Court Officers (Amendment) Bill, 1997

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Bill would validate appointments and related decisions concerning District Court clerks that officials had made before 30 October 1997, after a High Court ruling found that the Minister could not delegate this power. It would also allow fresh, identical applications for summonses affected by the ruling to be made by 1 May 1998, helping potentially affected prosecutions proceed.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to make further provision in relation to the manner of appointment of District Court clerks and to provide for connected matters

Last updated 12 April 2018