4–6, 41/2002 reg. 3, 105/2002 reg.4, 94/2004 regs 5, 6, 137/2004 reg.3, 10/2005 reg.3, 6/2006 regs5, 6, 18/2006 regs 5–7, 25/2006 reg.5, 26/2006 reg.3, 31/2006 reg.5, 46/2006 reg.5, revoked by S.R. No. 76/2006 reg.4(2)

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Part 13—Forms

Reg. 1301 substitutedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.18.

1301Prescribed forms—warrants

r. 1301

The prescribed forms of warrants are the relevant forms (with any modifications that are necessary) set out in the Magistrates' Court Criminal Procedure Rules as in force from time to time.

Reg. 1302 amended by S.R. No. 22/2002 reg. 6 (ILA s.39B(2)), revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.19.

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Reg.1302A insertedby S.R. No. 96/2002 reg.6, revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.19.

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Reg.1303 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.19.

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SCHEDULES

Sch. 1 revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.20.

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Sch. 1

SCHEDULE 2

Sch. 2

Oaths of Office

Regulation 201(1)

PART 1

OATH OF OFFICE OF MAGISTRATE OR BAIL JUSTICE

I, [full name], swear by Almighty God that as a *magistrate for Victoria/*bail justice I shall at all times and in all things do equal justice to all persons and discharge the duties of my office according to law and to the best of my knowledge and ability without fear favour or affection.

*Delete if inapplicable.

Regulation 201(2)

PART 2

OATH OF OFFICE OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

I, [full name], swear by Almighty God that as a Justice of the Peace for Victoria I shall at all times discharge the duties of my office according to the law and to the best of my knowledge and ability.

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Sch. 3 substitutedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.21.

SCHEDULE 3

Sch. 3

Regulation 402

Prescribed Venues of the Court for the Purposes of Section 82(2) of the Magistrates'Court Act 1989

Ararat / Heidelberg / Orbost
Bacchus Marsh / Hopetoun / Ouyen
Bairnsdale / Horsham / Portland
Ballarat / Kerang / Preston
Benalla / Korumburra / Ringwood
Bendigo / Kyneton / Robinvale
Broadmeadows / LatrobeValley / Sale
Castlemaine / Mansfield / Seymour
Cobram / Maryborough / Shepparton
Colac / Melbourne / Stawell
Corryong / Mildura / St Arnaud
Dandenong / Moe / Sunshine
Drug Court (Dandenong) / Moonee Ponds / Swan Hill
Dromana / Moorabbin Justice Centre (Highett) / Wangaratta
Echuca / Morwell Justice Centre / Warrnambool
Edenhope / Myrtleford / Werribee
Frankston / Neighbourhood Justice Centre (Collingwood) / Wodonga
Geelong / Nhill / Wonthaggi
Hamilton / Omeo

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SCHEDULE 4

Sch. 4

Areas in which a Member of the Police Force is not Required to Serve Process in a Civil Proceeding

Regulation 603

Alpine Shire Council
Ararat Rural City Council
Ballarat City Council
Bass Coast Shire Council
Banyule City Council
Baw Baw Shire Council
Bayside City Council
Boroondara City Council
Brimbank City Council
Buloke Shire Council (except for
the area known as the former
Shire of Wycheproof)
Campaspe Shire Council
Cardinia Shire Council
Casey City Council
Central Goldfields Shire Council
Colac-Otway Shire Council
Corangamite Shire Council
Darebin City Council
Delatite Shire Council
East Gippsland Shire Council
(except for the area known as
the former Shire of Omeo)
Frankston City Council
Gannawarra Shire Council
Glen Eira City Council
Glenelg Shire Council (except
for the area known as the
former Shire of Heywood)
Golden Plains Shire Council
Greater Bendigo City Council
Greater Dandenong City Council
Greater Geelong City Council
Greater Shepparton City Council
Hepburn Shire Council
Hobsons Bay City Council
/ HorshamRuralCity Council
(except for the area known as
the former Shire of Arapiles)
Hume City Council
Indigo Shire Council
Kingston City Council
Knox City Council
La Trobe Shire Council
Loddon Shire Council
Macedon Ranges Shire Council
Manningham City Council
Maribyrnong City Council
Maroondah City Council
Melbourne City Council
Melton Shire Council
Mildura Rural City Council
(except for the area known as
the former Shire of Walpeup)
Mitchell Shire Council
Moira Shire Council
Monash City Council
Moonee Valley City Council
Moorabool Shire Council
Moreland City Council
Mornington Peninsula Shire
Council
Mount Alexander Shire Council
Moyne Shire Council
Murrindindi Shire Council
Nillumbik Shire Council
Northern Grampians Shire Council
Port Phillip City Council
Pyrenees Shire Council
Queenscliff Borough Council
South Gippsland Shire Council
Southern Grampians Shire
Council
StonningtonCityCouncil
StrathbogieShireCouncil
SurfCoastShireCouncil
SwanHillRuralCity Council
(except for the area known as
the former Shire of Swan Hill)
Towong Shire Council (except
for the area known as the
former Shire of Upper Murray)
WangarattaRuralCityCouncil
WarrnamboolCity Council / WellingtonShireCouncil
WhitehorseCityCouncil
WhittleseaCityCouncilWodongaRuralCityCouncil
WyndhamCityCouncil
YarraCityCouncil
YarraRanges Shire Council
Yarriambiack Shire Council
(except for the area known as
the former Shire of Karkarooc)

Sch. 4

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Sch. 5 amendedby S.R. Nos 4/2002 reg.7, 96/2002 reg.7, 99/2005 reg.3(1), 101/2009 reg.5, revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.22.

