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MISCELLANEOUS ACTS (LOCAL COURT) AMENDMENT BILL 2007





                                 New South Wales




Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court)
Amendment Bill 2007


Contents

                                                                                   Page
                   1   Name of Act                                                   2
                   2   Commencement                                                  2
                   3   Amendment of Acts and instruments                             2
                   4   Further amendment of Acts and instruments                     2
                   5   Repeal of Courts of Petty Sessions (Civil Claims) Further
                       Amendment Act 1982 No 166                                     3
              6        Repeal of Act                                                 3
     Schedule 1        Amendment of Acts and instruments                             4
     Schedule 2        Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local
                       Court"                                                       51
     Schedule 3        Amendments replacing "A Local Court" with "The Local
                       Court"                                                       67
     Schedule 4        Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a
                       Magistrate sitting alone" with "the Local Court"             69
     Schedule 5        Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a
                       Magistrate" with "the Local Court"                           75


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Contents

                                                                        Page


    Schedule 6      Amendments replacing "a Local Court held before a
                    Magistrate sitting alone" with "the Local Court"     76
    Schedule 7      Amendments replacing "Local Courts Act 1982" with
                    "Local Court Act 2007"                               77




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                           New South Wales




Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court)
Amendment Bill 2007
No     , 2007


A Bill for

An Act to amend various Acts and instruments as a consequence of the proposed
enactment of the Local Court Act 2007.
Clause 1          Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007




The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:                                                1

 1    Name of Act                                                                         2

               This Act is the Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007.       3

 2    Commencement                                                                        4

               This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.       5

 3    Amendment of Acts and instruments                                                   6

               The Acts and instruments specified in Schedule 1 are amended as set out    7
               in that Schedule.                                                          8

 4    Further amendment of Acts and instruments                                           9

         (1)   Each Act and instrument specified in Column 1 of Schedule 2 is            10
               amended by omitting "a Local Court" wherever occurring in the             11
               provision of that Act or instrument specified in Column 2 of that         12
               Schedule and inserting instead "the Local Court".                         13

         (2)   Each Act and instrument specified in Column 1 of Schedule 3 is            14
               amended by omitting "A Local Court" wherever occurring in the             15
               provision of that Act or instrument specified in Column 2 of that         16
               Schedule and inserting instead "The Local Court".                         17

         (3)   Each Act and instrument specified in Column 1 of Schedule 4 is            18
               amended by omitting "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting    19
               alone" wherever occurring in the provision of that Act or instrument      20
               specified in Column 2 of that Schedule and inserting instead "the Local   21
               Court".                                                                   22

         (4)   Each Act and instrument specified in Column 1 of Schedule 5 is            23
               amended by omitting "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate"           24
               wherever occurring in the provision of that Act or instrument specified   25
               in Column 2 of that Schedule and inserting instead "the Local Court".     26

         (5)   Each Act and instrument specified in Column 1 of Schedule 6 is            27
               amended by omitting "a Local Court held before a Magistrate sitting       28
               alone" wherever occurring in the provision of that Act or instrument      29
               specified in Column 2 of that Schedule and inserting instead "the Local   30
               Court".                                                                   31

         (6)   Each Act and instrument specified in Column 1 of Schedule 7 is            32
               amended by omitting "Local Courts Act 1982" wherever occurring in         33
               the provision of that Act or instrument specified in Column 2 of that     34
               Schedule and inserting instead "Local Court Act 2007".                    35




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  5   Repeal of Courts of Petty Sessions (Civil Claims) Further Amendment              1
      Act 1982 No 166                                                                  2

             The Courts of Petty Sessions (Civil Claims) Further Amendment Act         3
             1982 is repealed.                                                         4

  6   Repeal of Act                                                                    5

       (1)   This Act is repealed on the day following the day on which all of the     6
             provisions of this Act have commenced.                                    7

       (2)   The repeal of this Act does not, because of the operation of section 30   8
             of the Interpretation Act 1987, affect any amendment made by this Act.    9




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Schedule 1      Amendment of Acts and instruments




Schedule 1             Amendment of Acts and instruments                                     1

                                                                              (Section 3)    2

1.1 Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 No 2                                                3

      Section 38 Regulations                                                                 4

      Omit "Local Courts in proceedings" from section 38 (3).                                5

      Insert instead "the Local Court in proceedings".                                       6

1.2 Apiaries Act 1985 No 16                                                                  7

      Section 46 Recovery of expenses                                                        8

      Omit "a Local Court exercising jurisdiction under Part 7 of the Local Courts           9
      Act 1982" from section 46 (5).                                                        10

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3 (Civil   11
      jurisdiction) of the Local Court Act 2007".                                           12

1.3 Bail Act 1978 No 161                                                                    13

[1]   Section 4 Definitions                                                                 14

      Omit "a licensing court under the Liquor Act 1912" from the definition of             15
      Local Court in section 4 (1).                                                         16

      Insert instead "the Licensing Court".                                                 17

[2]   Section 4 (1), definition of "magistrate"                                             18

      Omit the definition. Insert instead:                                                  19
                  magistrate means a Magistrate appointed under the Local Court             20
                  Act 2007, a Licensing Magistrate under the Liquor Act 1982, a             21
                  Children's Magistrate appointed under the Children's Court Act            22
                  1987 or an Industrial Magistrate appointed under the Industrial           23
                  Relations Act 1996.                                                       24

[3]   Sections 53C (1), 53E (3), 53F (1) (b) and 53K (2)                                    25

      Omit "the registry of a Local Court" wherever occurring.                              26

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                     27

[4]   Section 53D Hearing of formal objection to confirmation of forfeiture                 28
      order                                                                                 29

      Omit "to which an objection to the confirmation of a forfeiture order is duly         30
      made" from section 53D (1).                                                           31




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[5]   Section 53DA Hearing of formal objections to deemed forfeiture orders               1
      Omit section 53DA (1). Insert instead:                                              2

             (1)    If an objection to the confirmation of a forfeiture order taken to    3
                    have been made under section 53AA is duly made to the Local           4
                    Court, the Local Court must conduct a hearing to determine            5
                    whether or not the order should be confirmed.                         6

[6]   Section 53K Application to set aside forfeiture order                               7

      Insert "relevant" before "registrar" in section 53K (5).                            8

[7]   Section 53L Hearing of application to set aside forfeiture order                    9

      Omit "If the Local Court to which an application to have a forfeiture order set    10
      aside is duly made is satisfied" from section 53L (1).                             11

      Insert instead "If an application to have a forfeiture order set aside is duly     12
      made to the Local Court and the Local Court is satisfied".                         13

[8]   Section 53N Appeals                                                                14

      Omit "a Local Court's" wherever occurring in section 53N (1) (a) and (b).          15

      Insert instead "the Local Court's".                                                16

[9]   Section 53N (2)                                                                    17

      Insert "relevant" before "registrar".                                              18

1.4 Bail Regulation 1999                                                                 19

[1]   Clause 3 Definitions                                                               20

      Omit the definition of clerk of a court in clause 3 (1).                           21

      Insert in alphabetical order:                                                      22

                    registrar of a court includes the following:                         23
                    (a) a registrar of the Supreme Court,                                24
                    (b) the Registrar of the Court of Criminal Appeal,                   25
                    (c) a registrar of the District Court,                               26
                    (d) a registrar of the Local Court,                                  27
                    (e) a Children's Registrar (within the meaning of the                28
                           Children's Court Act 1987).                                   29

[2]   Clauses 8 (5), 19 (2) and 29 (d)                                                   30

      Omit "clerk" wherever occurring. Insert instead "registrar".                       31




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1.5 Camperdown Cemetery Act 1948 No 14                                                       1

      Section 4E Legal proceedings                                                           2

      Omit "a Local Court nearest to the place where the breach of such by-law was           3
      committed" from section 4E (1).                                                        4

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                      5

1.6 Casino Control Regulation 2001                                                           6

      Schedule 6 Applied provisions of Liquor Act 1982 as modified                           7

      Omit the definition of court in section 4 (1). Insert instead:                         8
                  court means the Local Court.                                               9

1.7 Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2006 No 12                                10

      Section 5 Definitions                                                                 11

      Omit paragraph (d) of the definition of registrar in section 5 (1). Insert instead:   12
                  (d) if the court is the Local Court--a registrar referred to in           13
                         section 18 of the Local Court Act 2007 (but not a deputy           14
                         registrar).                                                        15

1.8 Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004                                16
    No 46                                                                                   17

[1]   Section 4 Commissioner of Police may apply for orders                                 18

      Omit "Part 6 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from the note.                             19

      Insert instead "Part 4 of the Local Court Act 2007".                                  20

[2]   Section 9 Explanation of orders                                                       21

      Omit "A Local Court that makes a prohibition order" from section 9 (1).               22

      Insert instead "If the Local Court makes a prohibition order, the Local Court".       23

[3]   Section 10 Orders by consent                                                          24

      Omit section 10 (5). Insert instead:                                                  25

             (5)   A registrar of the Local Court may not exercise the functions of         26
                   the Local Court under this section.                                      27




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[4]   Section 12 Notification of orders made in absence of registrable person                  1
      Omit "The registrar of a Local Court that makes or varies or revokes a                   2
      prohibition order against a registrable person in the absence of the person".            3

      Insert instead "If the Local Court makes, varies or revokes a prohibition order,         4
      the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                                              5

[5]   Section 15 Appeal does not stay order                                                    6

      Omit the note. Insert instead:                                                           7
                    Note. Section 70 of the Local Court Act 2007 provides for a right of       8
                    appeal against the making of an order under this Act. Section 63 of the    9
                    Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 provides for a stay of orders on      10
                    appeal.                                                                   11

[6]   Section 19 Recognition of prohibition orders made in other jurisdictions                12

      Omit "Local Courts" wherever occurring in section 19 (2) (c) and (f).                   13

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                       14

1.9 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 No 55                                            15

      Section 27 Application of Criminal Procedure Act 1986 and other Acts                    16

      Omit "Local Courts" wherever occurring in section 27 (1) and (2).                       17

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                       18

1.10 Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 No 57                                              19

      Section 42 Attendance of persons subject to control before courts and                   20
      court officers                                                                          21

      Omit "Clerk of a Local Court" from section 42 (5) (d).                                  22

      Insert instead "registrar of the Local Court".                                          23

1.11 Children's Court Act 1987 No 53                                                          24

[1]   Section 3 Definitions                                                                   25

      Omit the definition of Chief Magistrate from section 3 (1). Insert instead:             26

                    Chief Magistrate means the person appointed under section 14              27
                    (1) of the Local Court Act 2007 to be the Chief Magistrate of the         28
                    Local Court.                                                              29




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[2]   Section 8 Senior Children's Magistrate                                           1
      Omit "section 15 (1) of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 8 (4).           2

      Insert instead "section 15 (1) of the Local Court Act 2007".                     3

[3]   Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions                                   4

      Omit clause 5 (1) (a). Insert instead:                                           5
                   (a) at any place at which sittings of the Local Court are held      6
                         for the time being under section 22 of the Local Court Act    7
                         2007, or                                                      8

1.12 Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28                                                    9

[1]   Section 23 Effect of abandoning excess claim                                    10

      Omit "section 66 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 23 (3).             11

      Insert instead "section 31 of the Local Court Act 2007".                        12

[2]   Section 41 Judicial supervision of arbitrator                                   13

      Omit "section 73 or 74 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 41 (1) (e).   14

      Insert instead "section 39 or 40 of the Local Court Act 2007".                  15

[3]   Section 96 Set-off of judgments                                                 16

      Omit section 96 (4).                                                            17

[4]   Section 107 Deferred payment and payment by instalments                         18

      Omit section 107 (3).                                                           19

[5]   Section 108 Order for examination                                               20

      Omit section 108 (4).                                                           21

[6]   Part 9 Transfer of proceedings between courts                                   22

      Omit Division 3.                                                                23

[7]   Schedule 1 Application of Act                                                   24

      Omit "Part 7 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from the matter relating to the      25
      Local Court in Column 2.                                                        26

      Insert instead "Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007".                            27




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1.13 Civil Procedure Regulation 2005                                                             1

[1]       Clause 4 Fees payable in relation to court proceedings                                 2

          Omit clause 4 (5) (f).                                                                 3

[2]       Schedule 1 Court fees                                                                  4

          Omit Part 3. Insert instead:                                                           5


          Part 3       Local Court                                                               6


           Column 1                                          Column 2        Column 3
           Matter for which fee payable                      Standard fee    Corporation
                                                                             fee
      1    Filing an originating process, under Part 3 of    $180            $360
           the Local Court Act 2007, in the Local Court
           sitting in its General Division
      2    Filing an originating process, under Part 3 of    $73             $146
           the Local Court Act 2007, in the Local Court
           sitting in its Small Claims Division
      3    Filing an application notice under Part 4 of the $70              --
           Local Court Act 2007
      4    Filing an application for an order for the        $313            $626
           rehearing of proceedings under Division 3 of
           Part 5 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005
      5    Serving or attempting service by post of          $31 for each     --
           originating process by the Local Court            address to which
                                                             process posted
      6    Filing a notice of motion                         $63             $126
      7    Filing a notice of appeal, or application for
           leave to appeal, to the District Court under
           Part 3 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act
           2001, as applied to proceedings under Part 4 of
           the Local Court Act 2007:
           (a)    in relation to a single notice             $85             --
           (b)    in relation to more than 1 notice arising $46              --
                  from the same court appearance




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1.14 Community Land Management Act 1989 No 202                                           1

      Section 121 Proceedings for offences                                               2

      Omit "taken only before a Magistrate sitting as a Local Court".                    3

      Insert instead "dealt with summarily by the Local Court".                          4

1.15 Constitution Act 1902 No 32                                                         5

      Section 52 Definition and application                                              6

      Insert "Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate or Magistrate of the Local       7
      Court;" after "Local Courts;" in paragraph (f) of the definition of judicial       8
      office in section 52 (1).                                                          9

1.16 Constitution Further Amendment (Referendum) Act 1930                               10
     No 2                                                                               11

      Section 9 Duties of Electoral Commissioner upon receipt of writ                   12

      Omit "at each Local Court throughout the State" from section 9 (c).               13

      Insert instead "at each place at which sittings of the Local Court are required   14
      to be held".                                                                      15

1.17 Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 No 82                               16

[1]   Section 42 Contempt of Tribunal                                                   17

      Omit "Sections 27A and 27B of the Local Courts Act 1982 apply" from               18
      section 42 (2).                                                                   19

      Insert instead "Section 24 of the Local Court Act 2007 applies".                  20

[2]   Section 42 (2)                                                                    21

      Omit "those sections apply to and in respect of contempt of a Local Court         22
      presided over by a Magistrate".                                                   23

      Insert instead "that section applies to and in respect of contempt of the Local   24
      Court".                                                                           25




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1.18 Contracts Review Act 1980 No 16                                                       1

      Section 4 Definitions                                                                2

      Omit paragraph (c) of the definition of Court in section 4 (1). Insert instead:      3
                  (c) in accordance with section 32 of the Local Court Act 2007,           4
                        and without affecting the jurisdictional limitations referred      5
                        to in that section, the Local Court, or                            6

1.19 Coroners Act 1980 No 27                                                               7

[1]   Section 4A State Coroners and Deputy State Coroners                                  8

