Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

COURT PROCEDURES ACT 2004 (NO. 59 OF 2004) - SECT 61

    (1)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982, the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Regulations 1987 or the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Solicitors' Costs) Regulations 1982 is—

        (a)     in relation to anything to which the Magistrates Court Act 1930 applies—a reference to that Act; and

        (b)     in relation to anything to which the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 2004 applies—a reference to those rules.

    (2)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to a provision of the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Act 1982, the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Regulations 1987 or the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) (Solicitors' Costs) Regulations 1982 is—

        (a)     in relation to anything to which the Magistrates Court Act 1930 applies—a reference to the corresponding provision of that Act; and

        (b)     in relation to anything to which the Magistrates Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 2004 applies—a reference to the corresponding provision of those rules.

    (3)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to the Magistrates Court Act 1930 is, in relation to anything to which the Magistrates Court Rules 1932 applies, a reference to those rules.

    (4)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to a provision of the Magistrates Court Act 1930 is—

        (a)     in relation to anything to which the Magistrates Court Rules 1932 applies—a reference to the corresponding provision of those rules; and

        (b)     in relation to a provision relocated or renumbered as another provision of that Act by this Act—a reference to the corresponding provision of that Act.

    (5)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to the Magistrates Court Act 1930 , part 13A or the Supreme Court Act 1933 , section 37, section 37A, section 37B, section 37C or section 37D is, in relation to anything to which this Act, part 3 applies, a reference to the corresponding provision of part 3.

    (6)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to any of the following Acts is, in relation to anything to which this Act applies, a reference to this Act:

              •     Arrest on Mesne Process Act 1902

              •     Court Security Act 2001

              •     Crown Proceedings Act 1992

              •     Earnings (Assignment and Attachment) Act 1966

              •     Judgment Creditors Remedies Act 1901

              •     Judiciary (Stay of Proceedings) Act 1933 .

    (7)     In an Act, statutory instrument or document, a reference to a provision of an Act mentioned in subsection (6) is, in relation to anything to which this Act applies, a reference to the corresponding provision of this Act.

    (8)     This section expires on the existing rules expiry day.

    (9)     In this section:

"existing rules expiry day"—see section 60 (3).

Explanatory note

The remaining provisions of this division are relocated from the Arrest on Mesne Process Act 1902 by amendments in the Court Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004 .