Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) The Court —
(a) is
to have registries at such places, including places outside the State, as the
Minister, by written notice to the Chief Magistrate, decides from time to
time; and
(b) is
to sit at places where it has a registry at such times as the Chief Magistrate
decides from time to time; and
(c) may,
despite paragraphs (a) and (b), sit or otherwise exercise its jurisdiction at
any time and place, but must not do so at a place outside the State without
the approval of the Chief Magistrate.
(2) However,
subsection (1) does not authorise the Court to have a registry, to sit, or to
otherwise exercise its jurisdiction, at a place outside the State except to
the extent allowed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the place is
located.
(3) Public notice of
decisions made under subsection (1)(a) and (b) is to be given in such manner
as the Chief Magistrate decides.
[(4) deleted]
(5) The rules of court
may provide for the Court to deal with a case, or an aspect of a case, in
chambers.
[Section 8 amended: No. 7 of 2008 s. 155.]