      Omit section 4A (2), (3) and (4). Insert instead:                                    9

             (2)    The persons appointed must be Magistrates.                            10

             (3)    An appointment is to be made by the commission of the person's        11
                    appointment as a Magistrate or by a subsequent written                12
                    instrument.                                                           13

[2]   Section 12A Obligation to report death                                              14

      Omit section 12A (2B).                                                              15

[3]   Section 34 Evidence                                                                 16

      Omit "Local Courts" from section 34 (4) (b). Insert instead "the Local Court".      17

[4]   Section 34 (4)                                                                      18

      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court where, or nearest to the place where, the    19
      inquest or inquiry was held or would have been held had it not been dispensed       20
      with".                                                                              21

      Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                         22

[5]   Section 34 (5), definition of "appropriate official"                                23

      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court where, or nearest to the place where, that   24
      inquest or inquiry was held or would have been held had it not been dispensed       25
      with".                                                                              26

      Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                         27

[6]   Section 43 Contempt                                                                 28

      Omit "Sections 27A and 27B of the Local Courts Act 1982 apply".                     29

      Insert instead "Section 24 of the Local Court Act 2007 applies".                    30




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[7]   Section 43                                                                           1
      Omit "they apply". Insert instead "it applies".                                      2

1.20 Court Security Regulation 2005                                                        3

      Clause 6 Permissible uses of recording devices: sec 9 (2) (e)                        4

      Omit "a Local Court with the approval of the registrar of the Court" from            5
      clause 6 (b).                                                                        6

      Insert instead "the Local Court with the approval of the relevant registrar of       7
      the Local Court".                                                                    8

1.21 Credit Act 1984 No 94                                                                 9

      Section 6 Jurisdiction of courts and Tribunal                                       10

      Omit section 6 (1) (c) (ii). Insert instead:                                        11
                          (ii) the Local Court.                                           12

1.22 Credit (Savings and Transitional) Regulation 1984                                    13

      Clause 23 Person authorised to certify assignment of will etc                       14

      Omit clause 23 (a) and (b). Insert instead:                                         15
                   (a) a Magistrate, or                                                   16
                  (b) a registrar of the Local Court, or                                  17

1.23 Crimes Act 1900 No 40                                                                18

[1]   Section 562M Discretion to refuse to issue process in APVO matters                  19

      Omit "Part 6 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 562M (2).                   20

      Insert instead "Part 4 of the Local Court Act 2007".                                21

[2]   Section 562ZB Interim orders made by registrar of court with consent                22

      Omit "The registrar of a Local Court" from section 562ZB (1).                       23

      Insert instead "A registrar of the Local Court".                                    24

[3]   Section 562ZB (4)                                                                   25

      Omit "the registrar of a Local Court or the Registrar of the Children's Court       26
      under this section is taken to have been made by a Local Court".                    27

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court or the Registrar of the Children's   28
      Court under this section is taken to have been made by the Local Court".            29




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[4]   Sections 562ZJ (6), 562ZK (8), 562ZL (2), 562ZM (3) and 562ZZN (7)               1
      Omit "the registrar of a Local Court" wherever occurring.                        2

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                 3

[5]   Section 562ZQ Making of application for order                                    4

      Omit "Part 6 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 562ZQ (1).               5

      Insert instead "Part 4 of the Local Court Act 2007".                             6

[6]   Section 562ZQ (5)                                                                7

      Omit "section 44 of the Local Courts Act 1982".                                  8

      Insert instead "section 51 of the Local Court Act 2007".                         9

[7]   Section 562ZZN Review and appeal provisions concerning making,                  10
      variation or revocation of apprehended violence orders                          11

      Omit "Section 64 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 562ZZN (9).         12

      Insert instead "Section 70 of the Local Court Act 2007".                        13

[8]   Section 562ZZN (9)                                                              14

      Omit "Part 6". Insert instead "Part 4".                                         15

[9]   Section 562ZZO Presumption against stay of order                                16

      Omit paragraph (a) of the definition of original court in section 562ZZO (6).   17

      Insert instead:                                                                 18
                    (a)   the Local Court, if the order was made by the Local Court   19
                          or a registrar of the Local Court, or                       20

1.24 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 No 93                              21

      Section 3 Interpretation                                                        22

      Omit "and (in the case of a Local Court) includes a reference to any other      23
      Local Court" from section 3 (2) (d).                                            24

1.25 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Regulation 2001                             25

      Clause 194 Notices of appeal                                                    26

      Omit clause 194 (2) (d). Insert instead:                                        27
                  (d) in relation to the Local Court, the relevant registrar of the   28
                        court.                                                        29




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1.26 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 No 120                                             1

[1]   Section 3 Definitions                                                                 2

      Omit the definition of original Local Court from section 3 (1). Insert instead:       3
                  original Local Court proceedings means the proceedings in the             4
                  Local Court that involved the making or imposition of a                   5
                  conviction, sentence or order from which the proceedings under            6
                  this Act arise.                                                           7

[2]   Section 4 Applications to Local Court                                                 8

      Omit "a Local Court may be made to the same Local Court" from section 4 (1).          9

      Insert instead "the Local Court may be made to the Local Court sitting at the        10
      place at which the original Local Court proceedings were held".                      11

[3]   Section 4 (5)                                                                        12

      Omit the subsection.                                                                 13

[4]   Sections 5 (2) and 55 (1) (b) and (2) (c)                                            14

      Omit "the original Local Court" wherever occurring.                                  15

      Insert instead "the Local Court sitting at the place at which the original Local     16
      Court proceedings were held".                                                        17

[5]   Section 6 Notice of applications                                                     18

      Omit "As soon as practicable after receiving an application for annulment, the       19
      registrar of the original Local Court" from section 6 (1).                           20

      Insert instead "As soon as practicable after an application for annulment is         21
      received by the Local Court, the relevant registrar of the Local Court".             22

[6]   Section 7 Procedure for dealing with applications                                    23

      Omit "A Local Court dealing with an application for annulment" from section          24
      7 (2).                                                                               25

      Insert instead "When dealing with an application for annulment, the Local            26
      Court".                                                                              27

[7]   Sections 14 (1) (a) and (3) (a), 24 (1), 34 (1) (a) and (3) (a) and 44 (1) and (3)   28

      Omit "the registrar of any Local Court" wherever occurring.                          29

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                     30




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 [8]   Sections 15 (1) (b) and (2), 25 (1) (b) and (2), 35 (1) (b) and (2), 45 (1) (b)    1
       and (2) and 72 (a)                                                                 2

       Omit "the registrar of the original Local Court" wherever occurring.               3

       Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                        4

 [9]   Sections 28 (2) and 49 (2)                                                         5

       Omit "that the original Local Court" wherever occurring.                           6

       Insert instead "that the Local Court".                                             7

[10]   Section 71 (1), (2) and (3)                                                        8

       Omit "the original Local Court" wherever occurring.                                9

       Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                 10

1.27 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 92                                        11

 [1]   Section 3 Interpretation                                                          12

       Omit the definition of Local Court from section 3 (1).                            13

 [2]   Section 3 (2) (d)                                                                 14

       Omit "and (in the case of a Local Court) includes a reference to any other        15
       Local Court".                                                                     16

1.28 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209                                                  17

 [1]   Section 3 Definitions                                                             18

       Omit the definition of Chief Magistrate from section 3 (1). Insert instead:       19

                    Chief Magistrate means the Chief Magistrate of the Local Court       20
                    appointed under the Local Court Act 2007.                            21

 [2]   Section 3 (1), definitions of "Local Court" and "Magistrate"                      22

       Omit the definitions.                                                             23

 [3]   Section 45 Application of Chapter and definitions                                 24

       Omit "a registrar of a Local Court" from paragraph (a) of the definition of       25
       registrar in section 45 (2).                                                      26

       Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                  27




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[4]   Section 121 Definitions                                                             1
      Omit the definition of Criminal Listing Director. Insert instead:                   2
                  Criminal Listing Director means:                                        3
                   (a) in relation to the Supreme Court--the public servant               4
                         employed in the Supreme Court to make arrangements for           5
                         the listing of criminal proceedings that are to be heard and     6
                         determined before the Supreme Court, and                         7
                   (b) in relation to the District Court--the public servant              8
                         employed in the District Court to make arrangements for          9
                         the listing of criminal proceedings that are to be heard and    10
                         determined before the District Court, and                       11
                   (c) any public servant authorised by a person referred to in          12
                         paragraph (a) or (b), or in accordance with the regulations,    13
                         to exercise any functions of the Criminal Listing Director.     14

[5]   Section 171 Definitions                                                            15

      Omit "a Local Court, the registrar of the Local Court" from paragraph (a) of       16
      the definition of registrar.                                                       17

      Insert instead "the Local Court, the relevant registrar of the Local Court".       18

[6]   Section 171, definition of "registrar"                                             19

      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court constituted by the Industrial Magistrate"   20
      from paragraph (c).                                                                21

      Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                        22

[7]   Chapter 5, heading                                                                 23

      Omit "Local Courts". Insert instead "Local Court".                                 24

[8]   Section 265 Criminal record to be given to person charged (Table 1                 25
      offences) (as amended by the Criminal Procedure Amendment (Local                   26
      Court Process Reforms) Act 2007)                                                   27

      Omit "a Local Court" from section 265 (3). Insert instead "the Local Court".       28

1.29 Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005                                                  29

[1]   Clause 6 Transcript                                                                30

      Omit "the registrar of the relevant Local Court" from clause 6 (1).                31

      Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                        32




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[2]   Schedule 4 Circle sentencing intervention program                                    1
      Omit the definitions of Aboriginal Community Justice Group, participating            2
      court and Project Officer from clause 1.                                             3

      Insert instead in alphabetical order:                                                4
                    Aboriginal Community Justice Group for a declared place                5
                    means the Aboriginal Community Justice Group established for           6
                    that place under Part 6.                                               7
                    participating court means the Local Court.                             8
                    Project Officer for a declared place means the Project Officer         9
                    (Circle Sentencing) for the place referred to in clause 19 (1).       10

[3]   Schedule 4, clause 1A                                                               11

      Insert after clause 1:                                                              12

       1A    Application                                                                  13

             (1)    This Schedule applies only in respect of the Local Court sitting at   14
                    a declared place.                                                     15

             (2)    For the purposes of this Schedule, a declared place means any         16
                    place declared by the Minister to be a place for the program.         17

             (3)    Each place at which sittings of a participating court could be held   18
                    immediately before the commencement of the Miscellaneous              19
                    Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 is taken to be a declared       20
                    place.                                                                21

             (4)    Any declaration made, or taken to have been made, under this          22
                    clause may be amended or revoked from time to time.                   23

[4]   Schedule 4, clauses 2 (1) (b), 4 and 8 (c)                                          24

      Omit "the Aboriginal Community Justice Group for the court" wherever                25
      occurring.                                                                          26

      Insert instead "the Aboriginal Community Justice Group for the declared             27
      place".                                                                             28

[5]   Schedule 4, clauses 2 (1) (b) and 9 (b)                                             29

      Omit "The Project Officer for the court" wherever occurring.                        30

      Insert instead "The Project Officer for the declared place".                        31




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 [6]   Schedule 4, clause 3                                                                 1
       Omit the clause. Insert instead:                                                     2

          3   Notification of suitability assessment order                                  3

                    If a participating court sitting at a declared place makes a            4
                    suitability assessment order in respect of a referred offender, it      5
                    must notify the Project Officer for the declared place of the order.    6

 [7]   Schedule 4, clause 4                                                                 7

       Omit "The Project Officer for the participating court".                              8

       Insert instead "The Project Officer for the declared place".                         9

 [8]   Schedule 4, clause 5                                                                10

       Omit "the Project Officer for a participating court".                               11

       Insert instead "the Project Officer for a declared place".                          12

 [9]   Schedule 4, clause 10 (1)                                                           13

       Omit "the Project Officer for the court".                                           14

       Insert instead "the Project Officer for the declared place".                        15

[10]   Schedule 4, clause 19 (1)                                                           16

       Omit "for each participating court".                                                17

       Insert instead "for each declared place".                                           18

[11]   Schedule 4, clause 20                                                               19

       Omit "for each participating court". Insert instead "for each declared place".      20

[12]   Schedule 4, clause 21 (2)                                                           21

       Omit "the Project Officer for the participating court".                             22

       Insert instead "the Project Officer for the declared place".                        23

[13]   Schedule 5 Community conference intervention program                                24

       Omit the definitions of participating court and program administrator from          25
       clause 1.                                                                           26

       Insert instead:                                                                     27
                     participating court means the Local Court.                            28
                     program administrator for a declared place means a person             29
                     appointed as a program administrator for the place under Part 5.      30




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[14]   Schedule 5, clause 1A                                                               1
       Insert after clause 1:                                                              2

       1A    Application                                                                   3

              (1)   This Schedule applies only in respect of the Local Court sitting at    4
                    a declared place.                                                      5

              (2)   For the purposes of this Schedule, a declared place means any          6
                    place declared by the Minister to be a place for the program.          7

              (3)   Each place at which sittings of a participating court could be held    8
                    immediately before the commencement of the Miscellaneous               9
                    Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007 is taken to be a declared       10
                    place.                                                                11

              (4)   Any declaration made, or taken to have been made, under this          12
                    clause may be amended or revoked from time to time.                   13

[15]   Schedule 5, clause 2 (1) (g)                                                       14

       Omit "program administrator for the participating court".                          15

       Insert instead "program administrator for the declared place".                     16

[16]   Schedule 5, clauses 3, 10 (1), 22 (1) (a) and (b) and 23 (1)                       17

       Omit "program administrator for the court" wherever occurring.                     18

       Insert instead "program administrator for the declared place".                     19

[17]   Schedule 5, clause 9 (1)                                                           20

       Omit "program administrator of the participating court that made the               21
       conference participation order or intervention plan order applying to that         22
       offender".                                                                         23

       Insert instead "program administrator of the declared place at which a             24
       conference participation order or intervention plan order applying to that         25
       offender was made".                                                                26

[18]   Schedule 5, clauses 12 (2) (a) and 13 (3) (a)                                      27

       Omit "the program administrator for the court that made the conference             28
       participation order" wherever occurring.                                           29

       Insert instead "the program administrator for the declared place at which the      30
       conference participation order was made".                                          31




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[19]   Schedule 5, clause 24 (1)                                                               1
       Omit "the program administrator for the court".                                         2

       Insert instead "the program administrator for the declared place at which the           3
       intervention plan order was made".                                                      4

[20]   Schedule 5, clause 25 (1)                                                               5

       Omit "for each participating court". Insert instead "for each declared place".          6

[21]   Schedule 5, clause 31 (3) and (4)                                                       7

       Omit "program administrator for a participating court" wherever occurring.              8

       Insert instead "program administrator for a declared place".                            9

1.30 Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 No 207                                          10

       Section 8 Instituting other proceedings                                                11

       Omit "Local Courts" from section 8 (1) (c). Insert instead "the Local Court".          12

1.31 Dividing Fences Act 1991 No 72                                                           13

 [1]   Sections 4, 5 (2), 9 (4), 11 (5) (b), 13 (4), 15 (1), 17 (1) and (4), 19 (1) and (2)   14
       and 23                                                                                 15

