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MAGISTRATES AND CORONER'S COURTS (REGISTRAR)
BILL 1991 [NO. 2]
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (10.34): Mr Speaker, I present the Magistrates and Coroner's Courts (Registrar) Bill 1991 [No. 2]. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
Mr Speaker, this Bill will amend certain legislation to change the titles of Clerk and Deputy Clerk of the magistrates and coroner's courts to those of Registrar and Deputy Registrar of those courts respectively. Members will recall that this Bill was first introduced by Mr Collaery in May of this year.
The change in name was recommended by a Commonwealth working party which carried out a comprehensive review of the operations and directions of the Magistrates Court prior to the transfer of responsibility for the Magistrates Court to the Territory. I might add that on that committee were representatives of the courts, the Law Society and the Australian Government Lawyers Association. However, the legislation necessary to effect the change in title was not developed by the Commonwealth before the transfer of the court.
The change in the title of these officers is in response to the recommendation of that working party. All the jurisdictions in Australia are moving toward the title of registrar and it is intended that, in due course, the title of these officers will be common throughout Australia. Registrar is becoming the accepted term for the office and carries connotations more appropriate to the office than that of Clerk - with apologies to the Clerk of this place.
I present the explanatory memorandum for this Bill.
Debate (on motion by Mr Stefaniak) adjourned.
EVIDENCE (CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION) BILL 1991
MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General, Minister for Housing and Community Services and Minister for Urban Services) (10.37): Mr Speaker, I present the Evidence (Closed-Circuit Television) Bill 1991. I move:
That this Bill be agreed to in principle.
This Bill re-enacts Commonwealth legislation which enables the ACT Magistrates Court, in appropriate cases, to order that evidence given by a child shall be given by way of a closed-circuit television link from a place other than the courtroom. This action is endorsed by the Chief Magistrate
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