Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT (AMENDMENT) ACT 1994 (NO. 4 OF 1994) - SECT 11

11. Section 255C of the Principal Act is amended—

    (a)     by omitting subsections (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsection:

“(2) The Registrar shall give the applicant a copy of the record or a transcript or a copy of the transcript of the record—

        (a)     if the applicant is a party to the proceedings; or

        (b)     if the applicant is not a party to the proceedings—if the Registrar or a Magistrate is satisfied that he or she has good reason for applying.”;

    (b)     by omitting subsection (4) and substituting the following subsection:

“(4) Where a person applies for a transcript that has not been prepared, the Registrar may require the applicant to deposit with him or her in advance an amount which the Registrar considers will not exceed the amount of the fee determined under subsection 248A (1) for the preparation of the transcript.”;

    (c)     by omitting from subsection (8) “paid” and substituting “deposited”; and

    (d)     by omitting from subsection (8) “amount payable under subsection (3)” and substituting “fee determined under subsection 248A (1) for the preparation of the transcript”.