       Omit "a Local Court or local land board" wherever occurring.                           16

       Insert instead "the Local Court or a local land board".                                17

 [2]   Sections 13 (1) and (3), 14 (1) and 22 (1)                                             18

       Omit "A Local Court or local land board" wherever occurring.                           19

       Insert instead "The Local Court or a local land board".                                20

1.32 Driving Instructors Act 1992 No 3                                                        21

 [1]   Section 31 Appeal against decision of Authority                                        22

       Omit section 31 (4). Insert instead:                                                   23

              (4)      Notice of an appeal is to be lodged with the Local Court and with      24
                       the Authority within 21 days after the date on which the person        25
                       was notified of the relevant decision of the Authority.                26




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[2]   Section 32 Procedure on notice of appeal                                          1
      Omit "The Clerk of the Local Court to which an appeal under this Part is          2
      made" from section 32 (1).                                                        3

      Insert instead "The relevant registrar of the Local Court".                       4

1.33 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Act 2007 No 7                                           5

      Section 53 Nature of proceedings for offences                                     6

      Omit "a Local Court". Insert instead "the Local Court".                           7

1.34 Drug Court Act 1998 No 150                                                         8

      Section 29 Court business                                                         9

      Omit "Clerk of a Local Court" from section 29 (2) (c).                           10

      Insert instead "registrar of the Local Court".                                   11

1.35 Drug Court Regulation 2005                                                        12

[1]   Clause 5 Referring courts: sections 6 and 8AA                                    13

      Omit clause 5 (b). Insert instead:                                               14
                  (b) the Local Court, in respect of all criminal proceedings          15
                          brought before it in its sittings at Bankstown, Blacktown,   16
                          Burwood, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Mount           17
                          Druitt, Parramatta, Penrith, Richmond, Ryde and Windsor.     18

[2]   Clause 7A Referring courts: section 18B                                          19

      Omit clause 7A (b). Insert instead:                                              20
                  (b) the Local Court, in respect of all criminal proceedings          21
                        brought before it in its sittings at Balmain, Bankstown,       22
                        Blacktown, Burwood, Camden, Campbelltown, Central,             23
                        the Downing Centre, Fairfield, Hornsby, Kogarah,               24
                        Liverpool, Manly, Mt Druitt, Newtown, North Sydney,            25
                        Parramatta, Penrith, Richmond, Ryde, St James,                 26
                        Sutherland, Waverley and Windsor,                              27




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1.36 Electricity Supply Act 1995 No 94                                                       1

[1]   Section 73 Local Court may order disconnection and discontinuance of                   2
      electricity supply                                                                     3

      Omit "A Local Court that finds a person guilty of an offence under Division 1"         4
      from section 73 (1).                                                                   5

      Insert instead "If the Local Court finds a person guilty of an offence under           6
      Division 1, the Local Court".                                                          7

[2]   Section 74 Local Court may order payment for electricity unlawfully                    8
      charged for                                                                            9

      Omit "A Local Court that finds a person guilty of an offence under Division 2         10
      of unlawfully charging for the use of electricity".                                   11

      Insert instead "If the Local Court finds a person guilty of an offence under          12
      Division 2 of unlawfully charging for the use of electricity, the Local Court".       13

[3]   Section 75 Local Court may order payment for stolen electricity                       14

      Omit "A Local Court that finds a person guilty of an offence under section 64         15
      of unlawfully causing electricity to be abstracted, wasted, diverted, consumed        16
      or used".                                                                             17

      Insert instead "If the Local Court finds a person guilty of an offence under          18
      section 64 of unlawfully causing electricity to be abstracted, wasted, diverted,      19
      consumed or used, the Local Court".                                                   20

[4]   Section 76 Orders for payment operate as judgments                                    21

      Omit "a Local Court exercising jurisdiction under Part 7 of the Local Courts          22
      Act 1982" from section 76 (1) (b).                                                    23

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the   24
      Local Court Act 2007".                                                                25

1.37 Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 No 103                                    26

[1]   Section 28 Appointment of qualified person to investigate certain                     27
      industrial matters                                                                    28

      Omit "sections 27A and 27B of the Local Courts Act 1982 apply" from section           29
      28 (5) (b).                                                                           30

      Insert instead "section 24 of the Local Court Act 2007 applies".                      31

[2]   Section 28 (5) (b)                                                                    32

      Omit "they apply". Insert instead "it applies".                                       33




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1.38 Entertainment Industry Act 1989 No 230                                             1

[1]   Section 14 Enforcement of order--payment of money owing                           2

      Omit "the Clerk of any Local Court" from section 14 (2).                          3

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                  4

[2]   Section 14 (3)                                                                    5

      Omit "The Clerk of the Local Court". Insert instead "The registrar".              6

1.39 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203                              7

      Section 121ZR Special provisions relating to brothel closure orders               8

      Omit "Local Courts" from section 121ZR (8) (a).                                   9

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                10

1.40 Essential Services Act 1988 No 41                                                 11

      Section 31 Proceedings for offences                                              12

      Omit "a local court". Insert instead "the Local Court".                          13

1.41 Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1988 No 105                           14

      Section 5 Application of Act                                                     15

      Omit "Local Courts, Magistrates or justices".                                    16

      Insert instead "the Local Court or Magistrates".                                 17

1.42 Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68                                                       18

[1]   Section 68 Actions for damages                                                   19

      Omit "by action against the other person or against any person involved in the   20
      contravention" from section 68 (1).                                              21

      Insert instead "from the other person or from any person involved in the         22
      contravention, in a court of competent jurisdiction".                            23

[2]   Section 68 (2)                                                                   24

      Omit "An action". Insert instead "Proceedings".                                  25




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1.43 Farm Produce Act 1983 No 30                                                              1

[1]   Section 25 Order for payment                                                            2

      Omit section 25 (2). Insert instead:                                                    3

             (2)      Upon entry of a certified copy of an order made under subsection        4
                      (1) in the records of the Local Court in its exercise of civil          5
                      jurisdiction, the order shall operate as a judgment of the Local        6
                      Court.                                                                  7

[2]   Section 27 Restriction on persons to whom agents may sell                               8
      consignments                                                                            9

      Omit "any Local Court exercising civil jurisdiction" from section 27 (5).              10

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                      11

1.44 Fines Act 1996 No 99                                                                    12

[1]   Section 10 Application to registrar for further time to pay fine                       13

      Omit "the registrar of any Local Court" from section 10 (1) (b).                       14

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                       15

[2]   Section 50 Appeal against refusal of application by State Debt Recovery                16
      Office                                                                                 17

      Omit "the registrar of a Local Court" from section 50 (1).                             18

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                       19

[3]   Section 50 (2) and (3)                                                                 20

      Omit the subsections. Insert instead:                                                  21

             (2)      The relevant registrar of the Local Court must, as soon as             22
                      possible, give written notification to the applicant and the parties   23
                      of the date, time and place on or at which the application is to be    24
                      determined.                                                            25

             (3)      An application under this section may be determined by the Local       26
                      Court in accordance with this Division and the Local Court may         27
                      make any decision about the application that the State Debt            28
                      Recovery Office may have made.                                         29




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[4]   Section 50 (4)                                                                      1
      Omit "The Local Court may proceed to determine an application referred to it        2
      by a registrar despite any omission or error in a notice of the referral or its     3
      non-service if".                                                                    4

      Insert instead "The Local Court may proceed to determine an application             5
      despite any omission or error in the notice referred to in subsection (2) or its    6
      non-service if".                                                                    7

[5]   Section 52 Provisions relating to annulment of enforcement orders                   8

      Omit "The State Debt Recovery Office or a Local Court dealing with an               9
      application for annulment" from section 52 (1).                                    10

      Insert instead "The State Debt Recovery Office or the Local Court, if dealing      11
      with an application for annulment,".                                               12

[6]   Section 110 Enforcement as civil judgments                                         13

      Omit "any Local Court on which jurisdiction is conferred by that Act as a          14
      judgment given in that Local Court" from section 110 (2).                          15

      Insert instead "the Local Court as a judgment given in the Local Court".           16

1.45 Fines Regulation 2005                                                               17

      Clause 7 Applications to Local Court for redetermination of applications           18
      for annulment of penalty notice enforcement orders: section 50                     19

      Omit "The registrar of the Local Court with which any such application is          20
      lodged" from clause 7 (2).                                                         21

      Insert instead "The relevant registrar of the Local Court".                        22

1.46 Forestry Act 1916 No 55                                                             23

[1]   Sections 32E (a) and (c) and 43 (2D) (a) and (c)                                   24

      Omit "a Local Court held before a Magistrate" wherever occurring.                  25

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                  26

[2]   Section 43 Seizure and forfeiture of timber, products and forest                   27
      materials                                                                          28

      Omit section 43 (2) (b) (ii). Insert instead:                                      29
                         (ii) at the place nearest to the place of the seizure where     30
                                 a sitting of the Local Court may be held.               31




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1.47 Gaming Machines Act 2001 No 127                                                      1

      Section 131 Disciplinary powers of Licensing Court                                  2

      Omit "the office of a Local Court having jurisdiction under the Civil               3
      Procedure Act 2005, the order may be enforced as if it were a judgment of that      4
      Local Court" from section 131 (6).                                                  5

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under the Civil     6
      Procedure Act 2005, the order may be enforced as if it were a judgment of the       7
      Local Court".                                                                       8

1.48 Gas Supply Act 1996 No 38                                                            9

      Section 75 Orders for payment to operate as judgments                              10

      Omit section 75 (1) (b). Insert instead:                                           11
                   (b) if made by the Local Court, may be enforced in the Local          12
                         Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the       13
                         Local Court Act 2007.                                           14

1.49 Heritage Act 1977 No 136                                                            15

      Section 158 Proceedings for offences                                               16

      Omit "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate" from section 158 (4).             17

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                  18

1.50 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988                                  19
     No 35                                                                               20

      Section 48D Courts having jurisdiction under this Division                         21

      Omit "a Local Court for the district in which the property is held" from section   22
      48D (a).                                                                           23

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                  24

1.51 Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17                                                 25

[1]   Section 197 Appeals from Local Court                                               26

      Omit "section 64 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 197 (2).               27

      Insert instead "section 70 of the Local Court Act 2007".                           28




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[2]   Section 383 Procedure                                                                1
      Omit "Local Courts constituted by a Magistrate" from section 383 (1).                2

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                    3

[3]   Section 383A Recovery of amount ordered to be paid by Industrial                     4
      Magistrate under other legislation                                                   5

      Omit "Part 7 of the Local Courts Act 1982".                                          6

      Insert instead "Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007".                                 7

1.52 Infants' Custody and Settlements Act 1899 No 39                                       8

[1]   Section 4 Rules                                                                      9

      Omit section 4 (3). Insert instead:                                                 10

             (3)    Rules may be made under the Local Court Act 2007 for                  11
                    regulating the practice and procedure for applications made           12
                    under Part 1 to the Local Court and for the enforcement of orders     13
                    made in relation to such applications, and for regulating the         14
                    practice and procedure for appeals to the District Court under this   15
                    Act.                                                                  16

[2]   Section 10A                                                                         17

      Omit the section. Insert instead:                                                   18

      10A    Extension of jurisdiction                                                    19

             (1)    Subject to subsection (2), the jurisdiction conferred on the          20
                    Supreme Court by this Part may also be exercised by the District      21
                    Court or by the Local Court.                                          22

             (2)    The Local Court is not competent:                                     23
                    (a) to entertain any application relating to a minor who has          24
                         attained the age of sixteen years, unless the minor is           25
                         physically or mentally incapable of self support, or the         26
                         application is one for the variation or discharge of an order    27
                         of the Local Court, or                                           28
                    (b) to entertain any application involving the administration or      29
                         application of any property belonging to or held in trust for    30
                         a minor (including any related income), or                       31
                    (c) to award the payment of sums towards the maintenance of           32
                         a minor exceeding the sum of two dollars per week.               33




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             (3)      Where the District Court makes or refuses to make an order on an        1
                      application under this section, the applicant may appeal to the         2
                      Supreme Court.                                                          3

             (4)      Where the Local Court makes or refuses to make an order on an           4
                      application under this section, the applicant may appeal to the         5
                      District Court, and Parts 3 and 4 of the Crimes (Appeal and             6
                      Review) Act 2001 extend to such an appeal.                              7

             (5)      The court to which the application is made may refuse to make           8
                      any order, and in such case no appeal shall lie to any court against    9
                      such refusal, if:                                                      10
                      (a) in the case of an application to the District Court--the           11
                            District Court considers that the matter is one which would      12
                            be dealt with more conveniently by the Supreme Court, or         13
                      (b) in the case of an application to the Local Court--the Local        14
                            Court considers that the matter is one which would be dealt      15
                            with more conveniently by the Supreme Court or the               16
                            District Court.                                                  17

             (6)      An order of the District Court or Local Court for the payment of       18
                      money under this Part is deemed to be a judgment of the District       19
                      Court or Local Court as the case may be and, subject to                20
                      subsections (7) and (8), is enforceable as such in a court of          21
                      competent jurisdiction.                                                22

             (7)      Any order for the payment of a weekly or other periodical sum          23
                      made by the Local Court in the exercise of the powers and              24
                      authorities conferred by this Part has effect as an order for the      25
                      payment, at the weekly or other periods stated in the order, of        26
                      successive amounts of money equal to the sums specified in the         27
                      order.                                                                 28

             (8)      If default is made in the payment of any one or more of the            29
                      weekly or other periodical sums referred to in subsection (7), the     30
                      order for the payment of that sum or the total of those sums then      31
                      in default for any period not exceeding 6 months may be enforced       32
                      as if the order were an order for the payment of a sum of money        33
                      equal to that sum or the total of those sums made under the Civil      34
                      Procedure Act 2005 by the Local Court.                                 35

             (9)      Where an order under this Part contains a provision committing         36
                      to the applicant or any other person the legal custody of a minor,     37
                      a copy of the order may be served on any person in whose actual        38
                      custody the minor may for the time being be, and if such person        39
                      makes default in complying with such provision the person is           40
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                    penalty units per day for each day the person makes default in      1
                    complying with such provision.                                      2

            (10)    The provisions of sections 10 and 11 of the Children (Criminal      3
                    Proceedings) Act 1987 apply to proceedings under this Act in the    4
                    Local Court in the same way as they apply to criminal               5
                    proceedings.                                                        6

1.53 Interpretation Act 1987 No 15                                                      7

[1]   Section 21 Meanings of commonly used words and expressions                        8

      Omit the definitions of Local Court and Magistrate from section 21 (1).           9

      Insert in alphabetical order:                                                    10
                    Local Court means the Local Court established under the Local      11
                    Court Act 2007.                                                    12
                    Magistrate means a Magistrate appointed under the Local Court      13
                    Act 2007.                                                          14

[2]   Section 80A Maximum monetary penalty Local Court may impose in                   15
      certain circumstances                                                            16

      Omit "a Local Court" wherever occurring. Insert instead "the Local Court".       17

1.54 Land Sales Act 1964 No 12                                                         18

      Section 26                                                                       19

      Omit the section. Insert instead:                                                20

       26    Proceedings for offences                                                  21

             (1)    Proceedings for an offence under this Act may be dealt with        22
                    summarily before the Local Court.                                  23

