Subsection 5 (1)—

Insert the following definition:

Subsection 16 (3)—

Omit “the date fixed under subsection 3 (2) of the Court of Petty Sessions (Amendment) Ordinance 1977 ”, substitute “28 March 1977”.

Section 21—

Omit “ (1) ”.

Section 25—

Omit “that person's counsel or solicitor or other person authorized in that behalf”, substitute “a legal practitioner or other person representing the informant”.

Subsection 31 (1)—

Omit “cognizance”, substitute “cognisance”.

Paragraph 31 (1) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “Where”, substitute “where”.

    (b)     Omit “penal servitude or”.

Paragraph 31 (1) (b)—

    (a)     Omit “Where”, substitute “where”.

    (b)     Omit “penal servitude or”.

    (c)     Omit “and”.

Paragraph 31 (1) (c)—

    (a)     Omit “Where”, substitute “where”.

    (b)     Omit “penal servitude or”.

Section 37—

    (a)     Omit “ (1) ”.

    (b)     Omit “as hereinbefore provided”.

Section 38—

Omit “ (1) ”.

Section 40—

Repeal the section.

Paragraph 43 (2) (a)—

    (a)     Omit “In any case where the person so indicted is, at the time of the application for the certificate, and of the production thereof”, substitute “where the person indicted is, at the time of both the application for and the production of the certificate”.

    (b)     Omit “His Majesty's writ of habeas corpus ”, substitute “a writ of habeas corpus”.

    (c)     Omit “therefrom”, substitute “from custody”.

Paragraph 43 (2) (b)—

Omit “In”, substitute “in”.

Section 46—

Repeal the section.

Subsection 53 (1)—

Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing the informant”.

Subsection 53 (2)—

Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing the defendant”.

Section 54—

Omit “their respective counsel or solicitors or other persons empowered by law to appear for them before the Court”, substitute “legal practitioners or other persons appearing for them”.

Section 56—

Repeal the section.

Section 68—

Omit “in pursuance of the last preceding section, together with the payment or tender of a reasonable sum for expenses”, substitute “made under section 67”.

Section 70—

Omit “fifteen clear”, substitute “15”.

Section 71—

Omit “three clear”, substitute “3”.

Section 74—

After “commit” insert “the defendant”.

Section 79—

Omit “the provisions of section seventy-seven of this Act”, substitute “section 77”.

Section 80—

Omit “ (1) ”.

Subsection 84 (1)—

Omit “their respective counsel or solicitors”, substitute “the legal practitioners”.

Section 85—

Omit “his or her or their counsel or solicitors or other persons appearing for them respectively”, substitute “legal practitioners or other persons appearing for them”.

Section 86—

Omit “their respective counsel, solicitors”, substitute “legal practitioners”.

Subsection 89A (3)—

Omit “counsel or solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner”.

Subsection 90 (7)—

    (a)     Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing the accused person”.

    (b)     Omit “that person or his or her counsel or solicitor”, substitute “the accused person or his or her legal practitioner”.

Subsection 90AA (9)—

Omit “the counsel or solicitor for the prosecution”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing the informant”.

Paragraph 90AA (9) (a)—

Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing the accused person”.

Paragraph 90AA (9) (b)—

Omit “counsel or solicitor”, substitute “legal practitioner”.

Section 90AB—

    (a)     Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor” (first occurring), substitute “a legal practitioner representing the accused person”.

    (b)     Omit “counsel or solicitor” (last occurring), substitute “legal practitioner”.

Subsection 90A (7)—

Omit “counsel for the Crown”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing either the accused person or the informant”.

Section 93—

Omit “ (4) ”.

Paragraph 94 (b)—

Omit “as provided in this Act or at once admit him or her to bail as hereinafter provided”, substitute “in accordance with the Bail Act 1992 ”.

Paragraph 95 (c)—

Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner representing the accused person”.

Subsection 103 (2)—

Omit “Christian name and surname, and the place of his or her”, substitute “full name and place of”.

Subsection 107 (2)—

Omit “officer in any case prosecuting on behalf of the Crown”, substitute “person representing the informant”.

Section 112—

Omit “counsel or solicitor”, substitute “legal practitioners appearing for them”.

Section 115—

Omit “counsel or solicitor”, substitute “legal practitioners appearing for them”.

Section 116—

    (a)     Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor” (first occurring), substitute “a legal practitioner representing the defendant”.

    (b)     Omit “his or her counsel or solicitor” (last occurring), substitute “a legal practitioner representing the informant”.

Paragraph 116A (3) (b)—

Omit “$2,000”, substitute “30 penalty units”.

Paragraph 116A (3) (c)—

Omit “$1,000”, substitute “10 penalty units”.

Paragraph 116C (3) (b)—

Omit the paragraph, substitute the following paragraph:

    “(b)     a legal practitioner;”.

