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JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACT 2005 (NO 56 OF 2005) - SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2—Related amendments

Part 1—Interpretation

1—Amendment provision

In this Schedule, a provision under a heading referring to the amendment of a specified Act amends the Act so specified.

Part 2—Amendment of Acts Interpretation Act 1915

2—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

Section 4(1)—after the definition of sitting days insert:

special justice means a justice who has been appointed as a special justice;

3—Amendment of section 44—Interpretation of references to summary proceedings

        (1)         Section 44(1)—delete " Justices Act 1921 as simple offences" and substitute:

Summary Procedure Act 1921 as summary offences

        (2)         Section 44(2)—delete " Justices Act 1921 " and substitute:

Summary Procedure Act 1921

Part 3—Amendment of Administration and Probate Act 1919

4—Repeal of sections 125 and 126

Sections 125 and 126—delete the sections

Part 4—Amendment of Adoption Act 1988

5—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 4(1), definition of the Court —delete "constituted of a Judge or a magistrate and two justices (at least one of the three being a woman and at least one a man)"

        (2)         Section 4—after subsection (1) insert:

        (1a)         For the purposes of this Act, the Court must be constituted of a Judge, or a magistrate and special justice.

        (1b)         If the Court is constituted of a magistrate and special justice—

            (a)         questions of law or procedure will be determined by the magistrate; and

            (b)         other questions will be decided by agreement unless no agreement can be reached, in which case, the decision of the magistrate will be the decision of the Court.

6—Transitional provision

An amendment made by Schedule 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2005 to the Adoption Act 1988 does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of the amending provision (and those proceedings may continue as if the amending provision had not been enacted).

Part 5—Amendment of Bail Act 1985

7—Amendment of section 5—Bail authorities

Section 5(1)(d)—delete "any magistrate" and substitute:

the Magistrates Court

Part 6—Amendment of Correctional Services Act 1982

8—Amendment of section 17—Establishment of Visiting Tribunals

Section 17(2)—delete paragraphs (b) and (c) and substitute:

            (b)         a special justice,

9—Amendment of section 20—Correctional institutions must be inspected on regular basis

Section 20(3)—delete "or is a member of such a Tribunal"

10—Amendment of section 28—Removal of prisoner for criminal investigation, attendance in court etc

        (1)         Section 28(1)—delete "a justice or"

        (2)         Section 28(2)—delete "justice," wherever occurring

11—Amendment of section 41—Powers of Visiting Tribunal

        (1)         Section 41(1)(a)—delete "person, or one of the persons, constituting the Tribunal" and substitute:

Visiting Tribunal

        (2)         Section 41(1)(b)—delete "person, or one of the persons, constituting the Tribunal" and substitute:

Visiting Tribunal

        (3)         Section 41(1)(d)—delete "the person, or one of the persons, constituting"

        (4)         Section 41(1)(e)—delete ", or one of the persons constituting the Visiting Tribunal,"

        (5)         Section 41(2)(b)—delete "or any person who constitutes a Visiting Tribunal,"

12—Amendment of section 42—Immunity from liability of persons who constitute Visiting Tribunals

        (1)         Section 42—delete ", or is a member of,"

        (2)         Section 42—delete "by the person, or by the Visiting Tribunal," and substitute:

by the Visiting Tribunal

13—Amendment of section 47—Appeals against orders of Visiting Tribunals

Section 47(1a)(b)—delete "justice, or justices, of the peace" and substitute:

special justice

14—Amendment of section 89—Regulations

Section 89(2)(f)—delete ", or of persons constituting Visiting Tribunals"

15—Transitional provision

An amendment made by Schedule 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2005 to the Correctional Services Act 1982 does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of the amending provision (and those proceedings may continue as if the amending provision had not been enacted).

Part 7—Amendment of Criminal Law Consolidation Act 1935

16—Amendment of section 299A—Orders as to firearms and offensive weapons

Section 299A(6), definition of court —delete "or special magistrate or justices" and substitute:

magistrate or special justice

Part 8—Amendment of Debtors Act 1936

17—Amendment of section 3—Abolition of imprisonment for debt

Section 3(1)(b)—delete "before a justice or justices or a special magistrate of the State"

Part 9—Amendment of Drugs Act 1908

18—Amendment of section 5—Interpretation

        (1)         Section 5, definition of court —delete the definition

        (2)         Section 5, definition of justice —delete the definition

19—Amendment of section 35—Diseased or unsound drugs may be seized or destroyed

Section 35II—delete "a special magistrate or two justices" and substitute:

the court

20—Amendment of section 36—Search warrant

Section 36—delete "special magistrate or two justices" and substitute:

court

21—Amendment of section 50—Proceedings

Section 50—delete "before a special magistrate or any two justices of the peace"

Part 10—Amendment of Family and Community Services Act 1972

22—Amendment of section 168—Bond or security for compliance with maintenance order

        (1)         Section 168(2)—delete "a justice"

        (2)         Section 168(2)—delete "the justice" and substitute:

the court

23—Amendment of section 169—Power to commit for failure to pay maintenance

Section 169(3)—delete "or a justice"