             (2)    No prosecution for an offence under this Act is to be instituted   24
                    except with the consent in writing of the Minister.                25

             (3)    Proceedings for any offence under this Act may be instituted at    26
                    any time within a period of twelve months after the commission     27
                    of the offence.                                                    28

1.55 Landlord and Tenant Act 1899 No 18                                                29

[1]   Part 4, heading                                                                  30

      Omit "a Local Court". Insert instead "Local Court".                              31




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[2]   Section 23 Possession of tenements may be recovered before                            1
      Magistrate                                                                            2

      Omit "registrar of a Local Court" from section 23 (1).                                3

      Insert instead "registrar of the Local Court".                                        4

[3]   Section 23 (1)                                                                        5

      Omit "a Local Court at the place where the Local Court of the district in which       6
      such land is situated usually sits".                                                  7

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                     8

[4]   Section 23 (2)                                                                        9

      Omit "before whom the matter is heard".                                              10

1.56 Landlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 No 25                                        11

[1]   Section 13 Clerk of Fair Rents Board                                                 12

      Omit section 13 (3). Insert instead:                                                 13

             (3)      If no such appointment is made, the registrar of the Local Court     14
                      for the place at which a Fair Rents Board is constituted is taken    15
                      to be the clerk of the Fair Rents Board at that place.               16

[2]   Sections 62A (1) and 62B (1) (a)                                                     17

      Omit "A Local Court for the district in which prescribed premises not being          18
      premises used solely as a dwelling-house are situated may" wherever                  19
      occurring.                                                                           20

      Insert instead "The Local Court may, in relation to prescribed premises (not         21
      being premises used solely as a dwelling-house)".                                    22

[3]   Section 69 Competent courts                                                          23

      Omit section 69 (1) and (2). Insert instead:                                         24

             (1)      For the purposes of section 62, only the Local Court is a court of   25
                      competent jurisdiction.                                              26

[4]   Section 82 Protection of sub-lessees                                                 27

      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court in which the proceedings are taken"           28
      from section 82 (3) (b).                                                             29

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                    30




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[5]   Section 82 (3) (c)                                                                    1
      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court shall thereupon".                              2

      Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court is to".                     3

[6]   Section 88B Premises not to be sold in certain circumstances                          4

      Omit "a Local Court for the district in which those premises are situated, that       5
      Court".                                                                               6

      Insert instead "the Local Court, the Court".                                          7

[7]   Section 112 Prohibition of eviction of dependants of members of the                   8
      Forces in certain cases                                                               9

      Omit "for the district in which the dwelling-house is situated" from the             10
      definition of the court in section 112 (4).                                          11

1.57 Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002                                12
     No 103                                                                                13

[1]   Section 210B Fortification removal order                                             14

      Omit "Part 6 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 210B (5).                    15

      Insert instead "Part 4 of the Local Court Act 2007".                                 16

[2]   Section 210B, note                                                                   17

      Omit the note. Insert instead:                                                       18
                    Note. Section 70 of the Local Court Act 2007 provides for appeals in   19
                    relation to matters dealt with under Part 4 of that Act.               20

[3]   Section 210C Application for fortification removal order                             21

      Omit "Part 6 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 210C (1).                    22

      Insert instead "Part 4 of the Local Court Act 2007".                                 23

[4]   Section 210C (2)                                                                     24

      Omit "section 42". Insert instead "section 49".                                      25

[5]   Section 210C (3)                                                                     26

      Omit "Section 44 of the Local Courts Act 1982".                                      27

      Insert instead "Section 51 of the Local Court Act 2007".                             28




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[6]   Section 229 Courts having jurisdiction under this Division                          1
      Omit "a Local Court for the district in which the property is held" from section    2
      229 (1) (a).                                                                        3

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                   4

1.58 Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 No 33                                 5

      Section 4 Rules of court                                                            6

      Omit section 4 (3) (b). Insert instead:                                             7
                   (b) in relation to proceedings in the Local Court in its exercise      8
                          of jurisdiction under the Civil Procedure Act 2005, by the      9
                          Governor.                                                      10

1.59 Legal Profession Regulation 2005                                                    11

      Clause 174 Pre-complaint powers where client is denied access to                   12
      documents--section 595 (3) (b) of the Act                                          13

      Omit "nearest Local Court" from clause 174 (b).                                    14

      Insert instead "nearest place at which sittings of the Local Court are held".      15

1.60 Limitation Act 1969 No 31                                                           16

      Section 77                                                                         17

      Omit the section. Insert instead:                                                  18

      77     Rules of Court                                                              19

             (1)   Rules of court may be made under the Supreme Court Act 1970           20
                   in relation to the practice and procedure of the Supreme Court in     21
                   proceedings under this Act.                                           22

             (2)   Rules of court may be made under the District Court Act 1973 in       23
                   relation to the practice and procedure of the District Court in       24
                   proceedings under this Act.                                           25

             (3)   Rules of court may be made under the Local Court Act 2007 in          26
                   relation to the practice and procedure of the Local Court (in its     27
                   exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007)    28
                   in proceedings under this Act.                                        29




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1.61 Liquor Act 1982 No 147                                                               1

[1]   Section 8 Appointment of licensing magistrates                                      2

      Omit section 8 (3A). Insert instead:                                                3

           (3A)     A licensing magistrate who is an acting Magistrate within the         4
                    meaning of the Local Court Act 2007 is entitled to be paid            5
                    remuneration payable in respect of acting Magistrates under           6
                    clause 12 (4) of Schedule 1 to that Act.                              7

[2]   Section 16 Costs                                                                    8

      Omit section 16 (3). Insert instead:                                                9

             (3)    Where an order for an amount of costs and expenses is made           10
                    under subsection (1) and the prescribed documents are filed in the   11
                    Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under the Civil          12
                    Procedure Act 2005, the order may be enforced as a judgment of       13
                    the Local Court for the payment of that amount in accordance         14
                    with the order of the court.                                         15

[3]   Section 17 Registrars of the court                                                 16

      Omit section 17 (2). Insert instead:                                               17

             (2)    Until some other person is appointed as registrar of the court for   18
                    a prescribed place, the registrar of the court for the prescribed    19
                    place is:                                                            20
                    (a) the registrar of the Local Court exercising functions at the     21
                           prescribed place, or                                          22
                    (b) if there is no registrar of the Local Court exercising           23
                           functions at the prescribed place--the registrar of the       24
                           Local Court exercising functions at another place specified   25
                           by the Minister by order published in the Gazette.            26

[4]   Section 69 Disciplinary powers of court                                            27

      Omit "the office of the Local Court having jurisdiction under the Civil            28
      Procedure Act 2005 at or nearest the prescribed place at which the complaint       29
      that led to the order was heard" from section 69 (3).                              30

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under the Civil    31
      Procedure Act 2005".                                                               32

[5]   Section 69 (3)                                                                     33

      Omit "that Local Court". Insert instead "the Local Court".                         34




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[6]   Section 72 Constitution of Board                                                      1
      Omit section 72 (1A). Insert instead:                                                 2

             (1A)      A licensing magistrate who is an acting Magistrate within the        3
                       meaning of the Local Court Act 2007 is not an ex-officio member      4
                       of the Board.                                                        5

[7]   Section 99 Apportionment of cost of compulsory alterations                            6

      Omit section 99 (4). Insert instead:                                                  7

              (4)      Where an order is made under subsection (2) (a) and a copy of the    8
                       order is filed, together with such other documents as may be         9
                       prescribed, in the Local Court (in its exercise of jurisdiction     10
                       under the Civil Procedure Act 2005), the order may be enforced      11
                       as a judgment of the Local Court for the payment of that amount     12
                       in accordance with the order of the Board.                          13

1.62 Local Government Act 1993 No 30                                                       14

[1]   Section 740 Public inquiries                                                         15

      Omit "sections 27A and 27B of the Local Courts Act 1982 apply" from section          16
      740 (3).                                                                             17

      Insert instead "section 24 of the Local Court Act 2007 applies".                     18

[2]   Section 740 (3)                                                                      19

      Omit "they apply". Insert instead "it applies".                                      20

1.63 Marine Pilotage Licensing Act 1971 No 56                                              21

      Section 51 Recovery of penalties                                                     22

      Omit "a stipendiary magistrate or any two justices in petty sessions" from           23
      section 51 (2).                                                                      24

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                    25

1.64 Maritime Services Act 1935 No 47                                                      26

      Section 37A Application of penalties                                                 27

      Omit "a stipendiary magistrate or any two justices in petty sessions" from           28
      section 37A (2).                                                                     29

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                    30




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1.65 Meat Industry Act 1978 No 54                                                      1

      Section 59I Recovery of meat industry levies                                     2

      Omit section 59I (3) and (4).                                                    3

1.66 Mental Health Act 2007 No 8                                                       4

      Section 197 Proceedings for offences                                             5

      Omit "a Local Court" from section 197 (1). Insert instead "the Local Court".     6

1.67 Mines Inspection Act 1901 No 75                                                   7

      Section 20 Costs and expenses of inquiry                                         8

      Omit "any Local Court" from section 20 (1). Insert instead "the Local Court".    9

1.68 Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 No 60                                   10

[1]   Section 27 Approval of contract or disposition                                  11

      Omit section 27 (3).                                                            12

[2]   Section 27 (7)                                                                  13

      Omit "section 64 of the Local Courts Act 1982".                                 14

      Insert instead "section 70 of the Local Court Act 2007".                        15

[3]   Section 41 Removal into Supreme Court                                           16

      Omit "A district court or a Local Court before which proceedings are pending    17
      may, at any time before final order in the proceedings" from section 41 (2).    18

      Insert instead "The District Court or the Local Court may, in respect of        19
      pending proceedings".                                                           20

[4]   Section 41 (3)                                                                  21

      Omit "a district court or a Local Court".                                       22

      Insert instead "the District Court or the Local Court".                         23

[5]   Section 42 Transfer                                                             24

      Omit the section.                                                               25




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[6]   Section 51 Rules of court                                                            1
      Omit section 51 (6). Insert instead:                                                 2

             (6)      Rules of court not inconsistent with this Act may be made under      3
                      the Local Court Act 2007 for the regulation of the practice and      4
                      procedure in proceedings under this Act in the Local Court.          5

1.69 Moratorium Act 1932 No 57                                                             6

[1]   Section 22 Power to postpone sales of land for rates by the Public                   7
      Trustee                                                                              8

      Omit "of any district court". Insert instead "the District Court".                   9

[2]   Section 28 Relief of judgment debtors                                               10

      Omit section 28 (5).                                                                11

[3]   Section 29 Court                                                                    12

      Omit "a district court or a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting         13
      alone" from section 29 (1) (c).                                                     14

      Insert instead "the District Court or the Local Court".                             15

[4]   Section 30 Jurisdiction of court--how exercised                                     16

      Omit "in court or in chambers, or in the case of a Local Court, by a Magistrate     17
      sitting alone" from section 30 (1).                                                 18

      Insert instead "in court (including in the absence of the public), or in the case   19
      of the Local Court, by a Magistrate".                                               20

[5]   Section 30 (2)                                                                      21

      Omit "a district court". Insert instead "the District Court".                       22

[6]   Section 30 (6)                                                                      23

      Omit the subsection.                                                                24

[7]   Section 30 (7)                                                                      25

      Omit "all district courts and Local Courts".                                        26

      Insert instead "the District Court and the Local Court".                            27

[8]   Section 37 Authentication of consents etc                                           28

      Omit "Clerk of the Local Court" from section 37 (1) (a).                            29

      Insert instead "registrar of the Local Court".                                      30




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[9]   Section 47 Regulations                                                               1
      Omit "and the district courts and Local Courts to which" from section 47 (1).        2

1.70 Motor Dealers Act 1974 No 52                                                          3

[1]   Section 38 Rescission of sale                                                        4

      Omit section 38 (1) (a). Insert instead:                                             5
                   (a) the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3        6
                         of the Local Court Act 2007 if the cash price for which the       7
                         motor vehicle was sold does not exceed the jurisdictional         8
                         limit of the Local Court when sitting in its General              9
                         Division within the meaning of the Local Court Act 2007,         10
                         and                                                              11

[2]   Section 38 (3B) (a)                                                                 12

      Omit the paragraph. Insert instead:                                                 13
                   (a) by the Local Court as if it were exercising jurisdiction           14
                        under Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007, and                     15

1.71 Motor Dealers Regulation 2004                                                        16

[1]   Clause 65 Enforcement of order rescinding sale: section 38                          17

      Omit "a Local Court specified in the order or, if no such court is so specified,    18
      in any Local Court that exercises civil jurisdiction" from clause 65 (1).           19

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of civil jurisdiction".             20

[2]   Clause 65 (2)                                                                       21

      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court concerned".                                  22

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                   23

[3]   Clause 65 (3) (a)                                                                   24

      Omit "in which the affidavit is filed".                                             25

1.72 Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 No 111                                              26

[1]   Section 19 Particulars of conviction or order                                       27

      Omit section 19 (1). Insert instead:                                                28

             (1)    The relevant registrar of the Local Court is to forward to the        29
                    Authority particulars of any conviction or order under this Act or    30
                    the regulations.                                                      31




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[2]   Section 19 (3)                                                                 1
      Omit "the Local Court where the order was made".                               2

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                              3

[3]   Section 19 (4)                                                                 4

      Omit "the registrar". Insert instead "a registrar".                            5

1.73 Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942 No 15                           6

[1]   Section 13 Appeal against refusal to issue or against cancellation of          7
      policy                                                                         8

      Omit "to the Local Court nearest to the place at which such person resides"    9
      from section 13 (1).                                                          10

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                             11

[2]   Section 13 (4)                                                                12

      Omit "Crimes (Local Courts Appeal and Review) Act 2001".                      13

      Insert instead "Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001".                         14

1.74 Navigation Act 1901 No 60                                                      15

      Section 100 Magistrates may be appointed to hear appeals                      16

      Omit "stipendiary magistrates" wherever occurring in section 100 (1).         17

      Insert instead "Magistrates".                                                 18

1.75 Oaths Act 1900 No 20                                                           19

      Section 3 Form and manner of taking oaths                                     20

      Omit "the registrar of a Local Court" from section 3 (2A) (b).                21

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                              22

1.76 Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 No 41                         23

[1]   Section 49 Power of Local Court to hear and determine appeals etc             24

      Omit "A local court presided over by a magistrate" from section 49 (1).       25

      Insert instead "The Local Court".                                             26

[2]   Section 49 (1)                                                                27

      Omit "a local court". Insert instead "the Local Court".                       28




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[3]   Section 49 (2)                                                                    1
      Omit "The clerk of the local court".                                              2

      Insert instead "The relevant registrar of the Local Court".                       3

[4]   Section 49 (2)                                                                    4

      Omit "the registrar". Insert instead "the registrar of the subdivision".          5

[5]   Schedule 19 Procedure in relation to enforcement of provisions of                 6
      section 34                                                                        7

      Omit "any Local Court" from clause 7. Insert instead "the Local Court".           8

1.77 Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996 No 13                                 9

      Section 32I Role of courts                                                       10

      Omit "Local Courts do not" from section 32I (1).                                 11

      Insert instead "The Local Court does not".                                       12

