Victorian Current Acts

VICTIMS OF CRIME ASSISTANCE ACT 1996 - SECT 57

S. 57(1) amended by No. 20/2022 s. 38(2).

    (1)     The Chief Magistrate together with one or more Deputy Chief Magistrates may jointly make rules for or with respect to—

        (a)     forms;

        (b)     the procedure to be followed in making applications to the Tribunal and in respect of proceedings under this Act;

        (c)     the service of notices, applications, orders and other documents for the purposes of this Act;

S. 57(1)(ca) inserted by No. 62/2014 s. 106, amended by No. 35/2020 s. 9.

        (ca)     reviews under section 59A of decisions of the Tribunal constituted by a judicial registrar or a Tribunal officer, including specifying whether the review is by way of hearing de novo or otherwise;

        (d)     generally, any matter relating to the practice and procedure of the Tribunal.

S. 57(2) amended by No. 20/2022 s. 38(2).

    (2)     The power of the Chief Magistrate together with one or more Deputy Chief Magistrates to jointly make rules is subject to the rules being disallowed by a House of the Parliament in accordance with section 23 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994 .