Law and Justice Legislation Amendment (Northern Territory Local Court) Act 2016 (26 of 2016)

Schedule 1   Amendments

Part 1   Main amendments

Royal Commissions Act 1902

35   Arrangements - transitional provisions

Arrangements under the Customs Act

(1) If an arrangement in relation to persons who hold office as Magistrates of the Northern Territory for the purposes of paragraph 11(2)(b) of the Customs Act 1901 was in force immediately before the commencement of this subitem, the arrangement has effect, after that commencement, as if it had been made in relation to persons who hold office as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.

Arrangements under the Extradition Act

(2) If an arrangement between the Governor-General and the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory:

(a) was made under subsection 46(1) of the Extradition Act 1988 (as modified by the A.C.T. Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Regulations); and

(b) was in force immediately before the commencement of this item;

the arrangement has effect, after the commencement of this item, as if it had been made under subsection 46(1) of the Extradition Act 1988 as amended by this Act.

(3) For the purposes of subsection 46(1) of the Extradition Act 1988 as amended by item 20 of this Schedule, an arrangement made under that subsection between the Governor-General and the Administrator of Norfolk Island that was in force immediately before the commencement of this item is not affected by the amendments of that Act made by this Schedule.

(4) If an arrangement in relation to persons who hold office as magistrates of the Northern Territory for the purposes of subsection 46(1) of the Extradition Act 1988 was in force immediately before the commencement of this subitem, the arrangement has effect, after that commencement, as if it had been made in relation to persons who hold office as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.

Arrangements under the International War Crimes Tribunals Act

(5) If an arrangement in relation to persons who hold office as magistrates of the Northern Territory for the purposes of section 82 of the International War Crimes Tribunals Act 1995 was in force immediately before the commencement of this subitem, the arrangement has effect, after that commencement, as if it had been made in relation to persons who hold office as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.

Arrangements under the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act

(6) If an arrangement in relation to persons who hold office as Magistrates of the Northern Territory for the purposes of subsection 39(1) of the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1987 was in force immediately before the commencement of this subitem, the arrangement has effect, after that commencement, as if it had been made in relation to persons who hold office as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.

Other arrangements in which the Commonwealth is a party

(7) If:

(a) any other arrangement was in force immediately before the commencement of this subitem; and

(b) the arrangement was made in relation to persons who held office as magistrates of the Northern Territory; and

(c) the Commonwealth is a party to the arrangement;

the arrangement has effect after that commencement as if had been made in relation to persons who hold office as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.