1.78 Police Act 1990 No 47                                                             13

[1]   Section 133 Complaints lodged at Local Court                                     14

      Omit "a Local Court, the Clerk of the Court" from section 133 (1).               15

      Insert instead "the Local Court, the relevant registrar of the Local Court".     16

[2]   Section 133 (2) and (3)                                                          17

      Omit "the Clerk of the Court" wherever occurring.                                18

      Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                      19

[3]   Section 133 (2) (d), (3) (d) and (5)                                             20

      Omit "the Clerk" wherever occurring. Insert instead "the registrar".             21

[4]   Section 133 (5)                                                                  22

      Omit "The Clerk of a Local Court".                                               23

      Insert instead "A registrar of the Local Court".                                 24

1.79 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200                                  25

[1]   Sections 6 (2), 9 (4), 10 (4), 22 (2), 24 (1) and 24J (2)                        26

      Omit "before which the proceedings are being taken" wherever occurring.          27




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[2]   Sections 29C (2) and (5), 30 (1) (a) and 30A (1)                                    1
      Omit "a court" wherever occurring. Insert instead "the court".                      2

[3]   Sections 30 (3) and 30A (2)                                                         3

      Omit "a court" where firstly occurring in sections 30 (3) and 30A (2).              4

      Insert instead "the court".                                                         5

1.80 Prices Regulation Act 1948 No 26                                                     6

      Section 61 Proceedings for offences                                                 7

      Omit "a Local Court held before a Magistrate" from section 61 (3).                  8

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                   9

1.81 Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1982 No 104                                     10

[1]   Section 5 Definitions                                                              11

      Omit the definition of Local Court from section 5 (1).                             12

[2]   Section 14 Prisoner to be brought before Local Court                               13

      Omit "a Local Court specified in the order on a date and at a time so specified"   14
      from section 14 (1).                                                               15

      Insert instead "the Local Court (at the place, on a date and at a time specified   16
      in the order)".                                                                    17

[3]   Section 15 Order of transfer                                                       18

      Omit "The Local Court before which the prisoner is brought pursuant to an          19
      order made under section 14 (1)".                                                  20

      Insert instead "If a prisoner is brought before the Local Court pursuant to an     21
      order made under section 14 (1), the Local Court".                                 22

[4]   Section 34 Revocation of order of transfer on escape from custody                  23

      Omit "Any Local Court". Insert instead "The Local Court".                          24

1.82 Private Health Facilities Act 2007 No 9                                             25

      Section 63 Proceedings for offences                                                26

      Omit "a Local Court" from section 63 (1). Insert instead "the Local Court".        27




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1.83 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 No 147                                             1

[1]   Section 3 Definitions                                                               2

      Omit the definition of Local Court from section 3 (1).                              3

[2]   Section 58 Enforcement of certain orders for payment of money                       4

      Omit "Division 3 of Part 7 of the Local Courts Act 1982".                           5

      Insert instead "Division 4 of Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007,".                 6

1.84 Property (Relationships) Regulation 2005                                             7

[1]   Clause 3 Definitions                                                                8

      Omit the definition of judgment of a Local Court from clause 3 (1).                 9

      Insert instead:                                                                    10
                    judgment of the Local Court means a judgment of the Local            11
                    Court in its civil jurisdiction.                                     12

[2]   Part 2, heading                                                                    13

      Omit "a Local Court". Insert instead "Local Court".                                14

[3]   Clause 5 Record of proceedings                                                     15

      Omit "a Local Court exercising jurisdiction" from clause 5 (1).                    16

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction".                  17

[4]   Clause 5 (2)                                                                       18

      Omit "the Magistrate". Insert instead "a Magistrate".                              19

[5]   Clauses 7 (1) and 8 (2) (c) and (4)                                                20

      Omit "the registrar" wherever occurring. Insert instead "a registrar".             21

[6]   Clause 9 Payment of maintenance                                                    22

      Omit "by which the order was made" from clause 9 (1).                              23

[7]   Clause 11 Certificate of court as to periodic maintenance order                    24

      Omit "or the registrar of the Local Court" from clause 11 (1).                     25

      Insert instead "or the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                     26




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 [8]   Clause 11 (2) (b)                                                                 1
       Omit "the registrar of the Local Court".                                          2

       Insert instead "the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                       3

 [9]   Clause 13 Matters to be satisfied before recording order as judgment              4

       Omit "The registrar of a Local Court" wherever occurring in clause 13 (1)         5
       and (4).                                                                          6

       Insert instead "A registrar of the Local Court".                                  7

[10]   Clause 13 (4) (b)                                                                 8

       Omit "unpaid, and". Insert instead "unpaid.".                                     9

[11]   Clause 13 (4) (c)                                                                10

       Omit the paragraph.                                                              11

[12]   Clause 14 Notice of transmission of money                                        12

       Omit the clause.                                                                 13

[13]   Clause 15 Notice of discharge, variation or suspension of periodic               14
       maintenance order                                                                15

       Omit "must give notice in writing to the registrar of the Local Court in which   16
       the order is recorded" from clause 15 (1).                                       17

       Insert instead "and recorded in the Local Court under clause 13 must give        18
       notice in writing to the relevant registrar of the Local Court".                 19

1.85 Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156                           20

 [1]   Section 268 Issue of noise abatement orders                                      21

       Omit "Part 6 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 268 (5).                 22

       Insert instead "Part 4 of the Local Court Act 2007".                             23

 [2]   Section 274 Local Court having jurisdiction                                      24

       Omit the section.                                                                25

 [3]   Section 290 Appeals regarding noise                                              26

       Omit "section 64 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 290 (2).             27

       Insert instead "section 70 of the Local Court Act 2007".                         28




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1.86 Public Trustee Act 1913 No 19                                                      1

      Section 10 Appointment of agents                                                  2

      Omit "clerk or acting clerk of a Local Court" from section 10 (1).                3

      Insert instead "registrar of the Local Court".                                    4

1.87 Public Trustee Regulation 2001                                                     5

[1]   Clause 12 Remuneration of registrars of the Local Court                           6

      Omit "the registrar or clerk of a Local Court" wherever occurring in clause 12    7
      (1) and (2).                                                                      8

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                  9

[2]   Clause 12 (1) and (2)                                                            10

      Omit "the registrar or clerk" where lastly occurring. Insert instead "the        11
      registrar".                                                                      12

1.88 Railways (Victorian and Queensland By-laws) Enabling Act                          13
     (1906 No 2)                                                                       14

      Section 2 Victorian and Queensland by-laws applied to Victorian and              15
      Queensland railways in New South Wales                                           16

      Omit "any court of petty sessions" from section 2 (2).                           17

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                18

1.89 Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005                                          19

[1]   Clause 13 Appeals concerning examiner's authorities and proprietor's             20
      authorities                                                                      21

      Omit "the registrar of any such Court" from clause 13 (1).                       22

      Insert instead "the Court".                                                      23

[2]   Clause 13 (3)                                                                    24

      Insert "relevant" before "registrar".                                            25

[3]   Clause 15 Appeals against certain registration decisions                         26

      Omit "the registrar of the Local Court to which the appeal is being made" from   27
      clause 15 (2).                                                                   28

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                29




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 [4]   Clause 15 (3)                                                                     1
       Insert "relevant" before "registrar".                                             2

 [5]   Clause 18 Appeals concerning driver licensing                                     3

       Omit "the registrar of the Local Court to which the appeal is being made" from    4
       clause 18 (5).                                                                    5

       Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                 6

 [6]   Clause 18 (6)                                                                     7

       Insert "relevant" before "registrar".                                             8

 [7]   Clause 22 Appeals concerning police officer suspension notices                    9

       Omit "the registrar of the Local Court to which the appeal is being made" from   10
       clause 22 (3).                                                                   11

       Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                12

 [8]   Clause 22 (4)                                                                    13

       Insert "relevant" before "registrar".                                            14

 [9]   Clause 25 Appeals against driver fatigue and revocation of certain               15
       approvals                                                                        16

       Omit "the registrar of any such Court" wherever occurring in clause 25 (1)       17
       and (2).                                                                         18

       Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                19

[10]   Clause 25 (4)                                                                    20

       Omit "The registrar of a Local Court".                                           21

       Insert instead "The relevant registrar of the Local Court".                      22

[11]   Clause 28 Appeals concerning Accreditation Schemes                               23

       Omit "the registrar of the Local Court to which the appeal is being made" from   24
       clause 28 (2).                                                                   25

       Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                26

[12]   Clause 28 (3)                                                                    27

       Insert "relevant" before "registrar".                                            28




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1.90 Road Transport (Heavy Vehicles Registration Charges) Act                           1
     1995 No 72                                                                         2

[1]   Section 34 Particulars of orders to be sent to Authority                          3

      Omit section 34 (1). Insert instead:                                              4

             (1)    The relevant registrar of the Local Court is to forward to the      5
                    Authority particulars of any conviction or order made under this    6
                    Act or the regulations.                                             7

[2]   Section 34 (4)                                                                    8

      Omit "The registrar". Insert instead "A registrar".                               9

1.91 Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119                             10

      Section 27 Power to seize unregistered vehicles                                  11

      Omit "the Local Court concerned" wherever occurring in section 27 (3) (a)        12
      and (b).                                                                         13

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                14

1.92 Shops and Industries Act 1962 No 43                                               15

      Section 145A Failure to pay penalty etc is offence                               16

      Omit "the Local Court making the conviction or order" from section 145A (1).     17

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                18

1.93 Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 (1976                           19
     No 4)                                                                             20

[1]   Schedule 1 Public offices                                                        21

      Omit ", the Deputy State Coroner or a Magistrate who has limited tenure,         22
      within the meaning of that Act" from the matter relating to a Magistrate.        23

      Insert instead "or the Deputy State Coroner".                                    24

[2]   Schedule 1, matter relating to a Licensing magistrate                            25

      Omit "or a Magistrate who has limited tenure within the meaning of the Local     26
      Courts Act 1982".                                                                27

[3]   Schedule 2 Public offices                                                        28

      Omit "Part 7 of the Local Courts Act 1982" wherever occurring.                   29

      Insert instead "Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007".                             30




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1.94 Stock Medicines Act 1989 No 182                                                   1

      Section 52 Retention and disposal of seized property                             2

      Omit section 52 (7).                                                             3

1.95 Strata Schemes (Leasehold Development) Act 1986 No 219                            4

      Section 195 Proceedings for offences                                             5

      Omit "a Local Court held before a Magistrate".                                   6

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                7

1.96 Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 No 138                                         8

      Section 72 Distribution of surplus money in administrative fund or               9
      sinking fund                                                                    10

      Omit "such Local Court as may be agreed on by the applicant and the             11
      respondent or, in the absence of any such agreement, the Local Court nearest    12
      to the parcel" from section 72 (4) (a).                                         13

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                               14

1.97 Sydney Turf Club Act 1943 No 22                                                  15

      Section 24 Offences etc                                                         16

      Omit "nearest Local Court" from section 24 (3). Insert instead "Local Court".   17

1.98 Uncollected Goods Act 1995 No 68                                                 18

[1]   Section 16 Bailors may recover excess charges                                   19

      Omit "The Local Court by which an order under this Part is made".               20

      Insert instead "If an order is made under this Part, the Local Court".          21

[2]   Section 17 Exercise of jurisdiction by Local Court                              22

      Omit section 17 (1).                                                            23




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1.99 Uncollected Goods Regulation 2006                                                           1

      Clause 5 Applications to Local Court for orders for disposal of                            2
      uncollected goods: section 8                                                               3

      Omit the note. Insert instead:                                                             4
                    Note. The form in which the application is to be made is approved under      5
                    section 72 of the Local Court Act 2007. For the procedure relating to the    6
                    application, see Part 4 of that Act (which contains section 72).             7

1.100 Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 No 113                                                          8

[1]   Section 22 Application for revocation of interim declaration                               9

      Omit "that made the interim declaration" from section 22 (2).                             10

[2]   Section 24 Final declaration of premises as gambling premises                             11

      Omit "that made the final declaration" from section 24 (2).                               12

[3]   Section 25 Submissions as to use of declared gambling premises                            13

      Omit "the Local Court concerned" from section 25 (1).                                     14

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                         15

[4]   Section 28 Revocation of final declaration                                                16

      Omit "that made the final declaration" from section 28 (2).                               17

[5]   Section 29 Notice to Registrar-General concerning declared gambling                       18
      premises                                                                                  19

      Omit section 29 (1). Insert instead:                                                      20

             (1)    The relevant registrar of the Local Court must notify the                   21
                    Registrar-General of:                                                       22
                    (a) the making of an interim declaration under section 20, and              23
                    (b) the making of a final declaration under section 24, and                 24
                    (c) the revocation of an interim declaration or a final                     25
                          declaration.                                                          26

1.101 Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 No 115                                        27

[1]   Section 25 Lodging of applications                                                        28

      Omit "the registrar of a Local Court" from section 25 (3).                                29

      Insert instead "a registrar of the Local Court".                                          30




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[2]   Section 52 Procedural and evidentiary provisions relating to recovery           1
      proceedings                                                                     2

      Omit "Local Courts exercising civil jurisdiction" from section 52 (1) (b).      3

      Insert instead "the Local Court in its exercise of civil jurisdiction".         4

[3]   Section 54 Order for restitution to be a judgment enforceable by Tribunal       5

      Omit "Part 7 of the Local Courts Act 1982" from section 54 (1).                 6

      Insert instead "Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007".                            7

1.102 Warehousemen's Liens Act 1935 No 19                                             8

      Section 6 Power to sell goods                                                   9

      Omit "A Local Court constituted by a Magistrate in the district in which the   10
      premises of the warehouseman are situated" from section 6 (6).                 11

      Insert instead "The Local Court".                                              12

1.103 Water Act 1912 No 44                                                           13

[1]   Section 4 Definitions                                                          14

      Omit the definition of Justice.                                                15

[2]   Section 24 Recovery of charges and expenses                                    16

      Omit "before a magistrate or any 2 justices constituting a Local Court".       17

      Insert instead "in the Local Court".                                           18

[3]   Section 125 Recovery of fees, charges, and penalties                           19

      Omit "before a magistrate or any 2 justices constituting a Local Court".       20

      Insert instead "in the Local Court".                                           21

1.104 Water Industry Competition Act 2006 No 104                                     22

      Section 84 Court may order payment for stolen water                            23

      Omit section 84 (2) (b). Insert instead:                                       24
                   (b) if made by the Local Court, may be enforced in the Local      25
                         Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the   26
                         Local Court Act 2007.                                       27




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1.105 Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127                                                1

      Section 44 Time for laying information                                             2

      Omit "a Local Court if the information was laid".                                  3

      Insert instead "the Local Court if the court attendance notice was issued".        4

1.106 Wills, Probate and Administration Act 1898 No 13                                   5

      Section 98 District agents                                                         6

      Omit "where there is a Local Court" from section 98 (1).                           7

      Insert instead "where the Local Court sits".                                       8

1.107 Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 No 47                                              9

      Section 40 Functions under Act of Magistrates                                     10

      Omit "Local Courts". Insert instead "the Local Court".                            11

1.108 Youth and Community Services Act 1973 No 90                                       12

[1]   Section 25 Power of entry                                                         13

      Omit "stipendiary magistrate" from section 25 (7).                                14

