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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Provisions relating to administration - Enforcement orders

156: Rules of court

You could also call this:

"Rules for how the court handles animal welfare cases"

The Governor-General can make rules about how the District Court works when it comes to enforcement orders under the Animal Welfare Act 1999. You can find more information about the District Court's powers in the District Court Act 2016. The Governor-General's rules will help the court follow the Act's provisions about enforcement orders.

The Governor-General's rules are called secondary legislation, which you can learn more about in Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. The rules the Governor-General makes are also covered by section 228 of the District Court Act 2016, which says court rules are secondary legislation. These rules help the court make decisions about enforcement orders under the Animal Welfare Act 1999.

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Part 7Provisions relating to administration
Enforcement orders

156Rules of court

  1. In addition to all other powers conferred by the District Court Act 2016, the Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, make rules—

  2. regulating the practice and procedure of the District Court in proceedings under this Act that relate to enforcement orders:
    1. providing for such matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving full effect to the provisions of this Act that relate to enforcement orders.

      1. Rules under subsection (1)(b) are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

      2. As to rules referred to in subsection (1)(a), see section 228 of the District Court Act 2016, which provides that court rules are secondary legislation.

      Notes
      • Section 156(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
      • Section 156(1)(a): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
      • Section 156(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
      • Section 156(3): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).