Court may fix new date
11 Court may fix new date
The Court may fix a new date for the hearing of an application under section 46 of the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 that is before or after the date fixed by the registrar under Rule 10.
An application for the fixing of a new date may be made before, on or after the date fixed by the registrar under Rule 10.
Form 1—Application for order
Rule 6
Application for Order
Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003
Section 44(1)
TO: The Registrar of the Magistrates' Court at [venue]
1. I, [name of applicant] of [address], an *officer/*employee of the [name of Union], hold a permit that was issued under section 45 of the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 by the Magistrates' Court at [venue] on [date]. The permit remains in force.
2. Pursuant to section 44(1) of that Act, I apply for the following orders—
[Set out details of the orders being sought, e.g. that the Court order that the requirement to give [name of occupier of premises] notice of my intention to enter premises at [address of premises], or exercise powers, on [date] be waived].
Dated:
[Signed]
Signature of applicant
*Delete if inapplicable
HEARING OF APPLICATION
This application will be heard by the Court at [venue] on [date].
Filed at:
Date:
Form 2—Application for issue of permit
Rule 7
Application for Issue of Permit
Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003
Section 45
TO: The Registrar of the Magistrates' Court at [venue]
I, [name of applicant], being the secretary of the [name of Union] of [address of Union], which is a Union as defined in section 40(1) of the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003, apply for a permit to be issued to [name of officer or employee of the Union] by the Court under section 45 of that Act.
Dated:
[Signed]
Signature of applicant
Filed at:
Date:
Form 3—Application for revocation of permit
Rule 8
Application for Revocation of Permit
Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003
Section 46
TO: The Registrar of the Magistrates' Court at [venue]
[Name of employer]
or
[Name of organisation of employers]
or
[Name of information services officer]
applies for a permit issued by the Court under section 45 of the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003 to [name of permit holder] to be revoked.
GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION
The grounds for the application are—
[Set out grounds. An application to revoke a permit must set out the grounds on which the application is made—refer to section 46(2) of the Outworkers (Improved Protection) Act 2003].
HEARING OF APPLICATION
This application will be heard by the Court at [venue] on [date].
Filed at:
Date:
Dated: 22 April 2026
LISA HANNAN, Chief Magistrate
TIM BOURKE, Deputy Chief Magistrate
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