24—Amendment of section 174—Warrant for arrest of deserter

Section 174(4)—delete "A justice" and substitute:

The court

25—Amendment of section 237—Exclusion of persons from the hearing of certain cases

Section 237(2)(a)—delete ", or justices," and substitute:

or justice

Part 11—Amendment of Impounding Act 1920

26—Amendment of section 30—Delivery of cattle on recognizance without payment of damages

Section 30(1)—delete "any justice in the form and with the conditions set forth in Schedule 9, such justice" and substitute:

a court, the court

27—Repeal of section 47

Section 47—delete the section

28—Repeal of Schedule 9

Schedule 9—delete the Schedule

Part 12—Amendment of Landlord and Tenant Act 1936

29—Amendment of section 24—Jurisdiction of Magistrates Court to hear adverse claims

Section 24(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

        (2)         The Magistrates Court has jurisdiction to hear a claim under subsection (1) and may make such orders, including an order as to costs, as the Court thinks fit.

30—Amendment of section 25—Decision of Magistrates Court

Section 25—delete "justices before whom the complaint is heard shall find accordingly, and their decision shall be deemed" and substitute:

Magistrates Court must decide accordingly and the decision will be taken

31—Amendment of section 26—Power of landlord to hold goods

Section 26—delete "justices adjudicating upon such claim shall think fit, shall, if the justices so order" and substitute:

Magistrates Court thinks fit, will, if the Court so orders

32—Transitional provision

An amendment made by Schedule 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2005 to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1936 does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of the amending provision (and those proceedings may continue as if the amending provision had not been enacted).

Part 13—Amendment of Local Government Act 1999

33—Amendment of section 58—Specific roles of principal member

Section 58(3)—delete subsection (3)

Part 14—Amendment of Lottery and Gaming Act 1936

34—Amendment of section 4—Interpretation

Section 4, definition of court —delete the definition

35—Amendment of section 95—Giving false name and address

        (1)         Section 95—delete "any justices" and substitute:

a court

        (2)         Section 95—delete "or person or by such justices" and substitute:

, person or court

36—Amendment of section 105—Reasonable suspicion sufficient to set up a prima facie case

Section 105(1)—delete "special magistrate or justices" and substitute:

court

37—Amendment of section 115—Entry of shops, factories and club premises

        (1)         Section 115(1)—delete "justice or any"

        (2)         Section 115(2)(a)—delete "justice, officer," and substitute:

officer

38—Repeal of Schedule 4

Schedule 4—delete the Schedule

Part 15—Amendment of Magistrates Court Act 1991

39—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

Section 3(1), definition of judicial office —delete ", Special Justice or Justice" and substitute:

or special justice

40—Amendment of section 7—Divisions of Court

Section 7(1)—after paragraph (d) insert:

            (e)         the Petty Sessions Division.

41—Amendment of section 7A—Constitution of Court

        (1)         Section 7A(2)—delete "two Justices or a Special Justice" and substitute:

a special justice but when so constituted, the Court may not impose a sentence of imprisonment in criminal proceedings

        (2)         Section 7A—after subsection (2) insert:

        (2a)         If there is no Magistrate or special justice available to constitute the Court as a bail authority, the Court may be constituted of 2 justices for the purposes of an application under the Bail Act 1985 .

42—Insertion of new section

After section 9 insert:

9A—Petty Sessions Division

The Court in its Petty Sessions Division has jurisdiction—

            (a)         to reconsider matters remitted to the Court under section 70I of the Criminal Law (Sentencing) Act 1988 and make appropriate orders under that section; and

            (b)         to hear and determine a charge of an offence against the Road Traffic Act 1961 for which no penalty of imprisonment is fixed.

43—Transitional provision

An amendment made by Schedule 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2005 to the Magistrates Court Act 1991 does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of the amending provision (and those proceedings may continue as if the amending provision had not been enacted).

Part 16—Amendment of Real Property Act 1886

44—Repeal of sections 235 and 236

Sections 235 and 236—delete the sections

Part 17—Amendment of Renmark Irrigation Trust Act 1936

45—Repeal of section 210

Section 210—delete the section

Part 18—Amendment of Youth Court Act 1993

46—Amendment of section 3—Interpretation

Section 3, definition of judicial office —delete ", special justice or justice" and substitute:

or special justice

47—Amendment of section 9—The Court's judiciary

        (1)         Section 9(1)(d)—delete "justices and"

        (2)         Section 9(5)—delete "justices and" wherever occurring

48—Amendment of section 14—Constitution of Court

        (1)         Section 14(4)—delete "two justices or"

        (2)         Section 14(5)—delete ", two justices"

        (3)         Section 14(7)—delete "Justice" and substitute:

special justice

49—Amendment of section 22—Appeals

        (1)         Section 22(2)(a)—delete ", two justices"

        (2)         Section 22(2)(c)—delete ", two justices"

50—Transitional provision

An amendment made by Schedule 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 2005 to the Youth Court Act 1993 does not apply in respect of proceedings commenced before the commencement of the amending provision (and those proceedings may continue as if the amending provision had not been enacted).



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