Northern Territory Numbered Acts

LOCAL COURT (REPEALS AND RELATED AMENDMENTS) ACT 2016 (NO 9 OF 2016) - SECT 91

After regulation 70

insert

Part 5     Transitional matters for Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016

71     Continuation of appointment of cross-border magistrate

    (1)     This regulation applies to a magistrate of another participating jurisdiction appointed by the Administrator to be a cross-border magistrate under section 13B of the Magistrates Act , as modified by these Regulations in force immediately before the commencement.

    (2)     The cross-border magistrate is taken to be a cross-border Judge under section 59A of the Local Court Act , as modified by these Regulations after the commencement.

    (3)     The cross-border Judge holds office:

    (a)     for the remainder of the period specified in the appointment mentioned in subregulation (1); and

    (b)     on the same conditions, if any, as applied to the appointment.

    (4)     In this regulation:

"commencement" means the commencement of the Part 5, Division 7 of the Local Court (Repeals and Related Amendments) Act 2016 .