Statutory Rules 1995   No. 351

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Foreign Judgments Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and being satisfied, in respect of the Province of Alberta (Canada) of the matters specified in subsections 5 (1) and (3) of the Foreign Judgments Act 1991, in respect of Hong Kong, Malawi, Sri Lanka and Tonga, of the matter specified in subsection 5 (1) of that Act, and in respect of the Province of British Columbia (Canada), of the matter specified in subsection 5 (3) of that Act, make the following Regulations under that Act.

Dated 7 March 1995.

 BILL HAYDEN

 Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command,

M. LAVARCH

Attorney-General

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1.   Amendment

1.1   The Foreign Judgments Regulations are amended as set out in these Regulations.

[NOTE: These Regulations commence on gazettal: see Acts Interpretation Act 1901, s. 48.]

2.   Regulation 5 (Specified inferior courts)

2.1   Add at the end:

 “(3) Part 2 of the Act extends in relation to the following inferior courts of Canada:

 (a) the Provincial Court of Alberta;

 (b) the Provincial Court of British Columbia.”.

3.   Schedule (Superior Courts)

3.1   After item 1, insert:

3.2   Item 13 :

Omit the item, substitute:

3.3   After item 16, insert:

3.4   After item 25, insert:

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NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 March 1995.

2. Statutory Rules 1992 No. 321 as amended by 1993 No. 143; 1994 No. 283.