Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT (AMENDMENT) ACT 1999 (NO. 34 OF 1999) - SECT 5

    After section 206, insert the following section:

“206AA     Jurisdiction under section 206

“(1)     Jurisdiction under section 206 may be exercised for making an order under any provision of this Part that confers power to make an order.

“(2)     Jurisdiction under section 206 may be exercised—

        (a)     in court or by a magistrate in chambers; and

        (b)     whether or not the parties have attended, or any of the parties has attended, in court or before the magistrate in chambers.

“(3)     For the exercise of jurisdiction under section 206, it is not necessary for the court or magistrate to be satisfied about anything mentioned in subsection 197 (1).

“(4)     An order under section 206 may be made without proof or admission of guilt.”.