      Insert instead "Magistrate".                                                      15

[2]   Section 28 Proceedings for offences                                               16

      Omit "a court of petty sessions constituted by a stipendiary magistrate sitting   17
      alone" from section 28 (1) (b).                                                   18

      Insert instead "the Local Court".                                                 19

[3]   Section 31 Assessment of certain removal expenses                                 20

      Omit section 31 (1).                                                              21

[4]   Section 31 (2)                                                                    22

      Omit "a court". Insert instead "the Local Court".                                 23

[5]   Section 31 (3)                                                                    24

      Omit "The court to which an application is made under subsection (2)".            25

      Insert instead "If an application is made under subsection (2), the Local         26
      Court".                                                                           27




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[6]   Section 31 (4)                                                      1
      Omit "a court" and "the court". Insert instead "the Local Court".   2




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Schedule 2              Amendments replacing "a Local Court"                                 1
                        with "the Local Court"                                               2

                                                                               (Section 4)   3



 Column 1                                                     Column 2
 Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 No 2                    Sections 7 (1) and (2), 8
                                                              (1), 9, 26 (5), 28 (3) and
                                                              (4), 29 (4), 30 (1) and
                                                              (2), 31 (1), (3) and (4)
                                                              and 37
 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 No 76             Section 143
 Adoption Act 2000 No 75                                      Section 204 (1)
 Agricultural Industry Services Act 1998 No 45                Section 49
 Agricultural Scientific Collections Trust Act 1983 No 148    Section 22
 Agricultural Tenancies Act 1990 No 64                        Section 26K (3) (a) and
                                                              (b)
 Agricultural Tenancies Regulation 2006                       Clause 4
 Air Transport Act 1964 No 36                                 Section 12 (2)
 Anatomy Act 1977 No 126                                      Section 16
 Animal Research Act 1985 No 123                              Section 57 (1)
 Annual Holidays Act 1944 No 31                               Sections 12 (1), 13 (1)
                                                              and 14 (d)
 Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 No 48                           Section 125
 Anzac Memorial (Building) Act 1923 No 27                     Section 9 (3A)
 Apiaries Act 1985 No 16                                      Sections 42 (1) and 46
                                                              (2), (4) and (6) (a)
 Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 No 80                Section 73 (note)
 Architects Act 2003 No 89                                    Section 85
 Art Gallery of New South Wales Act 1980 No 65                Section 23 (4)
 Associations Incorporation Act 1984 No 143                   Sections 71 and 72
 Australian Museum Trust Act 1975 No 95                       Section 19 (3)




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Column 1                                                       Column 2
Bail Act 1978 No 161                                           Sections 4 (1)
                                                               (definitions of
                                                               "authorised justice" and
                                                               "court"), 25 (1) (a) (ii),
                                                               (b) and (c), 42A (2), 51
                                                               (3) (c) and (5) (a), 56 (3)
                                                               and 60 (3) (c)
Bail Regulation 1999                                           Clauses 5 (4) (a), 9A and
                                                               22A (1) (a) (ii) and (c)
                                                               (ii)
Banana Industry Act 1987 No 66                                 Sections 12 (2), 16G (3)
                                                               and 29
Banana Industry Regulation 2003                                Clauses 11 (4) and 36 (4)
Betting Tax Act 2001 No 43                                     Section 19
Biofuel (Ethanol Content) Act 2007 No 23                       Section 23 (1) (a) and (2)
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995 No 62       Section 63
Boxing and Wrestling Control Act 1986 No 11                    Section 71
Broken Hill to South Australian Border Railway Agreement Act Section 8 (5) (b)
1968 No 59
Building and Construction Industry Long Service Payments Act Section 64 (1) and (2)
1986 No 19
Building Professionals Act 2005 No 115                         Section 93 (1)-(3)
Casino Control Act 1992 No 15                                  Section 168 (1) and (2)
Catchment Management Authorities Act 2003 No 104               Section 39
Centennial Park and Moore Park Trust Act 1983 No 145           Section 25 (1)
Central Coast Water Corporation Act 2006 No 105                Section 57 (1) (a) and (2)
Charitable Fundraising Act 1991 No 69                          Section 50 (1)
Child Protection (International Measures) Act 2006 No 12       Section 5 (1) (definition
                                                               of "New South Wales
                                                               Court")
Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004       Sections 4, 5 (3), 7 (2)
No 46                                                          and (4), 11 (1) and 20
Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 No 42       Section 21
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998      Section 259 (1) and (3)
No 157
Children (Care and Protection) Act 1987 No 54                  Section 121 (1)



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 Column 1                                                     Column 2
 Children (Community Service Orders) Act 1987 No 56           Sections 22 (2), 28 (2)
                                                              (a) and 28A (2)
 Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987 No 55               Sections 7 (1), 27 (2),
                                                              33C, 33D (7), 41 (1) (c)
                                                              (ii), (3) (b) and (5) and
                                                              49 (1) and (3)
 Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 No 57                  Section 41
 Children (Interstate Transfer of Offenders) Act 1988 No 85   Section 15 (4)
 Children (Protection and Parental Responsibility) Act 1997   Sections 12 (3) and 45
 No 78
 Children's Court Act 1987 No 53                              Section 21 (3) (a)
 Chiropractors Act 2001 No 15                                 Section 131 (1)
 Civil Liability Act 2002 No 22                               Sections 26J (3B) (a) and
                                                              26O (4)
 Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28                               Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                              of "jurisdictional limit"),
                                                              23 (3) (note), 43 (2), 62
                                                              (4) (d), 106 (5), 140 (1),
                                                              (2), (4) and (5) and 146
                                                              (1) and (2)
 Civil Procedure Regulation 2005                              Clauses 4 (1) (c) and (5)
                                                              (g), 14 (1), 15, 16 (1) and
                                                              (3) and 17 (1) (b)
 Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games)      Sections 56 (2) and 57
 Enforcement Act 1995 No 63                                   (1) (a) and (2)
 Coal Acquisition Act 1981 No 109                             Section 8
 Coal and Oil Shale Mine Workers (Superannuation) Act 1941    Section 30 (1)
 No 45
 Coal Industry Act 2001 No 107                                Section 50 (2)
 Coastal Protection Act 1979 No 13                            Section 59
 Commercial Arbitration Act 1984 No 160                       Section 4 (2)
 Commercial Vessels Act 1979 No 41                            Section 51A (1) (a) and
                                                              (2)
 Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998 No 146     Section 49 (1)
 Commons Management Act 1989 No 13                            Section 60
 Community Land Management Act 1989 No 202                    Section 96 (2)




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Column 1                                                      Column 2
Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act Sections 17 (6) (a) and
1993 No 2                                                   (b) and 50
Community Welfare Act 1987 No 52                              Section 77
Companion Animals Act 1998 No 87                              Sections 34 (note), 38
                                                              (2) (b), 41 (1), 44 (and
                                                              note), 93 (1) (a) and (2)
Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 No 90              Sections 4 (1) (definition
                                                              of "appropriate officer"),
                                                              22 (1), 74 (1) and 87 (2)
                                                              and (3)
Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Regulation 2005             Clause 10 (b)
Consumer Credit Administration Act 1995 No 69                 Section 43 (1) (a), (2)
                                                              and (3)
Consumer Credit (New South Wales) Act 1995 No 7               Section 12
Contaminated Land Management Act 1997 No 140                  Section 92 (1) (a) and (2)
Contractors Debts Act 1997 No 110                             Section 20
Contracts Review Act 1980 No 16                               Section 18 (2)
Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003 No 3                          Section 157 (3)
Conveyancing Act 1919 No 6                                    Sections 66Y (7), 174,
                                                              184D (7), 197 (8) and
                                                              202 (5)
Conveyancing (General) Regulation 2003                        Part 1 of Schedule 11
Co-operatives Act 1992 No 18                                  Section 435 (2) (a), (3)
                                                              and (4)
Coroners Act 1980 No 27                                       Sections 16 (1) (b), 43
                                                              and 54 (2)
Court Security Act 2005 No 1                                  Sections 4 (1) (definition
                                                              of "court"), 12 (7) and
                                                              (8) and 28 (1) (a) and (2)
Credit Act 1984 No 94                                         Section 159B
Credit (Home Finance Contracts) Act 1984 No 97                Section 14




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 Column 1                                                      Column 2
 Crimes Act 1900 No 40                                         Sections 93FB (1), 502,
                                                               503, 504, 505, 506, 507,
                                                               508, 509, 510, 511, 512,
                                                               513, 515, 517, 518, 520,
                                                               521, 521A, 522, 523,
                                                               525, 527, 527A, 527B,
                                                               527C (1), 528, 545A (1),
                                                               545B (1), 545C (1) and
                                                               (2), 546, 546A (1), 546B
                                                               (1), 546C, 547A (1) and
                                                               (2), 547B (1), 547C,
                                                               562A (definition of
                                                               "court"), 562ZZM (5)
                                                               (b), 562ZZN (1), (2) and
                                                               (5), 562ZZP (1) (a) and
                                                               (c) and (4), 562ZZQ (1)
                                                               and (2), 562ZZS
                                                               (definition of
                                                               "appropriate court"),
                                                               578A (7) (a) and (8),
                                                               578C (5) and 578E (6)
 Crimes (Administration of Sentences) Act 1999 No 93           Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                               of "court"), 55 (2) (a),
                                                               58, 113 (3), 114 (1) and
                                                               266
 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 No 120                    Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                               of "sentence"), 4 (4), 5
                                                               (1), 10A (1), 11 (1), 12
                                                               (1), 23 (1) and (2) (b), 29
                                                               (1), (2) (a) and (3), 31
                                                               (1), 32 (1) and (2) (b), 42
                                                               (1), (2), (2A) and (2B),
                                                               43 (1) (b) and (1A) (b),
                                                               50 (1), (2) (a) and (3), 52
                                                               (1), 53 (1), (2) and (3)
                                                               (b), 56 (1), 57 (1) (a) and
                                                               (c), 60, 66 and 117A
 Crimes (Forensic Procedures) Act 2000 No 59                   Section 117
 Crimes (Interstate Transfer of Community Based Sentences) Act Section 24 (6)
 2004 No 72
 Crimes Prevention Act 1916 No 80                              Section 4
 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 92                  Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                               of "court"), 25 (2) and
                                                               (3), 27 (1) and (3), 58 (3)
                                                               (b) and 100G (1)



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Column 1                                                      Column 2
Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 No 23                       Section 53 (1) and (5)
Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209                            Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                              of "court"), 7, 16 (2), 59,
                                                              165 (1) (definitions of
                                                              "back up offence" and
                                                              "related offence"), 168
                                                              (3), 169, 170 (2) (a), 182
                                                              (3), 219 (3), 260, 262
                                                              (2), 263 (5), 265 (1) and
                                                              (3), 267 (2), (3), (4),
                                                              (4A), (4B), and (7A),
                                                              268 (1A), (2) and (2A),
                                                              269, 273 and 284 (6)
Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005                            Clauses 13 and 28, Part 1
                                                              of Schedule 3 and
                                                              clauses 1, 3 and 4 of
                                                              Schedule 6
Criminal Records Act 1991 No 8                                Section 24
Crown Lands Act 1989 No 6                                     Sections 159 (1) and (6)
                                                              and 175 and clause 3 (b)
                                                              of Schedule 2
Dairy Industry Act 2000 No 54                                 Section 19
Dams Safety Act 1978 No 96                                    Section 31
David Berry Hospital Act 1906 No 53                           Section 10
Deer Act 2006 No 113                                          Section 32
Dental Technicians Registration Act 1975 No 40                Section 31 (2)
Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986 No 207               Section 20A (1)
Discharged Servicemen's Badges Act 1964 No 49                 Section 4 (2)
District Court Act 1973 No 9                                  Sections 18K (6), 48 (1)
                                                              and 153 (1)
Dividing Fences Act 1991 No 72                                Sections 12 (2), 13 (2)
                                                              and 19 (3)
Driving Instructors Act 1992 No 3                             Sections 28 (2), 31
                                                              (1)-(3), 33 (1), 34, 35,
                                                              39 (1) and 56 (1)
Drug Court Act 1998 No 150                                    Sections 4 (2), 15 (1) (b),
                                                              24, 26 (1), 27 (b) and 29
                                                              (2) (c) (where secondly
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 Column 1                                                       Column 2
 Drug Court Regulation 2005                                     Clauses 9 (2) and 10 (2)
 Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 No 226                    Sections 9, 36ZA (1) and
                                                                (3) and 45 (4)
 Dust Diseases Tribunal Act 1989 No 63                          Section 36
 Education Act 1990 No 8                                        Section 124
 Education (School Administrative and Support Staff) Act 1987   Sections 35 (8) and 36
 No 240
 Election Funding Act 1981 No 78                                Section 111 (1) and (2)
 Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2004 No 4                    Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                                of "process commencing
                                                                proceedings for an
                                                                offence"), 29 (1) and (2)
                                                                and 48
 Electricity (Consumer Safety) Regulation 2006                  Clause 30 (1)
 Electricity Supply Act 1995 No 94                              Sections 76 (1) (a) and
                                                                (2) (a) and 102 (1) and
                                                                (4)
 Employment Protection Act 1982 No 122                          Section 19 (1) (a)
 Energy and Utilities Administration Act 1987 No 103            Sections 28 (5) (b) and
                                                                47 (1)
 Entertainment Industry Act 1989 No 230                         Section 63 (2)
 Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 No 203          Sections 121ZR (8),
                                                                121ZS (1) and (11), 127
                                                                (1)-(3)
 Environmentally Hazardous Chemicals Act 1985 No 14             Sections 47 (2) and 48
                                                                (1)
 Evidence Act 1995 No 25                                        Section 196
 Evidence (Audio and Audio Visual Links) Act 1998 No 105        Section 21
 Exhibited Animals Protection Act 1986 No 123                   Sections 32 (5), 33 and
                                                                46
 Exhibited Animals Protection Regulation 2005                   Clause 13 (4)
 Exotic Diseases of Animals Act 1991 No 73                      Sections 71 (3) and 72
                                                                (2)
 Explosives Act 2003 No 39                                      Section 32 (1) (a)




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Column 1                                                       Column 2
Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68                                    Sections 62 (2A) and (7),
                                                               63 (2) (a), (3) and (5)
                                                               and 63A (1) (a) and (2)
Farm Debt Mediation Act 1994 No 91                             Section 25
Farm Produce Act 1983 No 30                                    Section 44 (1)
Farm Water Supplies Act 1946 No 22                             Section 19
Fertilisers Act 1985 No 5                                      Section 35
Financial Transaction Reports Act 1992 No 99                   Section 11 (2) and (3)
Fines Act 1996 No 99                                           Sections 3 (1) (definition
                                                               of "court"), 10 (1) (b), 19
                                                               (1) (f), 49 (3), 51 (1) and
                                                               (2), 69 (1) (a), 72 (6), 73
                                                               (4), 76A (5), 110 (3) and
                                                               127
Fines Regulation 2005                                          Clause 7 (1)
Firearms Act 1996 No 46                                        Sections 84 (1) and 85
Fisheries Management Act 1994 No 38                            Sections 272 (6) and (7)
                                                               and 277 (1) (a) and (2)
Fitness Services (Pre-paid Fees) Act 2000 No 95                Section 15 (2) (a) and (4)
Food Act 2003 No 43                                            Sections 52 (1) and 118
                                                               (1) (a) and (2)
Frustrated Contracts Act 1978 No 105                           Section 15 (8)
Gaming Machines Act 2001 No 127                                Sections 188 and 197 (1)
                                                               (b) and (2)
Gas Industry Restructuring Act 1986 No 213                     Section 138 (2)
Gas Supply Act 1996 No 38                                      Sections 75 (2) and 81
                                                               (4)
Gene Technology (GM Crop Moratorium) Act 2003 No 12            Section 34 (1) (a) and (2)
Grain Marketing Act 1991 No 15                                 Section 94 (1), (5) (b)
                                                               and (6)
Greyhound and Harness Racing Administration Act 2004 No 36 Section 49
Greyhound Racing Act 2002 No 38                                Section 58
Growth Centres (Development Corporations) Act 1974 No 49       Section 40 (1)
Guardianship Act 1987 No 257                                   Section 5 (definition of
                                                               "eligible witness")