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Sch. 5

Sch. 6 amended by S.R. Nos 7/2001 reg.6, 4/2002 regs8, 9, 9/2003 reg.6(1), 94/2004 reg.7, 99/2005 reg.3(2), 6/2006 reg.7, revoked by S.R. No. 76/2006 reg.4(3).

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Sch. 7 inserted by S.R. No. 4/2002 reg.10, amendedby S.R. No. 48/2006 reg. 3, revoked by S.R. No. 76/2006 reg.4(3).

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Sch. 8 inserted by S.R. No. 22/2002 reg. 7, amendedby S.R. Nos 9/2003 reg.6(2), 99/2005 reg.3(3), revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.23.

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Sch. 8

Sch. 9 inserted by S.R. No. 41/2002 reg.4, amendedby S.R. No. 94/2004 reg.8, revoked by S.R. No. 76/2006 reg.4(3).

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Sch. 10 insertedby S.R. No. 6/2006 reg.8, revokedby S.R. No. 170/2009 reg.24.

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Sch. 11 insertedby S.R. No. 18/2006 reg.8, amendedby S.R. Nos25/2006 reg.6, 31/2006 reg.6, 46/2006 reg.6, revoked by S.R. No. 76/2006 reg.4(3).

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ENDnotes

Endnotes

1.General Information

The Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000, S.R.No.69/2000 were made on 11 July 2000 by the Governor in Council under section 140 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989, No.51/1989 and came into operation on 15July 2000: regulation 103.

The Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 11 July 2010 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994).

2.Table of Amendments

Endnotes

This Version incorporates amendments made to the Magistrates' Court General Regulations 2000 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.

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Magistrates' Court General (Infringements) Regulations 2001, S.R. No. 7/2001

Date of Making: / 13.2.01
Date of Commencement: / 13.2.01

Magistrates' Court General (Further Infringements) Regulations 2001, S.R.No.106/2001

Date of Making: / 16.10.01
Date of Commencement: / 28.10.01: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Infringements) Regulations 2002, S.R. No. 4/2002

Date of Making: / 30.1.02
Date of Commencement: / 10.2.02: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Amendment) Regulations 2002, S.R. No. 22/2002

Date of Making: / 9.4.02
Date of Commencement: / 14.4.02: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Enforcement Agencies) Regulations 2002, S.R.No.41/2002

Date of Making: / 12.6.02
Date of Commencement: / 12.6.02

Magistrates' Court General (Further Amendment) Regulations 2002, S.R.No.96/2002

Date of Making: / 22.10.02
Date of Commencement: / 28.10.02: reg.3

Magistrates' Court General (Further Infringement) Regulations 2002, S.R.No.105/2002

Date of Making: / 29.10.02
Date of Commencement: / 1.11.02: reg.3

Magistrates' Court General (PERIN Court) Regulations 2003, S.R.No.8/2003

Date of Making: / 29.1.03
Date of Commencement: / 1.2.03: reg.3

Magistrates' Court General (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003, S.R.No.9/2003

Date of Making: / 29.1.03
Date of Commencement: / 1.2.03: reg.3

Magistrates' Court General (Amendment) Regulations 2003, S.R.No.132/2003

Date of Making: / 5.11.03
Date of Commencement: / 5.11.03

Magistrates' Court General (Infringements) Regulations 2004, S.R.No.94/2004

Date of Making: / 27.7.04
Date of Commencement: / 1.8.04: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Further Infringements) Regulations 2004, S.R.No.137/2004

Endnotes

Date of Making: / 9.11.04
Date of Commencement: / 9.11.04

Magistrates' Court General (Amendment) Regulations 2005, S.R.No.10/2005

Date of Making: / 16.3.05
Date of Commencement: / 16.3.05

Magistrates' Court General (Penalty Units) Regulations 2005, S.R.No.99/2005

Date of Making: / 16.8.05
Date of Commencement: / 16.8.05

Magistrates' Court General (Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.R.No.6/2006

Date of Making: / 31.1.06
Date of Commencement: / 1.2.06: reg.3

Magistrates' Court General (Further Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.R.No.18/2006

Date of Making: / 28.2.06
Date of Commencement: / 1.3.06: reg.3

Magistrates' Court General (Further Waiver Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.R.No.25/2006

Date of Making: / 14.3.06
Date of Commencement: / 15.3.06: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Infringements) Regulations 2006, S.R.No. 26/2006

Date of Making: / 14.3.06
Date of Commencement: / 14.3.06

Magistrates' Court General (Waiver Periods Further Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.R.No.31/2006

Date of Making: / 28.3.06
Date of Commencement: / 1.4.06: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Fifth Waiver Period Amendment) Regulations 2006, S.R.No.46/2006

Date of Making: / 2.5.06
Date of Commencement: / 2.5.06: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General (Specified Agencies) Regulations 2006, S.R.No. 48/2006

Date of Making: / 9.5.06
Date of Commencement: / 9.5.06

Infringements (General) Regulations 2006, S.R.No. 76/2006

Date of Making: / 27.6.06
Date of Commencement: / Reg. 4(1)–(3) on 1.7.06: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General Amendment Regulations 2009, S.R.No. 101/2009

Date of Making: / 1.9.09
Date of Commencement: / 3.9.09: reg. 3

Magistrates' Court General Amendment Regulations 2009, S.R.No. 170/2009

Date of Making: / 15.12.09
Date of Commencement: / 1.1.10: reg. 3

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3.Explanatory Details

No entries at date of publication.

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