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Local Court Act 2007 No 93

Effective date Publication date Amendments included Notes
01 December 2021 01 December 2021 2021 No 7
28 February 2019 28 February 2019 2018 No 87
28 November 2018 28 November 2018 2018 No 87
01 December 2017 01 December 2017 2017 No 44
25 September 2017 25 September 2017 2017 No 44
30 November 2016 30 November 2016 2015 No 50
25 October 2016 25 October 2016 2016 No 54
01 September 2016 01 September 2016 2016 No 26
15 January 2016 15 January 2016 2015 No 58
01 July 2015 01 July 2015 2015 No 7
15 May 2015 15 May 2015 2015 No 2
20 May 2014 20 May 2014 2014 No 5
01 January 2014 01 January 2014 2013 No 51
29 October 2013 29 October 2013 2013 No 80
15 July 2013 15 July 2013 2013 No 6
21 June 2013 21 June 2013 2013 No 38
10 September 2012 10 September 2012 2012 No 60
07 January 2011 07 January 2011 2010 No 119
07 December 2010 07 December 2010 2010 No 135
28 June 2010 28 June 2010 2010 No 63
01 April 2010 01 April 2010 2009 No 114
03 November 2009 03 November 2009 2009 No 77
17 July 2009 17 July 2009 2009 No 56
19 June 2009 19 June 2009 2009 No 37
30 March 2009 30 March 2009 2009 No 4
01 January 2009 01 January 2009 2008 No 112
20 October 2008 20 October 2008 2007 No 87
01 September 2008 01 September 2008 2008 No 53
01 July 2008 01 July 2008 2007 No 92
2008 No 53
13 December 2007 13 December 2007

Local Court Act 2007 No 93

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (313) LW 3.7.2009.

Community Land Management Act 2021 No 7

Assented to 26.03.2021.

Date of commencement, 1.12.2021, sec 2 and 2021 (599) LW 14.10.2021.

Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018 No 87

Assented to 28.11.2018.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.20, 28.2.2019, sec 2 (2) and 2019 (70) LW 15.2.2019.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).

Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 2) 2017 No 44

Assented to 25.09.2017.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.17 [1], assent, sec 2 (1).

Date of commencement of Sch 1.17 [2], 1.12.2017, sec 2 (2) and 2017 (667) LW 1.12.2017.

Justice Portfolio Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2016 No 54

Assented to 25.10.2016.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Courts Legislation Amendment (Disrespectful Behaviour) Act 2016 No 26

Assented to 07.06.2016.

Date of commencement, 1.9.2016, sec 2 and 2016 (535) LW 26.8.2016.

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015 No 58

Assented to 24.11.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3).

Strata Schemes Management Act 2015 No 50

Assented to 05.11.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 30.11.2016, sec 2 and 2016 (492) LW 12.8.2016.

Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No 7

Assented to 09.06.2015.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.7.2015, sec 2 (2) and 2015 (299) LW 19.6.2015.

Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2015 No 2

Assented to 15.05.2015.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Bail (Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 No 5

Assented to 12.03.2014.

Date of commencement, 20.5.2014, sec 2 and 2014 (235) LW 24.4.2014.

Crimes and Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No 80

Assented to 29.10.2013.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Local Land Services Act 2013 No 51

Assented to 01.07.2013.

Date of commencement of Sch 7, 1.1.2014, sec 2 (1).

Courts and Other Miscellaneous Legislation Amendment Act 2013 No 38

Assented to 21.06.2013.

Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

Local Court Amendment (Company Title Home Unit Disputes) Act 2013 No 6

Assented to 19.03.2013.

Date of commencement, 15.7.2013, sec 2 and 2013 (326) LW 28.6.2013.

Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2012 No 60

Assented to 10.09.2012.

Date of commencement of Sch 11, assent, sec 2 (1).

Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2010 No 135

Assented to 07.12.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 15, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2010 No 119

Assented to 29.11.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.1.2011, sec 2 (2).

Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2010 No 63

Assented to 28.06.2010.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.13, assent, sec 2 (2).

Fisheries Management Amendment Act 2009 No 114

Assented to 14.12.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, 1.4.2010, sec 2 and 2010 (112) LW 1.4.2010.

Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No 77

Assented to 03.11.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, assent, sec 2 (1).

Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 No 56

Assented to 01.07.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 17.7.2009, sec 2 (1).

Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2009 No 37

Assented to 19.06.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 1.8, assent, sec 2 (2).

Crimes (Appeal and Review) Amendment Act 2009 No 4

Assented to 30.03.2009.

Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).

Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act 2008 No 112

Assented to 10.12.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 6.17, 1.1.2009, sec 2 (1).

Courts and Crimes Legislation Amendment Act 2008 No 53

Assented to 01.07.2008.

Date of commencement of Sch 15 [1], assent, sec 2 (1).

Date of commencement of Sch 15 [2]–[6], 1.9.2008, sec 2 (4).

Miscellaneous Acts (Casino, Liquor and Gaming) Amendment Act 2007 No 92

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.7.2008, sec 2 and GG No 76 of 27.6.2008, p 5867.

Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Amendment Act 2007 No 87

Assented to 13.12.2007.

Date of commencement of Sch 4.4, 20.10.2008, sec 2 (1) and GG No 132 of 17.10.2008, p 9976.

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Sec 3

Am 2007 No 87, Sch 4.4; 2007 No 92, Sch 4.11 [1] [2]; 2009 No 114, Sch 2.3; 2010 No 135, Sch 15 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [1]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.6 [1].

Sec 14

Subst 2010 No 63, Sch 1.13 [1].

Sec 16

Am 2015 No 2, Sch 3.7 [1] [2]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.6 [2].

Sec 18

Am 2009 No 37, Sch 1.8 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [2].

Sec 19

Am 2008 No 53, Sch 15 [1]; 2009 No 37, Sch 1.8 [2]–[4]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [3] [4].

Sec 21

Am 2009 No 37, Sch 1.8 [5].

Sec 23

Am 2009 No 37, Sch 1.8 [6] [7].

Sec 24A

Ins 2016 No 26, Sch 4.

Sec 25

Am 2009 No 77, Sch 2.14 [1] [2]; 2013 No 38, Sch 1.7; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.29 [1]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [3] [4].

Sec 26

Am 2017 No 44, Sch 1.17 [1].

Sec 27

Am 2009 No 56, Sch 4.34.

Sec 29

Subst 2010 No 135, Sch 15 [2]. Am 2018 No 87, Sch 1.20 [1].

Sec 29A

Ins 2010 No 135, Sch 15 [2].

Sec 30

Am 2013 No 6, Sch 1 [1] [2]; 2017 No 44, Sch 1.17 [2].

Sec 33

Am 2013 No 80, Sch 11.

Sec 34A

Ins 2013 No 6, Sch 1 [3]. Am 2015 No 50, Sch 4.15; 2021 No 7, Sch 4.10.

Sec 35

Am 2013 No 6, Sch 1 [4].

Sec 39

Am 2008 No 53, Sch 15 [2].

Sec 41

Am 2008 No 53, Sch 15 [3] [4].

Sec 42

Am 2010 No 119, Sch 2.28 [1] [2]; 2015 No 7, Sch 2.29 [2].

Sec 43

Am 2008 No 112, Sch 6.17; 2013 No 51, Sch 7.27.

Sec 65

Am 2014 No 5, Sch 2.23 [1] [2].

Sec 69

Am 2015 No 7, Sch 2.29 [2].

Sec 70

Am 2009 No 4, Sch 2.3.

Sec 71

Am 2015 No 7, Sch 2.29 [3].

Sch 1

Am 2010 No 63, Sch 1.13 [2]–[5]; 2010 No 135, Sch 15 [3]–[5]; 2012 No 60, Sch 11; 2015 No 2, Sch 3.7 [3] [4]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [5]–[8]; 2016 No 54, Sch 1.13 [1].

Sch 2

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [9].

Sch 3

Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.56 [3] [4].

Sch 4

Am 2008 No 53, Sch 15 [5] [6]; 2009 No 77, Sch 2.14 [3]; 2010 No 63, Sch 1.13 [6]; 2010 No 135, Sch 15 [6] [7]; 2013 No 6, Sch 1 [5] [6]; 2016 No 54, Sch 1.13 [2]; 2018 No 87, Sch 1.20 [2].

Local Court Bill 2007

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Introduced (LC): 13 November 2007 Bill (and Explanatory Note) - unavailable

2nd Reading (LA): 13 November 2007
Assent: 13 December 2007 PDF icon 2007 No 93