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 Column 1                                                     Column 2
 Habitual Criminals Act 1957 No 19                            Section 8 (2), (4) and (6)
 Hairdressers Act 2003 No 62                                  Section 8 (1)
 Harness Racing Act 2002 No 39                                Section 61
 Health Care Liability Act 2001 No 42                         Section 31 (2)
 Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 No 71        Section 74
 Home Building Act 1989 No 147                                Section 139 (1) (a), (1A)
                                                              and (1B)
 Housing Act 2001 No 52                                       Section 74
 Hunter Water Act 1991 No 53                                  Section 34 (2) and (3)
 Inclosed Lands Protection Act 1901 No 33                     Section 8
 Independent Commission Against Corruption Act 1988 No 35     Section 116 (1)-(3)
 Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17                          Sections 162A (2)-(5),
                                                              197 (1) (a) and (c), (2)
                                                              (a) and (5) (a), 197A (1),
                                                              356, 364 (1) (definition
                                                              of "industrial court"),
                                                              375, 382 (2), 383A and
                                                              397 (1) (a) and (2)
 Industrial Relations (Child Employment) Act 2006             Section 3 (1) (definition
                                                              of "industrial court")
 Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2001               Schedule 1
 Inebriates Act 1912 No 24                                    Section 32
 Infants' Custody and Settlements Act 1899 No 39              Section 10B
 Institute of Teachers Act 2004 No 65                         Section 49
 Irrigation Areas (Reduction of Rents) Act 1974 No 83         Section 12 (2)
 James Hardie Former Subsidiaries (Winding up and             Section 68 (1) (a) and (2)
 Administration) Act 2005 No 105
 Jury Act 1977 No 18                                          Sections 14 (2), 15 (1),
                                                              18 (4) and 71 (1), (1A)
                                                              (a) and (1B)
 Justices of the Peace Act 2002 No 27                         Section 12
 Land Agents Act 1927 No 3                                    Section 4 (2)
 Landlord and Tenant Act 1899 No 18                           Sections 3 and 31 (1)




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Column 1                                                      Column 2

 


 

andlord and Tenant (Amendment) Act 1948 No 25 Sections 62A (1A) and (2) (a), 62B (2) (a), 81A (6), 98 and 111 (3) (definition of "the appropriate court")

 


 

aw Enforcement and National Security (Assumed Identities) Section 18 (1) Act 1998 No 154

 


 

aw Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Sections 3 (1) (definition No 103 of "authorised officer"), 104 (8), 152 (3) (c), 190 (3), 213 (1) and (2), 214 (1) (b) (ii) and 234

 


 

aw Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Regulation Clause 36F (1) 2005

 


 

aw Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1946 No 33 Section 2 (2)

 


 

egal Aid Commission Act 1979 No 78 Sections 34 (3) and 56 (1A) (b)

 


 

egal Profession Act 2004 No 112 Sections 574 (1) and 731 (1)

 


 

ibrary Act 1939 No 40 Section 15 (3A)

 


 

iquor Act 1982 No 147 Sections 12 (1) (b), 145 (1) and 147

 


 

istening Devices Act 1984 No 69 Sections 3B (4) (b) and 26 (1) (a)

 


 

oan Fund Companies Act 1976 No 94 Section 66 (a)

 


 

ocal Government Act 1993 No 30 Sections 687 and 691 (1) and (2) (a)

 


 

ong Service Leave Act 1955 No 38 Section 14 (c)

 


 

ong Service Leave (Metalliferous Mining Industry) Act 1963 Section 14 (c) No 48

 


 

ord Howe Island Act 1953 No 39 Section 37A Marine Parks Act 1997 No 64 Section 39 (1) (a) and (2) Marine Pollution Act 1987 No 299 Sections 54 and 55 (2) Marine Safety Act 1998 No 121 Section 127 Meat Industry Act 1978 No 54 Section 76 (1)-(3) Medical Practice Act 1992 No 94 Section 193 (2) Page 60 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local Court" Schedule 2 Column 1 Column 2 Mental Health Act 1990 No 9 Section 299 (1) Mine Safety (Cost Recovery) Act 2005 No 116 Section 16 Mines Inspection Act 1901 No 75 Sections 19 (2) (h) and 69 (2) and (5) Mining Act 1992 No 29 Sections 175C (2) and 375 (1) and (3) Motor Accidents (Lifetime Care and Support) Act 2006 No 16 Section 64 Motor Dealers Act 1974 No 52 Sections 38 (8), 55 (1) (b) (i) and (1B) and 55B (4) Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 No 71 Section 87 (1) (b) and (3) Motor Vehicles Taxation Act 1988 No 111 Section 18 Motor Vehicles (Third Party Insurance) Act 1942 No 15 Sections 13 (2) and (4) (b) and 41 (2) Murray-Darling Basin Act 1992 No 65 Section 34 (2) Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945 No 31 Section 18 (4) National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 No 80 Section 176 (1) (a) and (1A) Native Vegetation Act 2003 No 103 Section 42 (1) (a) and (2) Natural Resources Commission Act 2003 No 102 Section 21 Navigation Act 1901 No 60 Section 168 (2) New South Wales Crime Commission Act 1985 No 117 Sections 12 (3A) and 36 (1) New South Wales--Queensland Border Rivers Act 1947 No 10 Section 28 Non-Indigenous Animals Act 1987 No 166 Section 25 (4) NSW Self Insurance Corporation Act 2004 No 106 Section 14 Oaths Act 1900 No 20 Section 21A (3) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40 Sections 97 (1) and (2), 98 (1), 105 (2) and (3) (and note), 114 (2), 116 (3) and 124 (definition of "guideline judgment") Offshore Minerals Act 1999 No 42 Section 404 (5) Ombudsman Act 1974 No 68 Section 38 (2) and (3) Page 61 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 2 Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Act 1912 No 41 Sections 35 (3) (b), 48 (1) and (2) and 183 (1) (a) and (2) and clauses 1 and 10 of Schedule 19 Passenger Transport Act 1990 No 39 Section 60 (1) and (2) Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996 No 13 Section 40 (1) Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Regulation 2003 Clause 25B Payroll Tax Act 2007 No 21 Section 102 Pesticides Act 1999 No 80 Sections 71 (3), 83 (2) (a), 97 (2) and 98 (3) (definition of "the court") Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 No 84 Section 137 (1) and (3) Petroleum Products Subsidy Act 1997 No 112 Section 30 (2) Pharmacy Act 1964 No 48 Section 35 (3) Pharmacy Practice Act 2006 No 59 Section 154 (1) Photo Card Act 2005 No 20 Section 35 Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999 No 97 Section 64 (2) Podiatrists Act 2003 No 69 Section 131 (1) Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 No 31 Section 45 (1) Police Act 1990 No 47 Sections 127 (2) (c), (3) (c) and (4) (c) and 207 (1), (3) and (4) Police Integrity Commission Act 1996 No 28 Sections 47 (3) and 141 (1)-(3) Police Powers (Drug Detection Trial) Act 2003 No 28 Section 21 Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 No 13 Section 101 Powers of Attorney Act 2003 No 53 Sections 19 (2) and 54 (2) and Schedule 2 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200 Sections 4 (1) (definition of "court") and 34 (2) Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 No 133 Section 70 Property (Relationships) Act 1984 No 147 Sections 8 (2) (b), 9 (b), 10, 12 (1) and (5), 57 and 58 Page 62 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local Court" Schedule 2 Column 1 Column 2 Property (Relationships) Regulation 2005 Clauses 4, 8 (1), 10, 11 (1) and (2) (b), 12 (1), 13 (2) (b) and 15 (1) Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 No 66 Sections 174 (5) and 215 (3) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156 Sections 215 (1) (a) and (2), 232 (2) (a), 248 (2), 249 (3), 268 (1), 272 and 291 Public Health Act 1991 No 10 Sections 50 (2) and 61M (2) and (3) Public Lotteries Act 1996 No 86 Section 75 Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 No 43 Section 163 Public Trustee Act 1913 No 19 Section 36G (4) (d) Public Works Act 1912 No 45 Sections 84 (b), 150 (2) and 159 Radiation Control Act 1990 No 13 Sections 25 (1) (a) and (3) and 26 (2) Rail Safety Act 2002 No 96 Section 103 (1) (a) and (2) Real Property Act 1900 No 25 Section 138 (7) Recreation Vehicles Act 1983 No 136 Section 32 (1) and (3) Redfern-Waterloo Authority Act 2004 No 107 Section 46 Regional Development Act 2004 No 58 Section 15 Registered Clubs Act 1976 No 31 Sections 42A and 65 (1) (b) and (2) Residential Parks Act 1998 No 142 Sections 121 and 148 (4) Residential Parks Regulation 2006 Clause 33 Residential Tenancies Act 1987 No 26 Sections 71 and 124 (4) Restricted Premises Act 1943 No 6 Section 18A Retirement Villages Act 1999 No 81 Sections 138 and 183 (2) Rice Marketing Act 1983 No 176 Section 156 (1), (1A) and (1B) Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 No 20 Section 26 (2) Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997 No 113 Section 39 (3) and (5) Page 63 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 2 Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 1999 Clause 39 (4A) Road Transport (General) Act 2005 No 11 Sections 180, 224 (1) and 242 (2) (c) and (d), (3) and (4) Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005 Clauses 13 (1) and (6), 14 (3), 15 (1), 16 (3), 17 (2), 18 (1)-(3), 19 (1), 20 (6), 22 (1), 23 (2) and (5), 24, 25 (1) and (2), 26 (2), 27 (1), 28 (1) and 29 (3) Road Transport (Heavy Vehicles Registration Charges) Act Section 33 1995 No 72 Road Transport (Mass, Loading and Access) Regulation 2005 Clause 71 (2) (d) Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Act 1997 No 119 Section 27 (2) and (4) Road Transport (Vehicle Registration) Regulation 2007 Clauses 64 (2) (b), 75 (2) (c) and 76 (7) (c) (notes) and Dictionary (definition of "forfeited vehicle") Royal Commission (Police Service) Act 1994 No 60 Section 41 Rural Fires Act 1997 No 65 Sections 76 (2) (b), 77 (3) and 134 (1) Rural Lands Protection Act 1998 No 143 Section 204 (1) and (3) Security Industry Act 1997 No 157 Section 45 (1) Security Interests in Goods Act 2005 No 69 Section 34 Shops and Industries Act 1962 No 43 Section 145 (3) (a), (3A) and (4) Snowy Hydro Corporatisation Act 1997 No 99 Section 51 (1) (a) and (2) Soil Conservation Act 1938 No 10 Section 29 (3) Sporting Venues (Pitch Invasions) Act 2003 No 44 Section 14 State Arms, Symbols and Emblems Act 2004 No 1 Section 7 State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 Section 33B (3) State Records Act 1998 No 17 Section 78 (1) State Water Corporation Act 2004 No 40 Section 35 Stock (Chemical Residues) Act 1975 No 26 Section 15 (2) and (3) Page 64 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local Court" Schedule 2 Column 1 Column 2 Stock Diseases Act 1923 No 34 Section 20L (2) Stock Medicines Act 1989 No 182 Section 60 (2) and (4) Strata Schemes Management Act 1996 No 138 Sections 200 (2) and 225 Summary Offences Act 1988 No 25 Section 32 Superannuation Administration Act 1996 No 39 Section 126 (2) Supreme Court Act 1970 No 52 Sections 69B (2), 69C (1), 71A (1) and (3), 71B and 120A (4) Surveying Act 2002 No 83 Sections 13 (3) and 24 (3) Swine Compensation Act 1928 No 36 Section 18 (3) Sydney Opera House Trust Act 1961 No 9 Section 28E (1) Sydney Water Act 1994 No 88 Section 53 Sydney Water Catchment Management Act 1998 No 171 Section 68 Taxation Administration Act 1996 No 97 Section 125 (3) Terrorism (Police Powers) Act 2002 No 115 Section 34 Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995 No 101 Section 151 Totalizator Act 1997 No 45 Sections 90 (2) and 100 Trade Measurement Administration Act 1989 No 234 Section 16 (3) Transport Administration Act 1988 No 109 Section 118 Travel Agents Act 1986 No 5 Section 50 (3) Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006 No 126 Section 18 (note) Uncollected Goods Act 1995 No 68 Sections 8 (1) and 18 Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 No 113 Sections 20 (1), 42 (4) and 51 (1) and (3) Valuers Act 2003 No 4 Section 41 (2) (a) and (3) Very Fast Train (Route Investigation) Act 1989 No 44 Section 21 (3) Veterinary Practice Act 2003 No 87 Section 100 (1) Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 No 115 Sections 52 (1), 55 (1), 58L (4), 77A (definition of "court") and 78 (1) (b) Vocational Education and Training Act 2005 No 100 Section 44 Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Act 2001 No 58 Section 26 Page 65 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 2 Amendments replacing "a Local Court" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Water Act 1912 No 44 Section 4G (2) and (3) Water Industry Competition Act 2006 No 104 Sections 84 (3) and 98 Water Management Act 2000 No 92 Sections 232 (6) and 364 (3) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127 Section 43 (1) Western Lands Act 1901 No 70 Section 35U (6) Western Sydney Parklands Act 2006 No 92 Section 49 Witness Protection Act 1995 No 87 Section 41 (1) Workmen's Compensation (Lead Poisoning--Broken Hill) Act Section 15 (2) 1922 No 31 Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act Section 245 (2) and (4) 1998 No 86 Workplace Surveillance Act 2005 No 47 Section 45 World Youth Day Act 2006 No 106 Sections 46 (7) and 57 (2) and (3) Young Offenders Act 1997 No 54 Section 63 Zoological Parks Board Act 1973 No 34 Section 32 (1) Page 66 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "A Local Court" with "The Local Court" Schedule 3 Schedule 3 Amendments replacing "A Local Court" 1 with "The Local Court" 2 (Section 4) 3 Column 1 Column 2 Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 No 2 Sections 11 (1), 13 (1), 24, 26 (1) and 29 (1) Apiaries Act 1985 No 16 Section 46 (4) Child Protection (Offenders Prohibition Orders) Act 2004 Sections 5 (1) and (2), 7 No 46 (1) and 10 (1) and (2) Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Section 56 (5) Enforcement Act 1995 No 63 Companion Animals Act 1998 No 87 Sections 42 (and note), 45 (1) and 46 Confiscation of Proceeds of Crime Act 1989 No 90 Sections 74 (2) and 87 (2)-(4) Crimes Act 1900 No 40 Section 562ZZP (2) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 No 120 Sections 6 (2), 7 (1), 8 (1) and (2) and 9 (1) Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 No 92 Sections 25 (1) and 58 (1) Criminal Assets Recovery Act 1990 No 23 Section 53 (2) Criminal Procedure Act 1986 No 209 Sections 210 (1) and (3) and 267 (5) Criminal Procedure Regulation 2005 Clauses 3, 4 and 6 of Schedule 6 Crown Lands Act 1989 No 6 Section 159 (5) Dividing Fences Act 1991 No 72 Section 13 (5) Driving Instructors Act 1992 No 3 Sections 41 (1) and 42 Firearms Act 1996 No 46 Section 80 (1) Fisheries Management Act 1994 No 38 Section 269 (2) Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002 No 64 Section 45 (4) Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 Section 210B (1) and (2) No 103 Page 67 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 3 Amendments replacing "A Local Court" with "The Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 No 60 Sections 27 (2), (4) and (5) and 40 (4) Motor Dealers Act 1974 No 52 Section 50 (2) Motor Vehicle Repairs Act 1980 No 71 Section 77C (2) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40 Section 116 (3) Offshore Minerals Act 1999 No 42 Section 404 (4) Pesticides Act 1999 No 80 Sections 95 (3) and 99 (2) Prisoners (Interstate Transfer) Act 1982 No 104 Section 14 (1) Property (Relationships) Regulation 2005 Clause 6 (1) Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 No 156 Sections 246 (3), 250 (1) and 273 Radiation Control Act 1990 No 13 Section 27 (3) Road Transport (General) Regulation 2005 Clauses 14 (1), 16 (1), 20 (1) and (2), 23 (1), 26 (1) and 29 (1) Rural Fires Act 1997 No 65 Section 78 Stock Medicines Act 1989 No 182 Section 52 (5) and (6) Uncollected Goods Act 1995 No 68 Sections 9 (1) and (2), 11 (1) and 17 (2) Unlawful Gambling Act 1998 No 113 Sections 23 (1) and 24 (1) Weapons Prohibition Act 1998 No 127 Section 40 (1) Workers Compensation Act 1987 No 70 Sections 58 (9), 156 (7) and 175 (7B) World Youth Day Act 2006 No 106 Section 46 (8) Page 68 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting Schedule 4 alone" with "the Local Court" Schedule 4 Amendments replacing "a Local Court 1 constituted by a Magistrate sitting 2 alone" with "the Local Court" 3 (Section 4) 4 Column 1 Column 2 Agricultural Livestock (Disease Control Funding) Act 1998 Section 32 No 139 Apprenticeship and Traineeship Act 2001 No 80 Section 73 (1) Children (Interstate Transfer of Offenders) Act 1988 No 85 Section 21 Coal Industry Act 2001 No 107 Section 50 (1) (a) Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal Act 2001 No 82 Section 82 (1) Conveyancers Licensing Act 2003 No 3 Section 157 (2) (a) Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 No 32 Section 20 (4) (a) Dental Practice Act 2001 No 64 Section 157 (1) Disability Services Act 1993 No 3 Section 23 Fire Brigades Act 1989 No 192 Section 84 First Home Owner Grant Act 2000 No 21 Section 49 (1) Forestry Act 1916 No 55 Section 46 (1) Freight Rail Corporation (Sale) Act 2001 No 35 Section 51 Funeral Funds Act 1979 No 106 Section 91 (1) Gambling (Two-up) Act 1998 No 115 Section 30 Game and Feral Animal Control Act 2002 No 64 Section 56 Gaming Machine Tax Act 2001 No 72 Section 24 Gas Industry Restructuring Act 1986 No 213 Section 138 (1) Gas Supply Act 1996 No 38 Section 81 (1) Geographical Names Act 1966 No 13 Section 15 (3) Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal Act 1980 Section 44 (2) No 39 Guardianship Act 1987 No 257 Section 106 (1) Health Administration Act 1982 No 135 Section 24 Health Care Complaints Act 1993 No 105 Section 100 Page 69 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 4 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Health Care Liability Act 2001 No 42 Section 31 (1) (a) Health Professionals (Special Events Exemption) Act 1997 Section 16 No 90 Health Services Act 1997 No 154 Section 137 Heritage Act 1977 No 136 Section 158 (1) and (2) Historic Houses Act 1980 No 94 Section 23 (4) Holiday Parks (Long-term Casual Occupation) Act 2002 No 88 Section 43 (1) Home Care Service Act 1988 No 6 Section 17 HomeFund Commissioner Act 1993 No 9 Section 43 Human Tissue Act 1983 No 164 Section 38 Hunter Water Act 1991 No 53 Section 34 (1) (a) Impounding Act 1993 No 31 Section 37 Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal Act 1992 No 39 Section 28 Insurance Protection Tax Act 2001 No 40 Section 23 Judicial Officers Act 1986 No 100 Section 52

