Western Australian Current Regulations

MAGISTRATES COURT (GENERAL) RULES 2005 - REG 52

52 .         Registrar’s functions when application is made

        (1a)         On accepting a Form 4A or 9, or an approved form lodged under rule 51AA, a registrar must —

            (a)         list the application for hearing on the earliest convenient date; and

            (b)         insert the hearing details on the form; and

            (c)         return 1 copy of the form to the applicant and issue 1 copy to the Commissioner of Police at least 5 clear days before the date set by the Court for the hearing of it.

        (1)         A registrar may reject an application made under rule 51 if the registrar has reason to believe that the application cannot be made to or heard by the Court under the RT (AD) Act section 29 or 35(3).

        (2A)         On accepting a Form 4B, a registrar must —

            (a)         list the application for hearing on the earliest convenient date that is at least 14 clear days after the date on which the form is lodged; and

            (b)         insert the hearing details on the form; and

            (c)         return 1 copy of the form to the applicant and issue 1 copy to the Commissioner of Police at least 14 clear days before the date set by the Court for the hearing of it.

        (2)         On accepting an application under the RT (AD) Act section 27, a registrar must —

            (a)         list the application for hearing on the earliest convenient date that is at least 14 clear days after the date on which the form is lodged; and

            (b)         insert the hearing details on the form; and

            (c)         return 1 copy of the form to the applicant and issue 1 copy to the CEO.

        (3)         On accepting an application under the RT (AD) Act section 35(1), a registrar must —

            (a)         list the application for hearing on the earliest convenient date; and

            (b)         insert the hearing details on the form; and

            (c)         return 1 copy of the form to the applicant and issue 1 copy to the CEO.

        (4)         On accepting a Form 8, a registrar must —

            (a)         list the application for hearing on the earliest convenient date that is at least 14 clear days after the date on which the form is lodged; and

            (b)         insert the hearing details on the form; and

            (c)         return 2 copies of the form to the CEO.

        (5)         On receiving the copies of a Form 8 from a registrar, the CEO must serve 1 copy on the holder of the extraordinary licence to which the application relates in accordance with the CPA Schedule 2 clause 2 or 3.

        (6)         For the purposes of rule 15A(1), a copy of a form that a registrar must issue under this rule is taken to be a document that is required to be issued by the Court.

        [Rule 52 amended: Gazette 24 Aug 2007 p. 4324; 23 Nov 2007 p. 5863; 23 May 2008 p. 1992; 3 Oct 2008 p. 4486; 15 Feb 2011 p. 537; 31 Jul 2012 p. 3690; 8 Jan 2015 p. 163; SL 2021/25 r. 25; SL 2021/133 r. 9; SL 2022/180 r. 7.]