Justices Amendment Rules 2008
The Magistrates Rule Committee, in the exercise of its powers under section 15AE of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 , makes the following rules of court for courts of summary jurisdiction exercising jurisdiction under the Justices Act 1959 .
These rules of court may be cited as the Justices Amendment Rules 2008 .
These rules of court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these rules of court, the Justices Rules 2003 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
4. Rule 68AA inserted
After rule 68 of the Principal Rules , the following rule is inserted in Part 11:68AA. Written statements or reports as evidence
(1) This rule does not apply to preliminary proceedings under section 61 of the Justices Act 1959 .(2) In any proceedings, the justices may, upon such terms and conditions as they think necessary, allow a written statement or report by a person to be tendered or treated as evidence in chief of that person.
These rules of court were made by the Magistrates Rule Committee at a meeting held on 24 September 2008.
ARNOLD SHOTT
Chief Magistrate
MICHAEL HILL
Deputy Chief Magistrate
CHRIS WEBSTER
Member
SAM MOLLARD
Member
HELEN WOOD
Member
PETER DIXON
Member
GLENN HAY
Member
MARK RAPLEY
Member
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 8 October 2008
These rules are administered in the Department of Justice.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the rule)
These rules of court amend the Justices Rules 2003 by providing that justices may allow a written statement or report to be tendered or treated as a person's evidence in chief.