Justices Amendment Rules 2010
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 2010 .
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. Schedule 2 amended (Offences)
Schedule 2 to the Principal Rules is amended by omitting the table and substituting:
1.
An offence under section 40 of the Ambulance Service Act 1982
2.
An offence under the Animal Welfare Act 1993 , and any regulations made under that Act, if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
3.
An offence under section 5(4) or 9 of the Bail Act 1994
4.
An offence under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Enforcement Act 1995 , except Part 8, and any regulations made under that Act
5.
An offence under section 16 of the Consumer Affairs Act 1988
6.
An offence under the Dog Control Act 2000
7.
An offence under the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 , and any regulations made under that Act, if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
8.
An offence under the Forestry Act 1920 and any regulations made under that Act
9.
An offence under the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
10.
An offence under the Inland Fisheries (Recreational Fishing) Regulations 2009
11.
An offence under the Liquor Licensing Act 1990 if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
12.
An offence under the Litter Act 2007
13.
An offence under section 203 or 204 of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 , and any regulations or rules made under that Act, if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
14.
An offence under any by-laws under the Local Government Act 1993 , the University of Tasmania Act 1992 or the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982
15.
An offence under the Marine and Safety Authority Act 1997 , and any regulations or by-laws made under that Act, if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
16.
An offence under section 29 of the Motor Accidents (Liabilities and Compensation) Act 1973
17.
An offence under the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002
18.
An offence under the National Parks and Reserved Land Regulations 2009
19.
An offence under the Passenger Transport Act 1997 and any regulations made under that Act
20.
An offence under section 13 , 14 , 14B, 15(1) , 15A , 15B , 15C , 16 , 17 , 19A , 20AA , 25 , 34B , 37(1) , 37(3) , 37(4) , 41 , 43 , 55A or 57 of the Police Offences Act 1935
21.
An offence under the Public Health Act 1997 , and any regulations made under that Act, if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
22.
An offence in regulations made under the Racing Regulation Act 2004 if the maximum penalty for the offence does not exceed 10 penalty units
23.
An offence under the Roads and Jetties Act 1935
24.
An offence under the Road Rules 2009
25.
An offence under section 7 of the Road Safety (Alcohol and Drugs) Act 1970
26.
An offence under the Taxi and Luxury Hire Car Industries Act 2008 and any regulations made under that Act
27.
An offence under section 41(1) or 51(3) of the Traffic Act 1925
28.
An offence under the Vehicle and Traffic Act 1999 , except sections 9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 18 , 31 and 64 , and any regulations made under that Act
29.
An offence under the Wellington Park Regulations 2009
30.
An offence under the Wildlife Regulations 1999
These rules of court were made by the Magistrates Rule Committee at a meeting held on 11 November 2010.
M. R. HILL
Chief Magistrate
C. J. RHEINBERGER
Member
C. P. WEBSTER
Member
R. J. MARRON
Member
M. F. DALY
Member
O. McTAGGART
Member
M. J. BRETT
Member
T. J. HILL
Member
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 24 November 2010
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 updating the table in Schedule 2 which specifies the offences in respect of which a defendant may enter a plea in writing rather than by appearing in person.