Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

SUPREME COURT ACT 1933

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Dictionary  
   2A.     Notes  

   PART 2--CONSTITUTION AND JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT

   3.      Establishment  
   4.      Resident judges  
   4A.     Additional judges  
   4B.     Acting judges  
   5.      Seniority of judges  
   6.      Acting Chief Justice  
   7.      Arrangement of business of court  
   8.      Exercise of jurisdiction  
   9.      Exercise of jurisdiction by master  
   10.     Exercise of jurisdiction by registrar  
   11.     Exercise of jurisdiction—legal practitioners  
   13.     Power of judge to order that jurisdiction in a matter be exercised by Full  
   14.     Full Court decisions—equal division of opinion  
   16.     Holding other judicial offices  
   18.     Principal seat of court and sittings  
   19.     Oath or affirmation of office—judges  
   20.     Jurisdiction and powers of Supreme Court  
   22.     No trial by jury in civil proceedings  
   25.     Law and equity to be concurrently administered  
   26.     Equities of plaintiff  
   27.     Equities of defendant  
   29.     Incidental equities  
   30.     Defence or stay of proceeding instead of prohibition order or  
   31.     Common law and statute  
   32.     Final determination of matters  
   33.     Law and equity  
   34B.    Habeas corpus and prerogative orders  
   36.     Rules of court  

   PART 2A--COURT OF APPEAL

   37E.    Appellate jurisdiction  
   37F.    Appointment of President  
   37G.    Arrangement of business of Court of Appeal  
   37H.    Appeal bench  
   37I.    Presiding judge  
   37J.    Appeal court constituted by single judge  
   37K.    Decision-making  
   37L.    Appeal judge unable to continue sitting  
   37M.    Reserved judgments  
   37N.    Evidence on appeal  
   37O.    Orders on appeal  
   37P.    New trials  
   37Q.    Bail time on appeal does not count towards sentence  
   37S.    Reference appeal in relation to proceeding  

   PART 2B--REMUNERATION, ALLOWANCES AND OTHER ENTITLEMENTS OF JUDGES

   37T.    Meaning of entitlements  
   37U.    Resident judges  
   37UA.   Indemnity for superannuation surcharge levy  
   37UB.   Salary of former President  
   37V.    Entitlements of acting judges  
   37W.    Dual appointments  
   37X.    Accrual and appropriation  

   PART 3--THE MASTER

   38.     The master  
   39.     Functions of master  
   40.     Appointment of master  
   41.     Term of appointment of master  
   41A.    Extension of master's term of appointment  
   41B.    Conditions of appointment generally  
   41C.    Holding other offices  
   42.     Oath or affirmation of office—master  
   43.     Resignation  
   44.     Retirement  

   PART 4--OFFICERS

   46.     Appointment  
   46B.    Staff assisting registrar  
   47.     Functions of registrar and deputy registrars  
   48.     Oath or affirmation of office—registrar  
   49A.    Access to details of address  
   50.     Functions of sheriff  
   51.     Deputy sheriffs  
   52.     Process of court if sheriff or deputy sheriff is interested party  
   53.     Sheriff's assistants  

   PART 5--GENERAL MATTERS OF PROCEDURE

   55A.    Hearing of bail applications  
   58A.    Supreme Court trials—evidence of dead or absent persons  
   60A.    Completion of part-heard matters—end of term of office  
   61.     Reserved judgments  
   63.     Change of venue  
   64.     Seals  
   67A.    Vexatious litigants  

   PART 7--TRIAL ON INDICTMENT

   68.     Prosecution of indictable offences  
   68A.    Trial by jury in criminal proceedings  
   68B.    Trial by judge alone in criminal proceedings  
   68C.    Verdict of judge in criminal proceedings  

   PART 8--SUMMARY OFFENCES RELATED TO INDICTABLE OFFENCES

   68D.    Related summary offences  
   68E.    Procedure  
   68F.    Remission of related offences to Magistrates Court  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   70A.    Failure to attend Supreme Court as required  
   71.     Security of the peace and for good behaviour  
   74A.    Certified copies of transcript of Supreme Court proceedings  
   76.     Regulation-making power  

   PART 10--TRANSITIONAL--CRIMES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2008

   100.    Application of amendments  
   101.    Transitional regulations  
   102.    Expiry—pt 10  

   PART 1.1--CHIEF JUSTICE, JUDGES AND MASTEROATH

   PART 1.2--CHIEF JUSTICE, JUDGES AND MASTEROATH

   PART 1.3--REGISTRAROATH

   PART 1.4--REGISTRAROATH
   DICTIONARY
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