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ACTS INTERPRETATION AMENDMENT (COURT PROCEDURES) BILL 2003

2002-2003

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES




Presented and read a first time









Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Bill 2003

No. , 2003

(Attorney-General)



A Bill for an Act to amend the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, and for related purposes

Contents

A Bill for an Act to amend the Acts Interpretation Act 1901, and for related purposes

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the Acts Interpretation Amendment (Court Procedures) Act 2003.

2 Commencement

This Act commences, or is taken to have commenced, on 7 July 2003.

3 Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Acts Interpretation Act 1901

1 After section 27

Insert:

27A Documents commencing proceedings

A reference in a provision of an Act to any one or more of the following in connection with court proceedings:

(a) a summons;

(b) an information;

(c) a claim;

(d) a complaint;

(e) a declaration;

is taken to include a reference to any document through which proceedings may be instituted in a court.

Note: An example of such a document is a court attendance notice under the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 of New South Wales.

2 Application

The amendment made by this Schedule applies in relation to proceedings instituted on or after 7 July 2003.

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