Paragraph 116H (1) (b)—

Omit “counsel or a solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner”.

Paragraph 116H (3) (c)—

Omit “counsel or a solicitor”, substitute “a legal practitioner”.

Section 145—

Omit “be imprisoned with or without hard labour”, substitute “a term of imprisonment”.

Section 146A—

Omit “, 1900 of the State of New South Wales in its application to the Territory”.

Section 151—

Omit “ (1) ”.

Paragraph 151 (a)—

Omit “with or without hard labour”.

Paragraph 151 (b)—

Omit “with or without hard labour”.

Subparagraphs 208 (1) (d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)—

Omit the subparagraphs, substitute the following subparagraphs:

    “(i)     subsection 556A (1) of the Crimes Act;

              (ii)     subsection 556A (3) of that Act;

              (iii)     subsection 556B (1) of that Act; or

              (iv)     paragraph 556C (7) (b) of that Act;”.

Paragraph 208 (1) (e)—

Omit “five hundred and fifty-six A”, “five hundred and fifty-six B” and “five hundred and fifty-six D”, substitute “556A”, “556B” and “556D” respectively.

Paragraph 219B (1) (c)—

Omit “in pursuance of section one hundred and thirteen or one hundred and fourteen”, substitute “under section 113 or 114”.

Paragraph 219B (1) (f)—

Omit “477” (last occurring).

Subparagraph 219C (1) (b) (ii)—

Omit “or (d)”.

Subsection 219D (1)—

Omit “the last preceding section”, substitute “subsection 219C (1)”.

Section 219E—

Omit “section two hundred and nineteen C of this Act”, substitute “subsection 219C (1)”.

Subsection 227 (1)—

Omit “two hundred and twenty-three of this Act”, substitute “223”.

Section 247—

Omit “two hundred and forty-four of this Act”, substitute “244”.

Subsection 255AA (3) (penalty provision)—

Omit “$5,000”, substitute “50 penalty units”.

Paragraph 255A (1) (a)—

Omit “182 or 183,”, substitute “206L or 206P of this Act”.

    Magistrates Court Act 1930
    FORM 9     Paragraphs 60A (2) (b) and 62 (2) (a)

MAGISTRATES COURT
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

UNDERTAKING TO ATTEND AS A WITNESS

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE INFORMANT (SECTION 60A) OR BY THE COURT (SECTION 62) AND GIVEN TO A PERSON REQUIRED AS A WITNESS AT A HEARING IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT

        Court Ref: ...........

    File No: ...........

    [ name ] ..................................................

    [ address ] ..................................................

        ...................................P/C......... Date of birth: ..... /....... /19.....     M/F

    is required to attend the Magistrates Court to give evidence in the matter

    of .......................................................................

    at .......................................................................

    on [date] ...... / ..... /19.... at [ time ] ............... a.m.

    [ signed ] ...............................................................        

    on [ date ] ...... / ..... / 19.....

    Informant/Registrar

Do not detach

TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PERSON REQUESTED OR SUMMONED TO ATTEND AS A WITNESS AT A HEARING IN THE MAGISTRATES COURT AND TO BE RETURNED TO THE INFORMANT/THE MAGISTRATES COURT IN THE ATTACHED STAMPED AND ADDRESSED ENVELOPE BY
.......... / ............. / 19 .......    

FAILURE TO RETURN THIS UNDERTAKING BY THE ABOVE DATE MAY RESULT IN A WARRANT BEING ISSUED FOR YOUR ARREST

    I [ name ]     ..................................................

    [ address ]     ..................................................

            ...................................P/C.........    

    will attend the Magistrates Court to give evidence in the matter

    of .......................................................................

    at .......................................................................

    on [ date ] ..... / ..... /19..... at [ time ] ............... a.m.

    [ signed ] ...............................................................     on [ date ] ...... /...... / 19.....

NB     A form for the claim for reimbursement of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by you in appearing as a witness is attached. Please complete the form and present it to the Court Registry counter following your appearance as a witness.

    Magistrates Court Act 1930

    FORM 10     Paragraphs 60A (2) (c) and 62 (2) (b)

        Subsections 62A (1) and 67 (1A)

MAGISTRATES COURT

AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

CLAIM FOR EXPENSES BY WITNESS

    Court Ref: ..........

    File No: ...........

I ..................................................

travelled from .................................................... to the Magistrates Court and from the Magistrates Court

to ................................................................

by [ means of travel ] .......................................

[ number of journeys ] .....................................

and claim the reasonable expenses of travel to give evidence of

$ .......................                     Receipts /ticketsattached

[ signed ]........................................................         [ date ]...... /...... / 19.....

RECEIPT

I have received the sum of $..................... being the expenses of travel to give evidence.

[ signed ]........................................................         [ date ] ..... /...... / 19.....