 


 

ake Illawarra Authority Act 1987 No 285 Section 33

 


 

and Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 No 22 Section 73

 


 

and Development Contribution Management Act 1970 No 22 Section 78

 


 

aw Enforcement (Controlled Operations) Act 1997 No 136 Section 30

 


 

egal Aid Commission Act 1979 No 78 Section 72 (1)

 


 

egislation Review Act 1987 No 165 Section 15

 


 

ie Detectors Act 1983 No 62 Section 7 (2)

 


 

istening Devices Act 1984 No 69 Section 24 (a)

 


 

ocal Government and Other Authorities (Superannuation) Act Section 20 (2) 1927 No 35

 


 

ong Service Leave Act 1955 No 38 Sections 11 (1) and 12 (1)

 


 

ong Service Leave (Metalliferous Mining Industry) Act 1963 Sections 11 (1) and 12 No 48 (1)

 


 

otteries and Art Unions Act 1901 No 34 Section 22 (1)

 


 

una Park Site Act 1990 No 59 Section 20 Marine Pollution Act 1987 No 299 Section 55 (1) (a) Page 70 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting Schedule 4 alone" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Medical Practice Act 1992 No 94 Section 193 (1) (a) Mine Subsidence Compensation Act 1961 No 22 Section 17 (1) Mines Inspection Act 1901 No 75 Section 69 (1) Motor Accidents Act 1988 No 102 Section 135 (1) Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999 No 41 Section 227 (1) Motor Vehicle Sports (Public Safety) Act 1985 No 24 Section 15 Mount Panorama Motor Racing Act 1989 No 108 Section 14 (1) Murray-Darling Basin Act 1992 No 65 Section 34 (1) Non-Indigenous Animals Act 1987 No 166 Section 27 Noxious Weeds Act 1993 No 11 Section 61 Nurses and Midwives Act 1991 No 9 Section 74 (1) Oaths Act 1900 No 20 Section 30 (b) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40 Section 105 (1) (a) Offshore Minerals Act 1999 No 42 Section 443 Ombudsman Act 1974 No 68 Section 38 (1) Optical Dispensers Act 1963 No 35 Section 32 (3) Optometrists Act 2002 No 30 Section 135 (1) Osteopaths Act 2001 No 16 Section 131 (1) Parliamentary Precincts Act 1997 No 66 Section 29 Parramatta Park Trust Act 2001 No 17 Section 32 (1) Parramatta Stadium Trust Act 1988 No 86 Section 22 Partnership Act 1892 (55 Vic No 12) Section 80 Pesticides Act 1999 No 80 Section 71 (2) (a) Petroleum Products Subsidy Act 1997 No 112 Section 30 (1) Physiotherapists Act 2001 No 67 Section 132 (1) Plant Diseases Act 1924 No 38 Section 26 (2A) Plantations and Reafforestation Act 1999 No 97 Section 64 (1) (a) Poultry Meat Industry Act 1986 No 101 Section 22 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200 Section 34 (1) (a) Private Hospitals and Day Procedure Centres Act 1988 No 123 Section 54 Page 71 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 4 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Professional Standards Act 1994 No 81 Section 52 Property, Stock and Business Agents Act 2002 No 66 Section 215 (2) (a) Protected Disclosures Act 1994 No 92 Section 29 Psychologists Act 2001 No 69 Section 131 (1) Public Finance and Audit Act 1983 No 152 Section 63 (1) Public Health Act 1991 No 10 Sections 50 (1) (a), 61K (1), 61M (1) and 79 (1) Public Notaries Act 1997 No 98 Section 15 Racing Administration Act 1998 No 114 Section 35 Racing Appeals Tribunal Act 1983 No 199 Section 22 Recreation Vehicles Act 1983 No 136 Section 42 Registration of Interests in Goods Act 1986 No 37 Section 19 (1) (b) Residential Parks Act 1998 No 142 Section 148 (1) and (2) (a) Residential Tenancies Act 1987 No 26 Section 124 (2) and (3) (a) Retail Leases Act 1994 No 46 Section 84 Retirement Villages Act 1999 No 81 Section 183 (1) (a) Rivers and Foreshores Improvement Act 1948 No 20 Section 26 (1) (a) Road and Rail Transport (Dangerous Goods) Act 1997 No 113 Section 39 (2) (a) and (4) (a) Road Obstructions (Special Provisions) Act 1979 No 9 Section 9 Roads Act 1993 No 33 Section 242 Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust Act 1980 No 19 Section 23 (1) Rural Assistance Act 1989 No 97 Section 53 Scout Association of Australia (New South Wales Branch) Section 15 Incorporation Act 1928 No 26 Small Business Development Corporation Act 1984 No 119 Section 19 Smoke-free Environment Act 2000 No 69 Section 20 Soil Conservation Act 1938 No 10 Section 29 (2) Special Commissions of Inquiry Act 1983 No 90 Section 33 Sporting Injuries Insurance Act 1978 No 141 Section 32 (1) Page 72 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting Schedule 4 alone" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Sports Drug Testing Act 1995 No 45 Section 26 Stamp Duties Act 1920 No 47 Section 99I (2) (c) (i) State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989 No 165 Section 66 State Emergency Service Act 1989 No 164 Section 28 State Sports Centre Trust Act 1984 No 68 Section 21 Status of Children Act 1996 No 76 Section 35 (1) Stock (Chemical Residues) Act 1975 No 26 Section 15 (1) Stock Diseases Act 1923 No 34 Section 20L (1) Stock Foods Act 1940 No 19 Sections 22 (1) (b) and 32 (1) Stock Medicines Act 1989 No 182 Section 60 (1) Strata Schemes (Freehold Development) Act 1973 No 68 Section 157 Superannuation Administration Act 1996 No 39 Section 126 (1) (a) Superannuation (Axiom Funds Management Corporation) Act Section 67 1996 No 40 Swimming Pools Act 1992 No 49 Section 36 Sydney Cricket and Sports Ground Act 1978 No 72 Section 30 Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority Act 1998 No 170 Section 44 Sydney Olympic Park Authority Act 2001 No 57 Section 77 Sydney Turf Club Act 1943 No 22 Section 23 (5) Taxation Administration Act 1996 No 97 Section 125 (1) Teacher Housing Authority Act 1975 No 27 Section 35 Telecommunications (Interception and Access) (New South Section 23 Wales) Act 1987 No 290 Totalizator Agency Board Privatisation Act 1997 No 43 Section 60 Tourism New South Wales Act 1984 No 46 Section 33 Tow Truck Industry Act 1998 No 111 Section 87 (1) Transport Appeal Boards Act 1980 No 104 Sections 18 (2) and 33 Travel Agents Act 1986 No 5 Section 50 (1) (a) and (2) Trustee Companies Act 1964 No 6 Section 32 Unclaimed Money Act 1995 No 75 Section 47 (b) Uncollected Goods Act 1995 No 68 Section 37 Page 73 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 4 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate sitting alone" with "the Local Court" Column 1 Column 2 Valuation of Land Act 1916 No 2 Section 80A Very Fast Train (Route Investigation) Act 1989 No 44 Section 21 (1) Victims Support and Rehabilitation Act 1996 No 115 Sections 58L (3) (a) and 86 Warnervale Airport (Restrictions) Act 1996 No 57 Section 15 Water Management Act 2000 No 92 Section 364 (1) (a) Western Lands Act 1901 No 70 Section 52 (1) Wild Dog Destruction Act 1921 No 17 Section 30 Wilderness Act 1987 No 196 Section 30 Wollongong Sportsground Act 1986 No 174 Section 32 Workers Compensation (Bush Fire, Emergency and Rescue Section 33 Services) Act 1987 No 83 Workers' Compensation (Dust Diseases) Act 1942 No 14 Section 8G (2) Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act Section 245 (1) (a) 1998 No 86 Page 74 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "a Local Court constituted by a Magistrate" with "the Schedule 5

 


 

ocal Court" Schedule 5 Amendments replacing "a Local Court 1 constituted by a Magistrate" with "the 2 Local Court" 3 (Section 4) 4 Column 1 Column 2 Corporations (Ancillary Provisions) Act 2001 No 32 Section 20 (5) Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17 Section 382 (1) Insurance (Application of Laws) Act 1986 No 13 Section 8 (1) (a) and (2) National Trust of Australia (New South Wales) Act 1990 No 92 Section 32 (4) State Owned Corporations Act 1989 No 134 Section 33B (2) (a) Trade Measurement Administration Act 1989 No 234 Sections 16 (2) (a) and 18 (a) Page 75 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Schedule 6 Amendments replacing "a Local Court held before a Magistrate sitting alone" with "the Local Court" Schedule 6 Amendments replacing "a Local Court 1 held before a Magistrate sitting alone" 2 with "the Local Court" 3 (Section 4) 4 Column 1 Column 2

 


 

andlord and Tenant (Rental Bonds) Act 1977 No 44 Section 17 (1) Prices Regulation Act 1948 No 26 Section 61 (1) Timber Marketing Act 1977 No 72 Section 30 (1) Page 76 Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Bill 2007 Amendments replacing "Local Courts Act 1982" with "Local Court Act 2007" Schedule 7 Schedule 7 Amendments replacing "Local Courts 1 Act 1982" with "Local Court Act 2007" 2 (Section 4) 3 4 Column 1 Column 2 Access to Neighbouring Land Act 2000 No 2 Section 38 (3) Apiaries Act 1985 No 16 Section 46 (4) Children's Court Act 1987 No 53 Schedule 1, clause 2A Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28 Section 3 (1) (definition of "jurisdictional limit") Commercial Vessels Act 1979 No 41 Section 32 (2) (a) Coroners Act 1980 No 27 Section 5 (3) Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 No 120 Section 7 (3) Fair Trading Act 1987 No 68 Section 63A (2) Industrial Relations Act 1996 No 17 Section 381 (5) Liquor Act 1982 No 147 Sections 8 (6) (a) and 145C (1) Mining Act 1992 No 29 Section 293 (4) Motor Dealers Act 1974 No 52 Section 38 (8) Occupational Health and Safety Act 2000 No 40 Section 116 (3) Property (Relationships) Act 1984 No 147 Sections 10 and 12 (1) Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 (1976 Schedule 1 (items No 4) relating to Chief Magistrate, Deputy Chief Magistrate and Magistrate) Page 77

 


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